A key college battle sees the visiting Pirates travelling to Morgan State Monday to take on the Bears on Monday.

The Pirates will try to spoil to the party on Monday; they are 0-0 ATS against the number this season, while the Bears are 1-2 ATS. Hampton is 0-0 on the totals; Morgan State is 2-1.



View Hampton vs Morgan State Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Bears rated this week at No. 251 and the Pirates sitting at No. 268. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 62-60 result in favor of the Pirates.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Pirates is ranked No. 136 in NCAA hoops at 35.7 per game. Contrast that with Morgan State’s No. 252 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Morgan State is the No. 306-ranked team in the country at 4.7 per game, while Hampton rates No. 204 at 5.9 per game.

Defensively, Hampton features the nation's No. 120-rated defense on the road, allowing 68.2 points per game. Morgan State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 107 nationally in scoring at home.

Hampton was an 83-66 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Coppin State. Darrion Pellum scored 26 points for Hampton on Saturday, but the Eagles managed an 83-66 victory over the Pirates at Physical Education Complex.

Morgan State was a 90-89 loser in its last match at home against Norfolk State. Morgan State got 33 points from Dewayne Jackson en route to a 90-89 loss at the hands of Morgan State on Saturday at Hill Field House.

Next up:
Hampton home to Norfolk State, Saturday, January 21
Morgan State home to North Carolina A&T, Saturday, January 21