Longwood vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting: College basketball preview for December 5

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The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (1-9) are heavy underdogs (+18.5) as they look to stop a nine-game road slide when they square off against the Longwood Lancers (7-2) on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at Joan Perry Brock Center. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 145.

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Longwood Cover -18.5 vs Maryland-Eastern Shore -117

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Longwood vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting lines

  • Longwood moneyline odds to win: -5000
  • Maryland-Eastern Shore moneyline odds to win: +1550
  • Spread: Longwood (-18.5)
  • Total: 145

Longwood statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Longwood sported a better record against the spread when playing at home (7-7-0) than it did in road games (6-9-0) last season.
  • When it came to over/unders, the Lancers hit the over less consistently when playing at home last season, as they went over the total seven times in 14 opportunities (50%). In road games, they hit the over nine times in 15 opportunities (60%).
  • As a moneyline favorite last year, Longwood won nine of 12 games at home, good for a .750 winning percentage. Longwood won five of eight games on the road (.625) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • At 74.7 points scored per game and 68.5 points allowed last season, the Lancers were 143rd in the nation offensively and 73rd defensively.
  • Longwood was 32nd in the nation in rebounds per game (35.7) and sixth-best in rebounds allowed (26.8) last year.
  • Last season the Lancers were ranked 216th in college basketball in assists with 12.7 per game.

Longwood betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-4-0 (Home: 0-3-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-0 (Home: 3-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (189th in nation) 46.2 (303rd) 31.0 (275th) 27.9 (45th) 12.3 (278th) 13.0 (285th)

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Maryland-Eastern Shore statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Maryland-Eastern Shore was better at home (5-5-0) than away (7-8-0) last year.
  • Hawks games finished above the over/under 50% of the time at home (five of 10) last season, and 26.7% of the time away (four of 15).
  • Last season the Hawks were 3-4 at home when moneyline underdogs (.429 winning percentage). On the road they were 0-13 (.000).

Last season stats

  • The Hawks put up just 65.2 points per game (16th-worst in college basketball) last season, but they played better at the other end of the court, where they surrendered 70.6 points per game (127th-ranked).
  • Maryland-Eastern Shore averaged 31.8 rebounds per game (194th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 34.5 rebounds per contest (319th-ranked).
  • The Hawks dished out only 10.8 dimes per contest, which ranked 24th-worst in college basketball.

Maryland-Eastern Shore betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-5-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 18.5+: 3-5-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-5-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
38.8 (354th in nation) 47.2 (328th) 30.2 (304th) 39.7 (360th) 9.8 (352nd) 12.5 (250th)
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