Who's Playing

Howard @ South Carolina State

Current Records: Howard 8-9; South Carolina State 10-11

What to Know

The South Carolina State Bulldogs and the Howard Bison are set to square off in an MEAC matchup at 7:30 p.m. ET Jan. 31 at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Center. Howard will be strutting in after a win while the Bulldogs will be stumbling in from a loss.

South Carolina State received a tough blow this past Saturday as they fell 87-69 to the Norfolk State Spartans.

Meanwhile, the North Carolina Central Eagles typically have all the answers at home, but this past Saturday Howard proved too difficult a challenge. Howard escaped with a win by the margin of a single free throw, 75-74.

South Carolina State is expected to lose this next one by 7. However, those who like betting on the underdog should be happy to hear that they are 8-4-2 against the spread when expected to lose.

The Bulldogs are now 10-11 while the Bison sit at 8-9. Two stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: South Carolina State is stumbling into the game with the 22nd most turnovers per game in college basketball, having accrued 14.9 on average. To make matters even worse for South Carolina State, Howard enters the matchup with 17.6 takeaways on average, good for 12th best in college basketball. So the cards are definitely stacked in Howard's favor.

How To Watch

  • When: Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Where: Smith-Hammond-Middleton Center -- Orangeburg, South Carolina
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Bison are a solid 7-point favorite against the Bulldogs, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 7-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

South Carolina State have won four out of their last six games against Howard.

  • Mar 10, 2020 - Howard 70 vs. South Carolina State 63
  • Jan 13, 2020 - South Carolina State 101 vs. Howard 95
  • Jan 19, 2019 - Howard 71 vs. South Carolina State 66
  • Jan 13, 2018 - South Carolina State 91 vs. Howard 88
  • Jan 30, 2017 - South Carolina State 77 vs. Howard 68
  • Feb 22, 2016 - South Carolina State 71 vs. Howard 63