Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs Howard Bison Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs Howard Bison

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Burr Gymnasium in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

Burr Gymnasium is the location where the Howard Bison (15-10) will take on the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (8-17) on Saturday.

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against Morgan State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-71 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 17 while Morgan State had 17 personal fouls. They made 5 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land. Morgan State shot 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 20 of their 25 shots. In addition, Morgan State collected 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Morgan State recorded 16 assists and had 4 steals for the game. In regard to defense, Maryland Eastern Shore allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 27 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in this game while forcing 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned a total of 34 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks made 18 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Maryland Eastern Shore walked away from the game having earned a 39.7% FG percentage (25 out of 63) and converted 3 of their 17 three-point shots.

Dorion Staples is a player who was a contributor for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 41.2% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also pulled down 6 boards. He ended up with 16 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.

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Maryland Eastern Shore enters this contest with a win-loss record of 8-17 so far this season. They have an average of 64.1 points per outing (358th in Division 1) while going 44.4% from the floor. The Hawks are shooting 29.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (135 of 452) and 71.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Maryland Eastern Shore is grabbing 32.7 boards per contest and has earned 338 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 206th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.9 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 11.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.2 fouls. They currently rank 172nd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 330 surrendered on the campaign. The Hawks are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.6% (598 of 1,373) and they relinquish 32.6 boards per game as a group. They surrender 32.2% from 3-point land and they are 98th in college in PPG allowed (70.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Howard Bison walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 87-81 against Yale. Regarding rebounding, Howard allowed Yale to get 40 in total (14 offensive). They shot 33.3% from three-point range by going 8 of 24 and finished the contest at 25 out of 34 from the free throw line (73.5%). The Bison allowed Yale to convert 27 of 59 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.8% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Bison finished the game shooting 29 for 61 from the field which had them shooting 47.5%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Howard made 10 of their 22 tries (45.5%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. Yale committed 18 fouls for this game which got the Bison to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Bison earned 18 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for the matchup.

Cedric Taylor III was important for the Bison for the matchup. He had 18 points in his 28 minutes on the court and added 2 assists in this contest. He made 5 out of 11 in the game giving him a rate of 45.5%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Howard has a win-loss mark of 15-10 on the campaign. The Bison are committing 20.1 fouls per game while shooting 72.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.5 times per contest (97th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest. Howard has earned 1,880 pts so far this year (75.2 per contest) and they average 36.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Bison are connecting on 44.7% from the floor, which ranks them 212th in the country.

The Howard defense allows 31.3% on shots from 3-point land (155 of 496) and their opposition makes 71.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 10.6 dimes and 32.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 15th and 69th in those categories on the defensive end. The Bison are ranked 68th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 69.1. They are able to force 15.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (79th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Howard

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