Howard Bison vs Hampton Pirates Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Howard Bison vs Hampton Pirates

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: CareFirst Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Howard Bison (6-5) are hitting the road to CareFirst Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Hampton Pirates (5-5).

The Howard Bison played North Carolina A&T and went home with a win by a final score of 73-69 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Bison walked away with 22 while North Carolina A&T accumulated 20 personal fouls. They converted 4 out of their 16 shots from 3-point land. North Carolina A&T finished shooting 73.3% when shooting free throws by making 11 of 15 shots. In addition, North Carolina A&T snagged 35 rebounds (14 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. North Carolina A&T distributed 6 assists and had 6 steals in this game. When it comes to defense, Howard allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the field on 27 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for the game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 30 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bison knocked down 19 of 28 attempts for a rate of 67.9%. Howard finished having earned a 44.4% FG percentage (24 out of 54) and knocked down 6 out of their 14 3-point attempts.

Bryce Harris is a guy who was a factor for this game. He finished the game shooting 41.7% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 39 mins played and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He racked up 19 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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Howard heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 6-5 for the campaign. They are averaging 77.8 points per outing (181st in the nation) while hitting 45.8% from the field. The Bison are hitting 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (77 of 221) and 69.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Howard is pulling in 34.0 boards per game and has accounted for 174 dimes on the year, which is 42nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.7 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Bison are forcing their opponents into 16.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 66th in college in giving up assists with 107 relinquished for the year. The Bison defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (270 of 586) and they surrender 33.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 32.9% on shots from downtown while they are 174th in D-1 in opponents points per game (72.8).

In their last game, the Hampton Pirates walked away with a victory by a final of 93-71 against Loyola. The Pirates pulled down 20 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in this contest. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. Loyola had 24 personal fouls for this contest which got the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 36 attempts. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.4%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Hampton buried 10 of their 17 tries (58.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Pirates ended up going 29 for 50 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.0%. The Pirates allowed Loyola to make 23 of 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.4% in this matchup. They finished shooting 18.5% from three-point range by going 5 out of 27 and ended up shooting 20 out of 33 at the free throw line (60.6%). In reference to team rebounding, Hampton allowed Loyola to pull down 27 in all (12 offensive).

Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt ended up having an impact for the Pirates for this contest. He converted 5 of 8 for the matchup for a rate of 62.5%, but wrapped this game up without a rebound. He recorded 23 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 3 assists for the contest.

Hampton has a win-loss mark of 5-5 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pirates are connecting on 44.5% from the field, which ranks 228th in college. Hampton has scored 748 points this year (74.8 per game) and they average 38.7 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.9 times per game (219th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. The Pirates are committing 18.7 fouls per game and they connect on 68.9% from the charity stripe.

The Pirates defensively are ranked 70th in college in points allowed per game with 67.6. They are forcing 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (98th in the country). The Hampton defense allows 30.8% on 3-pointers (65 of 211) and opponents are converting on 65.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.1 assists and 34.9 boards per contest, which is ranked 99th and 202nd in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hampton

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