Odom and Howard host North Carolina Central

Howard Bison (17-11, 9-2 MEAC) at North Carolina Central Eagles (14-11, 7-4 MEAC)

Durham, North Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: North Carolina Central -5.5; over/under is 144.5

BOTTOM LINE: Howard takes on the North Carolina Central Eagles after Shy Odom scored 22 points in Howard's 89-76 loss to the Morgan State Bears.

The Eagles have gone 11-1 in home games. North Carolina Central is 0-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Bison are 9-2 against MEAC opponents. Howard ranks third in the MEAC with 14.5 assists per game led by Elijah Hawkins averaging 6.0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Justin Wright is scoring 15.6 points per game and averaging 4.8 rebounds for the Eagles. Kris Monroe is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for North Carolina Central.

Hawkins is averaging 13.6 points, six assists and 1.8 steals for the Bison. Odom is averaging 10.6 points over the last 10 games for Howard.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 7-3, averaging 70.7 points, 35.0 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.4 points per game.

Bison: 9-1, averaging 84.4 points, 35.5 rebounds, 16.8 assists, 7.2 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.5 points.

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