College hoops betting interest focuses on the Delaware State vs MD-Eastern Shore battle Saturday at Memorial Hall as the Hornets look to defend home court and cover the NCAA basketball point spread.

The Hawks will look to vanquish their hosts on Saturday, as they are 1-2 ATS versus the spread this season, while the Hornets are 0-0 ATS. MD-Eastern Shore is 0-0 against the total, while Delaware State is 0-0 versus the number.



View MD-Eastern Shore vs Delaware State Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 146 (Hornets) and the No. 334 (Hawks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 60-49 result in favor of the Hornets has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Delaware State's No. 264-ranked scoring average of 63.2 PPG, against a Hawks defense rated No. 238 and allowing 69.3 PPG. The Hornets FG% has averaged 41.3% to date this season, more than the Hawks shooters have managed so far (33.8% per game).

Defensively, MD-Eastern Shore features the nation's No. 159-rated defense on the road, allowing 69.2 points per game. Delaware State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 76 nationally in scoring at home.

MD-Eastern Shore was a 62-46 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Loyola of Chicago. They failed to cover the 13-point spread as underdogs. MD-Eastern Shore got 13 points from Troy Snyder but lost anyway, 62-46, to Loyola of Chicago on Sunday at Sun Dome.

Delaware State was an 84-51 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Eastern Kentucky. Delaware State was run off the court by the Colonels on Wednesday as Eastern Kentucky routed them 84-51 at Paul S. McBrayer Arena.

Next up:
MD-Eastern Shore at Maryland, Wednesday, December 5
Delaware State at Delaware, Saturday, December 8