Howard Bison (15-16) vs. Norfolk State Spartans (22-10)
March 15, 2024 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Norfolk State Spartans -1.5; Over/Under: +141.5
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The Howard Bison and Norfolk State Spartans meet Friday in the college basketball MEAC Tournament Semifinal at the Norfolk Scope Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Howard Bison vs Norfolk State Spartans prediction.
Howard Bison Betting Preview
The Howard Bison recently beat Delaware State and Morgan State while losing to Norfolk State. The Howard Bison are averaging 75.1 points on 45.1 percent shooting and allowing 74.9 points on 44.7 percent shooting. Bryce Harris is averaging 16.3 points and 7.6 rebounds, while Seth Towns is averaging 14.4 points and 2.5 assists. Marcus Dockery is the third double-digit scorer and Shy Odom is dishing 2.4 assists. The Howard Bison are shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc and 74.6 percent from the free throw line. The Howard Bison are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.
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Norfolk State Spartans Betting Preview
The Norfolk State Spartans recently beat Maryland-Eastern Shore, Howard, and Coppin State. The Norfolk State Spartans are averaging 74.3 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 67.7 points on 40.8 percent shooting. Jamarii Thomas is averaging 17.2 points and 3.9 rebounds, while Allen Betrand is averaging 11.1 points and 2.8 rebounds. Jaylani Darden is grabbing 5 rebounds and Christian Ings is grabbing 2 rebounds. The Norfolk State Spartans are shooting 33.7 percent from beyond the arc and 72.3 percent from the free throw line. The Norfolk State Spartans are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.7 rebounds per game.
Howard Bison vs Norfolk State Spartans prediction
The Howard Bison have been a hit or miss team all season, and now you’re asking them to win two games in as many days. Tough sell. The Norfolk State Spartans have the rest advantage, and they’re at home, where they haven’t lost all season. Norfolk State also beat Howard twice this year, which includes a win a week ago, as the Spartans crushed the Bison by 19 points as 3.5 point favorites. I’d need more points to seriously consider Howard. Give me Norfolk State and the small number.
