Norfolk State vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 12

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The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (6-13, 2-0 MEAC) visit the Norfolk State Spartans (7-11, 1-1 MEAC) after losing seven road games in a row. The Spartans are favored by 5.5 points in the contest, which tips at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, January 12, 2026. The matchup has a point total of 132.5.

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Norfolk State vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting lines

  • Norfolk State moneyline odds to win: -276
  • Maryland-Eastern Shore moneyline odds to win: +221
  • Spread: Norfolk State (-5.5)
  • Total: 132.5

Norfolk State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Norfolk State has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered zero times in two games when playing at home, and it has covered five times in 10 games when playing on the road.
  • The Spartans have gone over the total more often when playing at home, hitting the over in one of two home matchups (50%). In away games, they have hit the over in three of 10 games (30%).
  • Norfolk State has performed better as a moneyline favorite in home games, posting a home record of 1-0, compared to going 1-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Spartans have been putting up 67.4 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly lower than the 74.0 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
  • The past 10 games have seen Norfolk State concede 4.4 more points per game (77.1) than its season-long average (72.7).
  • While the Spartans are making fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (5.6 per game) when compared to their season-long average (5.8), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (34.8% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 32.8% on the season).

Norfolk State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-9-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-4-0; As Underdog: 5-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-8-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-8 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.3 (191st in nation) 43.5 (170th) 31.7 (246th) 31.5 (201st) 12.0 (321st) 12.0 (229th)

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Maryland-Eastern Shore statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Maryland-Eastern Shore has been better at home (2-1-0) than on the road (8-5-0).
  • Hawks games have finished above the over/under 33.3% of the time at home (one of three), and 46.2% of the time on the road (six of 13).
  • This year the Hawks are 1-1 at home when moneyline underdogs (.500 winning percentage). Away they are 1-8 (.111).

Recent trends

  • The Hawks are posting 66.2 points per contest over their last 10 games, compared to their season average of 63.8.
  • Maryland-Eastern Shore is allowing 73.2 points per contest over its last 10 games, compared to its season average of 71.7 points allowed.
  • The Hawks are making 5.1 three-pointers per game over their previous 10 games, which is 0.4 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (5.5). In addition, they sport a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (28.7%) compared to their season average from three-point land (29.4%).

Maryland-Eastern Shore betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-6-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 8-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 8-6-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 10-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-10-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 6-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-9 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (235th in nation) 43.0 (149th) 30.5 (281st) 30.9 (167th) 14.1 (193rd) 14.5 (356th)
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