Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for American when they take on the Howard Bison on Tuesday in college hoops betting action.

The Bison bring a 1-7 record (1-1 ATS) to this tilt against the 3-4 Eagles, who are 0-0 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Howard go 0-0 so far and the Eagles go 0-0.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 179 (Bison) and the No. 318 (Eagles) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 51-47 result in favor of the Eagles has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Howard's No. 344 nationally ranked offense (52.5 points per game) against a Eagles defense that sits as the No. 96 at 62 PPG. The Bison have been averaging 39.6% from the field, less than the Eagles have managed so far this season (44.6% on average).

Defensively, American features the nation's No. 99-rated defense on the road, allowing 64.8 points per game. Howard, meanwhile, comes in at No. 282 nationally in scoring at home.

American won its last outing, a 61-51 result against St. Francis PA on December 1. American got 22 points from Stephen Lumpkins en route to a 61-51 victory over St. Francis PA on Saturday at Bender Arena.

Last time out for Howard, they were a 58-50 loser as they battled Hampton on the road. Howard suffered a 58-50 loss against Hampton on Saturday, getting 18 points from Calvin Thompson in a losing effort at Hampton Convocation Center.

Next up:
American at UMBC, Thursday, December 6
Howard at William & Mary, Thursday, December 6