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"Feb 9, 4:00 PM | Burr GymnasiumMD-Eastern Shore Hawks vs Howard Bison Odds1-17TEAM RECORD5-18MD-Eastern Shore pays a visit to Howard on Saturday, hoping to send the Bison to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at Burr Gymnasium.The Bison sport records of 5-18 and 1-4 ATS heading into this battle, while the Hawks have 1-17 and 1-2 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 0-3 for the Bison and 0-0 for the Hawks. View MD-Eastern Shore vs Howard Odds and Stats.Power Rankings / Prediction:This game matches up the No. 244 (Bison) and the No. 315 (Hawks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 50-45 result in favor of the Bison has been projected by the scores prediction engine.ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Howard has the nation&amp;#039;s No. 347-rated offensive output, at 51.6 PPG. The visiting Hawks defense ranks No. 281 allowing on average 71.2 PPG. The Bison FG% has averaged 36.5% so far, more than the Hawks marksmen have achieved on the year, 35.4% per game.Defensively, MD-Eastern Shore features the nation&amp;#039;s No. 282-rated defense on the road, allowing 74.4 points per game. Howard, meanwhile, comes in at No. 344 nationally in scoring at home.MD-Eastern Shore was an 82-54 loser in their most recent outing at home against North Carolina Central.  MD-Eastern Shore was crushed on Monday, getting blown out by North Carolina Central and falling by an 82-54 score at Hytche Athletic Center.Howard was a 57-45 winner in its last match at home against South Carolina State. The Bison grabbed a 57-45 win over the Bulldogs on Monday, behind a 17-point effort from Prince Okoroh at Burr Gymnasium.Next up:MD-Eastern Shore at Norfolk State, Monday, February 11Howard home to Morgan State, Monday, February 11"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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