The No. 3 seed Morgan State Bears (13-7) are favored by when they meet the No. 1 seed Coppin State Eagles (9-12) in the MEAC Tournament semifinals. The teams will look to take another step toward an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket on Friday at Norfolk Scope Arena tipping off at 6:00 PM ET.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of March 12, 2021, 1:10 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Morgan State Betting Information
- Morgan State’s against the spread record this season is an even 7-7.
- When favored by at least 4 points, the Bears are 3-5 against the spread in 2020-21.
- In 71.4% of their games this season (10/14), the Bears and their opponents have outscored the set over/under.
- The Bears knocked off Florida A&M 77-75 in their last contest on Thursday. De’Torrion Ware totaled a team-high 35 points to lead the team to the victory. They were favored by 4.5 points and failed to cover the spread, and the teams combined to hit the over on the 141 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Morgan State Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Baxter | 19 | 16.6 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| De’Torrion Ware | 20 | 16.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Malik Miller | 20 | 12.3 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Lagio Grantsaan | 20 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Trevor Moore | 20 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Coppin State Betting Information
- The Eagles hold a losing record ATS this season, covering nine times and failing to cover 11 times.
- For the fifth time this season, the Eagles are at least a 4-point underdog, where they have a record of 2-2 against the spread.
- Seven of the Eagles 20 games (35%) this season have failed to cover the point total.
- The Eagles took down Delaware State 94-74 in their last contest on Sunday. Anthony Tarke racked up a team-high 31 points to lead the team to the victory. They were favored by 8 points and covered the spread, and the teams combined to go over the 160.5 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Coppin State Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Tarke | 21 | 16.4 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Dejuan Clayton | 15 | 15.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Koby Thomas | 21 | 12.4 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Kyle Cardaci | 21 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Nendah Tarke | 19 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Total Facts
- In Morgan State’s matchups this season, the Bears and their opponents have exceeded Friday’s over/under of 157 points eight times (40% of opportunities).
- Eight Coppin State games this year (38.1% of its matchups) finished with a final point total higher than Friday’s over/under of 157 points.
- Together, the two teams combine for 153.8 points per game, 3.2 points fewer than the over/under of 157 for this matchup.
- This matchup’s over/under is 4.3 more points than the 152.7 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
- On average, the over/under in Bears games is 2.8 points fewer than the over/under of 157 points in this contest.
- The over/under for this contest is 4.7 points more than the average over/under in Eagles games this season (152.3 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/2/2021 | Morgan State | Coppin State | -2 | 160 | -138 | +114 | Regular Season | 95-82 MORGAN |
| 1/30/2021 | Morgan State | Coppin State | -3.5 | 159 | -164 | +135 | Regular Season | 79-76 MORGAN |
| 1/17/2021 | Morgan State | Morgan State | -8.5 | 153 | -420 | +321 | Regular Season | 89-79 COPPIN |
| 1/16/2021 | Morgan State | Morgan State | -7.5 | 152 | -345 | +270 | Regular Season | 92-72 MORGAN |
| 2/29/2020 | N/A | Morgan State | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 72-65 COPPIN |
| 1/25/2020 | N/A | Coppin State | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 50-48 MORGAN |
| 3/7/2019 | N/A | Morgan State | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 83-69 COPPIN |
| 2/2/2019 | N/A | Coppin State | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 73-71 COPPIN |
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