Saturday’s contest between the Norfolk State Spartans (9-7, 0-0 MEAC) and the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (4-12, 0-0 MEAC) at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall has a good chance to be a one-sided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 80-64 and heavily favors Norfolk State to secure the victory. Tipoff is at 4:00 PM ET on January 4.

Based on our computer prediction, Maryland-Eastern Shore projects to cover the 17.5-point spread in its matchup versus Norfolk State. The over/under is currently listed at 141.5, and the two sides are projected to hit the over.

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Norfolk State vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025
• Time: 4:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Norfolk, Virginia
• Venue: Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
• Line: Norfolk State -17.5
• Point total: 141.5
• Moneyline (to win): Norfolk State -4000, Maryland-Eastern Shore +1260

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Norfolk State vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Norfolk State 80, Maryland-Eastern Shore 64

Spread & Total Prediction for Norfolk State vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore

• Pick ATS: Maryland-Eastern Shore (+17.5)
• Pick OU: Over (141.5)

Norfolk State is 10-4-0 against the spread this season compared to Maryland-Eastern Shore’s 7-5-0 ATS record. The Spartans are 8-6-0 and the Hawks are 5-7-0 in terms of going over the point total. The teams score 143.6 points per game, 2.1 more points than this matchup’s total. Over the last 10 games, Norfolk State is 7-3 against the spread and 5-5 overall while Maryland-Eastern Shore has gone 6-4 against the spread and 0-10 overall.

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Norfolk State Performance Insights

• The Spartans’ +82 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 5.1 points per game) is a result of scoring 74.1 points per game (221st in college basketball) while allowing 69 per contest (123rd in college basketball).
• Norfolk State is 343rd in college basketball at 28.6 rebounds per game. That’s 2.3 fewer than the 30.9 its opponents average.
• Norfolk State connects on 3.1 fewer threes per game than the opposition, 5.8 (344th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 8.9.
• The Spartans rank 132nd in college basketball with 98.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 215th in college basketball defensively with 92.1 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Norfolk State forces 12 turnovers per game (178th in college basketball) while committing 11 (136th in college basketball play).

Maryland-Eastern Shore Performance Insights

• The Hawks have a -178 scoring differential, falling short by 11.1 points per game. They’re putting up 69.5 points per game, 307th in college basketball, and are allowing 80.6 per contest to rank 345th in college basketball.
• Maryland-Eastern Shore loses the rebound battle by 4.2 boards on average. It records 31.1 rebounds per game, 275th in college basketball, while its opponents grab 35.3.
• Maryland-Eastern Shore connects on 6.6 three-pointers per game (290th in college basketball), 1.8 fewer than its opponents.
• Maryland-Eastern Shore has committed 12.8 turnovers per game (289th in college basketball), 3.5 more than the 9.3 it forces (344th in college basketball).

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