MEAC Tournament: Norfolk State vs. Howard odds, picks and predictions
The 3-seeded Norfolk State Spartans (22-10) face the 1-seeded Howard Bison (21-12) Saturday in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament championship game, with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line. Tip from Norfolk Scope Arena is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Norfolk State vs. Howardodds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Spartans rallied past the 2nd-seed North Carolina Central Friday, winning 72-65 in overtime as 1-point favorites as the Over (136.5) connected. Norfolk State covered the spread in both of its games in the MEAC Tournament.
The Bison rumbled to a 74-55 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore Friday and have won their 2 tourney games by an average margin of 27.5 points. Howard has also covered both tournament games, while cashing the Under in each, limiting both opponents to 55 points.
Howard crushed visiting Norfolk State 87-67 in its regular-season finale on March 2, and it nipped the Spartans 86-84 as a 9-point road underdog in the first meeting on Jan. 14. The Over cashed in both regular-season meetings.
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