MD East Shore Hawks vs S. Carolina State Bulldogs Point Spread Picks

There will not be any postseason for Maryland Eastern Shore or South Carolina St. this season. The Bulldogs are 7-20 overall and 5-6 in conference play, while the Hawks are 8-20 overall and 4-7 in league play. The big issue for both teams is that they have not been able to score enough points to win. They both shot poorly from the field, and they combined to average 131ppg. These teams met earlier in the season to a total of 134.5 and managed to score just 117. I don't see much difference here, as this is not an incentive-based game. Make the play UNDER the total.

Maryland Eastern Shore missed covering the number by a half-point in the first meeting on the road against South Carolina State, and the Hawks were down by only one at halftime. UMES is getting plenty of points, and this time, it is at home where the Hawks have won four of nine outright, and South Carolina State has lost 10 of 16 straight up on the road. The Bulldogs have split their past four road contests, including North Carolina Central and Norfolk State losses. They come off a 94-88 win over Delaware State on Saturday, but they had to go overtime and shoot 54 percent for the game to accomplish it. Take the big points with Maryland Eastern Shore.

Maryland Eastern Shore is the third-best team in the eight-team Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference defensively in points allowed, fourth in permitted shooting (.438), and second at defending the 3-pointer (.328). They covered as a +20 underdog at Longwood in an 80-76 loss, at Old Dominion by a basket (73-71) as a +11.5 underdog, and by one point in at Penn (85-84) as a +20 dog. South Carolina State has a losing record but is a huge favorite. They're sixth in the conference in scoring and shooting (41%), plus last from the free-throw line (.689), while the defense has allowed the second-most points (74.7 per game) and is last in field goal shooting allowed (.453). South Carolina State is on a 2-3 ATS run, failing to cover the previous two as chalk of -11 and -9.5. They come off a 76-75 loss to Delaware State at home as a 9.5-point favorite. Play Maryland Eastern Shore.