South Carolina State vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting: College basketball preview for February 24

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The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (4-21, 0-9 MEAC) host the South Carolina State Bulldogs (14-12, 7-3 MEAC) after losing four home games in a row. The Bulldogs are heavy favorites by 12.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, February 24, 2025. The matchup has a point total of 142.5.

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South Carolina State vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting lines

  • South Carolina State moneyline odds to win: -952
  • Maryland-Eastern Shore moneyline odds to win: +623
  • Spread: South Carolina State (-12.5)
  • Total: 142.5

South Carolina State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • South Carolina State sports a better record against the spread when playing at home (4-1-1) than it does in away games (9-7-0).
  • The Bulldogs have exceeded the total more often when playing at home, hitting the over in four of six home matchups (66.7%). In road games, they have hit the over in nine of 16 games (56.2%).
  • South Carolina State has fared worse as a moneyline favorite in home games, sporting a home record of 4-1, compared to going 6-0 in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Bulldogs have been putting up 85.4 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little higher than the 79.4 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • The past 10 games have seen South Carolina State concede 0.9 more points per game (71.4) than its season-long average (70.5).
  • The Bulldogs’ 6.8 made three-pointers per-game average over their last 10 games are more than the 6.7 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a lower percentage of shots made, 34.0% compared to their season-long percentage of 34.2% from beyond the arc.

South Carolina State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-8-1 (Home: 4-1-1; Away: 9-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 12.5+: 1-0-1 (As Favorite: 9-2-1; As Underdog: 5-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-10-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 9-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-11 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.3 (50th in nation) 43.9 (187th) 32.0 (179th) 28.5 (41st) 15.1 (81st) 13.4 (336th)

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Maryland-Eastern Shore statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Maryland-Eastern Shore’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .400 (2-3-0). On the road, it is .375 (6-9-1).
  • Hawks games have gone above the over/under less often at home (zero times out of five) than away (seven of 16) this year.
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Hawks have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-4) and away (0-14).

Recent trends

  • The Hawks are scoring 62.6 points per contest in their past 10 games, which is 4.3 fewer points than their average for the season (66.9).
  • Maryland-Eastern Shore has performed better defensively over its last 10 games, ceding 77.7 points per contest, 1.7 fewer points than its season average of 79.4 allowed.
  • The Hawks are making 5.8 three-pointers per contest in their previous 10 games, which is 0.6 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.4). In addition, they have a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (28.0%) compared to their season average from downtown (31.1%).

Maryland-Eastern Shore betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-12-1 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 6-9-1)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 12.5+: 6-6-1 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 8-11-1)
  • O-U-P: 7-14-0 (Home: 0-5-0; Away: 7-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-18 (Home: 0-4; Away: 0-14)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.4 (307th in nation) 47.7 (346th) 29.8 (305th) 34.4 (339th) 11.0 (343rd) 12.7 (308th)
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