Delaware State vs. Morgan State betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 17

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The Morgan State Bears (4-13, 1-2 MEAC) are underdogs (by 3.5 points) to break an eight-game road losing streak when they visit the Delaware State Hornets (5-13, 0-3 MEAC) on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The matchup’s over/under is set at 136.5.

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Delaware State Cover -3.5 vs Morgan State -108

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Delaware State vs. Morgan State betting lines

  • Delaware State moneyline odds to win: -162
  • Morgan State moneyline odds to win: +134
  • Spread: Delaware State (-3.5)
  • Total: 136.5

Delaware State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Delaware State has performed better when playing at home, covering three times in four home games, and three times in 10 road games.
  • The Hornets have hit the over on the total in a higher percentage of home games (25%) than road games (20%).

Recent trends

  • The Hornets have seen an uptick in scoring lately, putting up 61.9 points per game in their last 10 outings, 1.4 points more than the 60.5 they’ve scored this season.
  • Delaware State’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (68.1) is 2.6 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (70.7).
  • While the Hornets are connecting on fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (5.1 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (5.2), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (33.6% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 31.6% on the season).

Delaware State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-8-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 6-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-11-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 2-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-10 (Home: 1-2; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
39.1 (360th in nation) 47.0 (319th) 28.6 (330th) 32.8 (271st) 11.3 (340th) 12.1 (245th)

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Morgan State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Morgan State has a better winning percentage at home (.714, 5-2-0 record) than away (.125, 1-7-0).
  • Bears games have gone above the over/under more often at home (three times out of seven) than away (three of eight) this season.
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Bears have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-5) and on the road (0-8).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Bears are averaging 67.1 points per game, compared to their season average of 69.9.
  • While Morgan State is surrendering 80.5 points per game in 2025-26, it has bettered that mark over its last 10 games, allowing 80.0 points per contest.
  • The Bears are making 6.6 treys per contest over their previous 10 games, which is 0.7 more than their average for the season (5.9). Likewise, they sport a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (31.6%) compared to their season average from downtown (30.5%).

Morgan State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-9-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 1-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 4-7-0 (As Favorite: 2-0-0; As Underdog: 4-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-13 (Home: 0-5; Away: 0-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.6 (331st in nation) 50.4 (361st) 27.3 (352nd) 30.4 (142nd) 12.4 (300th) 12.7 (297th)
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