People making Howard Bison picks on their games have to like the direction their season is trending. The Bison have won three straight games overall and have improved their record in the MEAC to establish their spot atop the college basketball standings for the league.
The Bison won’t want to avoid any opportunities to grab more wins, as there are five teams currently tied for third place.
Anyone looking to make a Coppin State vs Howard prediction will see the Eagles’ season has fallen off the rails since a 3-2 start. Coppin State has suffered through several extended losing streaks since, including losing six of their past seven games.
Coppin State Eagles vs. Howard Bison Odds
Coppin State Eagles
Moneyline: Coppin State Eagles odds show they are +285, meaning they are a significant underdog. Winning on the road, which Coppin State has only done twice this season, will require a strong output from Sessoms.
Spread: Anyone making a Coppin State vs Howard prediction will show the Eagles are eight-point underdogs.
Over/Under: NCAAB odds show the over/under for this game has been set at 155 points. The over has gone 5-5 in the Eagles’ last ten games.
Howard Bison
Moneyline: People making a Coppin State vs Howard prediction will see laying the Bison to win will require a hefty entry fee. The Bison are -375 to win outright.
Spread: The Bison have just been OK covering the spread this season. Howard has covered the number in nine of the 18 games Howard had where there was a line set.
Over/Under: The Bison have seen the over go 5-5 over their past ten games.
Coppin State Eagles vs. Howard Bison Information
Coppin State Eagles vs Howard Bison
Location of the game: Burr Gymnasium. Washington, DC.
Date: Monday, January 23. 6:30 PM CT.
Last Game Score
Coppin State Eagles odds show that they have had a nice stretch of success this season between the two conference foes as of late. The Eagles won all three meetings, including one in the MEAC Tournament, against Howard last season. Despite Coppin State’s run of success, the Eagles have been far from dominant when they’ve met.
Coppin State’s three wins over Howard on the NCAAB schedule last season came by a combined eight points.
Coppin State Eagles vs. Howard Bison Analysis
While Coppin State hasn’t won many games, the Eagles’ games usually aren’t boring. That’s because NCAA basketball teams find it pretty easy to score on Copping State.
The over has hit in 13 of the Eagles’ 22 games this season. Coppin State ranks 343rd nationally in points allowed, giving up 85.6 points per game. The Eagles are 2-12 straight up on the road.
Anyone making a Coppin State vs Howard prediction will see that the Eagles’ offense is led by Penn State transfer Sam Sessoms, who will be one of the best transfers playing in NCAA basketball games today. In 21 appearances, Sessoms is scoring 21.6 points per game and is making 38.4 percent of his 3-point attempts.
Nendah Tarke is the only Eagles’ player scoring in double figures, contributing 12.7 points per game.
Howard, which is 11-10 overall, has proven to be a much better defensive team than Coppin State. The Bison allow 72.9 points per game, which isn’t great, but for mid-majors that stack a schedule with tougher opponents isn’t necessarily alarming for anymore making college basketball picks.
Howard doesn’t have any major contributors on the college basketball injury report. Elijah Hawkins (12.9 points per game) and Steve Settle III (11.3) are both college basketball players who average in double figures scoring for the Bison. Hawkins makes 44.8 percent of his 3-point attempts.
Coppin State Eagles vs. Howard Bison Pick and Prediction
For either of these two teams to be considered for the big tournament and March Madness bets, they will have to win the MEAC crown.
The Eagles haven’t been competitive during their past few games, losing ugly games to Norfolk State and Morgan State, where they lost by 17 or more. Howard won’t beat them by that large of a margin, but the Bison should win by double digits.
This is a game that will see the total go over the spread. Coppin State’s defense isn’t good, and the Eagles will be up against a Howard team that is also capable of scoring. Both teams will hit a number of shots and push this one just over the number.
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