Dockery and Howard host Coppin State
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Coppin State Eagles (2-15, 1-2 MEAC) at Howard Bison (7-9, 2-0 MEAC)
Washington; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bison -13.5; over/under is 145.5
BOTTOM LINE: Howard hosts Coppin State after Marcus Dockery scored 25 points in Howard’s 100-95 win against the Morgan State Bears.
The Bison have gone 5-2 at home. Howard averages 13.6 turnovers per game and is 1-1 when it wins the turnover battle.
The Eagles are 1-2 against MEAC opponents. Coppin State ranks eighth in the MEAC with 26.5 rebounds per game led by Julius Ellerbe averaging 6.0.
Howard is shooting 47.6% from the field this season, 2.1 percentage points lower than the 49.7% Coppin State allows to opponents. Coppin State’s 36.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 9.6 percentage points lower than Howard has given up to its opponents (46.5%).
The Bison and Eagles match up Monday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dockery averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Bison, scoring 16.8 points while shooting 43.1% from beyond the arc.
Ellerbe is averaging 10.4 points and six rebounds for the Eagles.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 4-6, averaging 82.8 points, 30.0 rebounds, 18.6 assists, 5.1 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.4 points per game.
Eagles: 2-8, averaging 60.0 points, 25.8 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 8.1 steals and 0.9 blocks per game while shooting 38.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.