Morgan State (11-14) vs Howard (11-15)
Game Info: Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 4:00 pm (Hill Field House)
The Line: Betting Odds: Morgan State +1.5 — Over/Under: 165.5
The Howard Bison are visiting the Morgan State Bears on Saturday, February 22nd at the Talmadge L. Hill Field House. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Howard Bison vs Morgan State Bears Prediction. We will examine:
The Morgan State Bears’ recent form and player performance
The Howard Bison’s recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Morgan State Bears
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Howard Bison
Recent betting trends in games played between the Howard Bison and Morgan State Bears
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Howard Bison vs Morgan State Bears game
Morgan State Bears Preview
The Morgan State Bears have an 11-14 record this season and are sitting in 5th place in the MEAC. The Bears are coming off a 92-78 win over North Carolina Central. The Bears are 13-8 against the spread, and 14-7 in over/under, while having a 10-3 home record.
Offensively, Morgan State is averaging 81.4 points per game, which is the 29th in the nation. Defensively, they allow 81.8 points per game (355th). The Bears shoot 48.9% from the field, which is the 17th-best nationally, and 34.8% from beyond the arc (128th). The Bears shoot 71.2% from the free-throw line (210th) and are grabbing 37.2 rebounds per game (86th).
Kamron Hobbs leads Morgan State in scoring with an average of 15.1 points and 3.2 rebounds, while Will Thomas adds 14.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
Howard Bison Preview
The Howard Bison have an 11-15 record this season and are sitting in third place in the MEAC. The Bison are coming off an 86-82 win over Maryland Eastern Shore. The Bison are 10-12 against the spread, and 16-6 in over/under while having a 2-8 road record.
Offensively, Howard is averaging 78.3 points per game, which ranks 76th in the nation. Defensively, they are allowing 79.3 points per game (343rd). The Bison shoot 48.1% from the field (40th) and 38.9% from beyond the arc (12th). The Bison shoot 74.3% from the free throw line (96th) and are grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game (297th).
Blake Harper leads Howard scoring this season, with an average of 19.5 points, 3.6 assists, and a team-high 6.6 rebounds, while Marcus Dockery adds 17.2 points per game.
Why the Morgan State Bears will win
- The home team has won 15 of Morgan State’s last 17 games.
- Howard has lost six of its last seven road games.
- The home team has won the first half in each of Howard’s last five games.
Why the Howard Bison will win
- Howard has won five of its last six day games against Morgan State.
- Howard has won the first half in three of its last four day games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Howard’s last six games has produced a total of 160 or fewer points.
- Forty-four of Morgan State’s last 48 day games against Conference opponents at Talmadge L. Hill Field House have produced a total of 165 or fewer points.
Matchup/League Facts
- Morgan State ranks 363rd among Division 1 teams for three-point field goal attempts per game this season (13.8).
- Morgan State ranks 4th among Division 1 teams for field goals made per game this season (30.7).
- Howard ranks 12th among Division 1 teams for a three-point percentage this season (38.9%).
- Howard ranks 23rd among Division 1 teams for assists per game this season (16.8).
Howard Bison vs Morgan State Bears Prediction
Howard is 6-2 in their last 8 meetings against Morgan State, but Morgan State is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 meetings. Over is 3-1-1 in their last 5 meetings, and in their previous meeting earlier this season, Howard won 100-95 at home, not covering the spread, and the game went over the point total.
In this Howard Bison vs Morgan State Bears Prediction, Howard is coming as a -1.5 road favorites. Both teams have almost identical records this season, but Morgan State has been extremely strong at home, while Howard is struggling on the road. Both teams have been playing mostly higher-scoring games this season, as they are 30-23 to the over combined, and their previous meeting this season had a whopping 195 total points. I expect another high-scoring affair, so take the over.