Howard (10-15) vs MD Eastern Shore (4-20)
February 17, 2025 at 03:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Howard -13.5 — Over/Under: 151.5
In this article, we will formulate a Maryland Eastern Shore vs Howard Prediction for this college basketball game on Monday, February 17th, at the Burr Gymnasium. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:
-The Hawks’ recent form and recent player performance
-The Bison’s recent form and recent player performance
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Maryland Eastern Shore
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Howard
-Recent betting trends in games played between Maryland Eastern Shore and Howard
-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Hawks and Bison.
Maryland Eastern Shore Keeps Losing
Maryland Eastern Shore has had some major issues all season and they are coming off another loss in the last game. Maryland Eastern Shore faced off against Norfolk State and they scored only 63 points while the defense gave up 75 points and that led to the defeat. In the first half, they scored only 23 points, and even though they scored 40 points in the second half it was too little too late. Evan Johson had a strong game putting up 21 points, three assists, and one rebound. Two games ago against Howard, it was much of the same and they ended up losing 77-57.
Maryland Eastern Shore currently sits with a 4-20 record overall and a lot of the time the games haven’t been all that competitive. During the season, Maryland Eastern Shore averages 67.1 points, while their defense gives up 79.1 points per game. The offense is ranked ranked 337th while the defense is ranked 339th. They are also still looking for their first conference win. The offense for this team has been a major problem and getting out to slow starts with the offenses has been an even bigger problem. Ketron Shaw has been the top player for this team averaging 18 points while shooting 44.6 percent from the field.
Can Howard Bounce Back?
Howard faced off against Delaware State in the last game and they didn’t play well enough. At halftime, they were down 36-25, and in the second half, the defense was even worse on the way to the defeat. Blake Haper had a strong game putting up 18 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Cameron-Shockley Okeke also had a strong game putting up 17 points and five rebounds. Two games ago against Maryland Eastern Shore the defense was much better and they are going to need the defense to be a whole lot better.
Howard overall is averaging 78 points while their defense is giving up 80 points per game. The offense is ranked 85th in the league while the defense is ranked 349th. The offense overall has been fine, but it’s been the defense for this team that has been a major issue. Blake Harper has been this team’s top player, averaging 18.9 points while shooting 44.6 percent from the field. In this game, the defense is going to need to put on a show here. Howard will meet Morgan State after this game.
Why Howard Will Beat Maryland Eastern Shore
- Maryland-Eastern Shore has lost each of its last 10 day games against Conference opponents.
- Howard has won 10 of its last 11 day games against Conference opponents at Burr Gymnasium.
- Howard has won the first half in 14 of its last 15 games against the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference at Burr Gymnasium.
Maryland Eastern Shore vs Howard Prediction
The last time these two teams faced off, Maryland Eastern Shore’s offense was a major problem, and it’s going to be much of the same here. Howard on the season is averaging 78 points per game and they are going to put on quite the show here. Maryland Eastern Shore is averaging only 67.1 points per game and they aren’t going to be even getting close to that number here. Howard is going to put on a show, and they are going to cruise here. Back Howard against the spread.