Delaware State Hornets

The Hornets averaged 61.16 points in 2025-26, the fewest in Division I. Nineteen of their 27 games with a total stayed under.

Low scoring, low totals

Delaware State’s 61.16 points a game ranked last of 365. Its games went under 19 times and over eight, 70.4%; just six programs went under more often. The defense allowed 70.48.

Nine covers

Against the spread the Hornets covered 9 of 27, 33.3%, a rate only 10 teams fell under. Away from home it was 4 of 16, with five programs lower and one equal, on a 2-14 road record. At home they were 5-7 and covered 4 of 9.

Four times favored

Favored four times, they lost all four and covered none; the moneyline there cost four units. The shortest was a 51-53 home loss to Coppin State at -520 on 3 January.

December

The best month: 3-3, five covers in five, 7.5 units. Two prices did it, 81-76 at Longwood at +750 and 75-72 at home to Delaware at +300. February was the reverse, 0-6 with no covers and six units lost, inside a seven-game losing run from 7 February to 2 March. Across all 26 priced games the moneyline lost 6.0.

The MEAC

North Carolina Central beat Delaware State three times, the last 59-53 in the MEAC semifinal, with no cover. The quarterfinal before it was a 75-70 win over Morgan State at +130. Maryland Eastern Shore lost both meetings, 3.2 units to the Hornets.

Howard, Coppin State and South Carolina State each won both meetings, and Delaware State covered none of the six.

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