Howard vs Norfolk State Picks and Prediction – 3/15/2024

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The Howard Bison will meet the Norfolk State Spartans Friday night in a conference tournament semifinal match in Virginia. Howard has split their 32 games played this season coming into Friday following their victory last time out. Offensively the Bison have been strong enough averaging just over 75 points on 45.1% from the floor. Defensively is where Howard has struggled allowing 74.9 points per game overall resulting in their .500 record. For more college basketball news see our College Basketball Picks.

Bryce Harris has led Howard all season averaging 16.3 points and 7.6 rebounds. Seth Towns is averaging 14.4 points and a team leading 2.5 assists, while Marcus Dockery averages 13.5 points per game. Shy Odom is 4th on the roster averaging 8.7 points per game this season.

The Norfolk State Spartans come into Friday with 22 wins overall this season as the top team in the conference. The Spartans offense has carried the load this season averaging 74.3 points of 45.5% shooting. Defensively the Spartans one of the better teams in the entire conference allowing just 67.2 points per game overall this season resulting in the top spot overall.

Defensively Norfolk State dominated on Thursday giving up just 51 points on 38.3% shooting. The Spartans won the rebounding battle and forced 19 turnovers to seal the win. Offensively Norfolk State rolled scoring 75 points including 44 in the second-half 47.1% shooting from the floor. Christian Ings carried the load for the Spartans with 17 points on eight shots.