PRINCETON at BROWN

I felt a little bad for Brown on Saturday. It was like a night at the MAC where one minute you’re crushing it on the side court against that team with four players—including a small girl and a flat-footed Jeremy-Lin-wannabe, who fires three-pointers against the backboard and yells, “Kobe”—and the next minute you’re getting smoked on the center court with all those seniors who were cut from varsity. You, like the Bears, are probably not as bad as the second game would indicate, but you’re nowhere near as good as the first game either.

If the Bears are truly in that middle ground, then I don’t see them beating Princeton. The Tigers cruise.

Pick: Princeton 72, Brown 64

HARVARD at COLUMBIA

I’m a huge fan of Columbia’s gym. Levien is underground and boxy, so the atmosphere is very contained and intimate. The fans are actually clever and funny; they’re probably my favorite student section in the league. On top of all that, it all takes place in the city, alums come out to watch the game, and there’s a dope pizza place nearby—it makes for a fun night. It will be even better if the Crimson escape with a win, which I think it will.

Pick: Harvard 77, Columbia 71

RECORD LAST WEEK: 7-1 (To date: 19-6)

—Staff writer Timothy J. Walsh can be reached at twalsh@fas.harvard.edu.