Howard vs South Carolina State Picks and Prediction – 1/9/2024

The Howard Bison visit Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina on Monday to play the South Carolina State Bulldogs. Howard dropped to 5-11 overall and 0-1 in MEAC play following its 73-54 loss to North Carolina Central on Saturday. Howard has lost two straight and five of the last six. Make sure you stay up to date with College Basketball with our College Basketball picks.

Seth Towns is leading Howard in scoring and rebounding with averages of 15.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, while Shy Odom is the leader in assists with an average of 2.4 per game. Howard has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team scores an average of 75.7 points per game, while shooting 45.3% overall and 35.7% from three-point territory.

The South Carolina State Bulldogs look to snap a three-game losing streak with a victory at home on Monday versus Howard. South Carolina State is 4-13 overall and 0-1 in MEAC play following its 79-72 loss to the Norfolk State Spartans on Saturday. The leading scorer for South Carolina State was Mitchel Taylor with 12 points. The Bulldogs shot only 39.3% overall. 

Davion Everett is leading South Carolina State in scoring and rebounding with averages of 9.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, while Mitchel Taylor is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 8.5 points and 2.7 assists per game. South Carolina State is scoring an average of 71.1 points per game while shooting 39.9% overall and 29.2% from three-point territory.