Mount St. Mary’s vs. Howard betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 29

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The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (1-6) are favored (-2.5) to end a four-game losing streak when they host the Howard Bison (4-4) at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Knott Arena. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The over/under is set at 146.5 in the matchup.

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Mount St. Mary’s vs. Howard betting lines

  • Mount St. Mary’s moneyline odds to win: -136
  • Howard moneyline odds to win: +113
  • Spread: Mount St. Mary’s (-2.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Mount St. Mary’s statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Mount St. Mary’s did a better job covering the spread in away games (11-6-0) than it did at home (8-5-0) last year.
  • The Mountaineers exceeded the total less often at home last season, hitting the over in six of 13 home matchups (46.2%). In away games, they hit the over in eight of 17 games (47.1%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Mount St. Mary’s won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (.750) compared to road games (.333) last year.

Last season stats

  • With 70.1 points scored per game and 70.5 points conceded last season, the Mountaineers were 278th in the nation offensively and 131st on defense.
  • On the boards, Mount St. Mary’s was 60th in the country in rebounds (34.3 per game) last year. It was 142nd in rebounds allowed (30.6 per game).
  • Last season the Mountaineers were ranked 83rd in college basketball in assists with 14.9 per game.

Mount St. Mary’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-3-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-5-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.0 (312th in nation) 44.8 (241st) 31.0 (266th) 33.3 (265th) 14.4 (188th) 16.1 (360th)

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Howard statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Howard performed better against the spread at home (4-6-0) than on the road (5-9-0) last season.
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Bison’s games finished above the over/under at home (80%, eight of 10) than on the road (50%, seven of 14).
  • Last season the Bison were 1-3 at home when moneyline underdogs (.250 winning percentage). On the road they were 1-9 (.100).

Last season stats

  • The Bison were ranked 80th in college basketball offensively last season with 77.5 points per game, while defensively they were 19th-worst (79.3 points allowed per game).
  • Howard ranked 266th in college basketball with 30.6 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 114th with 30.2 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • The Bison ranked 46th in the nation with 15.8 dimes per game.

Howard betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-3-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-2-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-5-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (137th in nation) 46.8 (307th) 30.6 (281st) 28.8 (87th) 15.6 (129th) 12.5 (223rd)
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