Howard visits Belmont following Sheppard's 24-point game

Howard Bison (3-4) vs. Belmont Bruins (2-3)

Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; Monday, 3:15 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Belmont -7; over/under is 150.5

BOTTOM LINE: Belmont faces the Howard Bison after Ben Sheppard scored 24 points in Belmont's 66-62 victory over the George Mason Patriots.

The Bruins are 1-0 in home games. Belmont is 1-1 in one-possession games.

The Bison are 0-2 on the road. Howard is second in the MEAC scoring 35.7 points per game in the paint led by Kobe Dickson averaging 8.0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sheppard is scoring 20.0 points per game and averaging 5.2 rebounds for the Bruins. Drew Friberg is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers for Belmont.

Jordan Wood averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Bison, scoring 7.4 points while shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc. William Settle is averaging 12.7 points and 5.1 rebounds for Howard.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.