Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs Morgan State Bears Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs Morgan State Bears

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Hill Field House in Baltimore, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Morgan State Bears (9-13) will play the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (8-16) at Hill Field House on Saturday.

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks faced South Carolina State and took a loss by a score of 63-54 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Hawks walked away with 21 and South Carolina State recorded 13 fouls. They buried 6 out of their 18 shots from beyond the arc. South Carolina State went 70.4% when shooting free throws by making 19 of 27 tries. On top of that, South Carolina State grabbed 22 rebounds (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. South Carolina State recorded 11 dimes and had 12 steals in this contest. Concerning defending, Maryland Eastern Shore allowed the other team to shoot 43.2% from the floor on 19 of 44 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled 26 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 8 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 61.5%. Maryland Eastern Shore ended the game having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (20 out of 48) and buried 6 of 18 shots from downtown.

Jaden Cooper is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He walked away with 19 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He played for 34 mins and also snagged 2 boards. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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Maryland Eastern Shore will enter this contest with a record of 8-16 this season. They are averaging 63.8 points per outing (358th in college) while shooting 44.7% from the floor. The Hawks are connecting on 30.3% from downtown (132 of 435) and 70.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Maryland Eastern Shore is pulling down 32.4 boards per game and has earned 327 dimes on the year, which is 172nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 15.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.3% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 93rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (70.5). The Hawks are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.5% (571 of 1,314) and they concede 32.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 212th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 314 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Morgan State Bears went home victorious with a score of 89-80 against Coppin State. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Morgan State allowed Coppin State to get 36 in all (13 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 37.5% from 3-point land by hitting 6 out of 16 and ended up going 20 of 35 from the charity stripe (57.1%). The Bears allowed Coppin State to make 27 out of 60 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.0% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Bears ended up going 27 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.2%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Morgan State buried 8 of their 21 attempts (38.1%). They were able to make 27 of them for a clip of 71.1%. Coppin State was called for 24 fouls in this game which took the Bears to the free throw line for a total of 38 attempts. They also gave up possession 12 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Bears pulled down 25 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this game.

Alfred Worrell Jr. pitched in for the Bears for the contest. He made 6 of 12 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 5 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this game.

Morgan State has a win-loss record of 9-13 on the year. The Bears commit 22.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 73.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per game (256th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game. Morgan State has scored 1,642 pts for the season (74.6 per game) and they collect 34.0 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Bears are hitting on 43.2% from the field, which ranks them 294th in college.

The Bears are ranked 307th in college in PPG given up with 78.9. They are able to force 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (337th in college). The Morgan State defense allows 32.7% on 3-point shots (139 of 425) and their opponents are converting on 68.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 15.4 dimes and 35.4 boards per game, which ranks them 306th and 234th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Morgan State

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