The Wildcats hope to be lousy hosts on Wednesday as the South Carolina State Bulldogs pay a visit to Joel Coliseum on the college basketball betting menu.

It's a game in the MEAC Tournament, which will decide the conference title, not to mention deciding which teams make the Field of 68.

Bethune-Cookman battles the Bulldogs, currently sitting with a 10-21 mark (1-1 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 2-0 for the Wildcats and 1-1 for the Bulldogs.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Wildcats at No. 240 and the Bulldogs at No. 278 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 68-63 result in favor of the Wildcats.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Bethune-Cookman's No. 232 nationally ranked offense (66.9 points per game) against a Bulldogs defense that sits as the No. 268 at 71.3 PPG. The Wildcats have been averaging 44.2% from the field, more than the Bulldogs have managed so far this season (42.9% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, South Carolina State owns the country's No. 291-rated mark, allowing 76.1 points per game on the highway. Bethune-Cookman, on the other hand, rates No. 159 in scoring at home.

South Carolina State won its last outing, a 64-59 result against Delaware State on March 8. They covered in that game as a 3-point underdog.

Bethune-Cookman was a 73-71 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Florida A&M. Bethune-Cookman got 23 points from C.J. Reed en route to a 73-71 victory over Florida A&M on Thursday at Moore Gymnasium.