Howard Bison

The Bison covered 20 of 29 spreads in 2025-26, a rate only four Division I teams beat. From 31 January they covered eleven straight games.

20 of 29

Howard covered 69% of the spreads posted on their games. Four Division I teams did better and one matched them. As favorites they covered 14 of 20, and as underdogs 6 of 9; at home 8 of 11, on the road 8 of 13.

Eleven in a row

The run began with an 88-60 home win over Norfolk State on 31 January and lasted through the MEAC semifinal on 13 March. In February Howard lost once and covered all seven; the one defeat, 87-81 at home to Yale, was still a cover at +6.5. The final, a 70-63 win over North Carolina Central as 11.5-point favorites, ended it.

December’s prices

December was the month the moneyline paid: 5-1 and 10.1 units. A 67-66 win at UNC Wilmington on 20 December at +850 was 8.5 of those, and two neutral-site wins at +130, over North Carolina A&T and Hampton, added the rest. As underdogs over the season Howard won 4 of 9 and the seven priced games returned 7.1.

Short prices that lost

The favorite side lost 1.66 units over 20 games, mostly in two results: 78-77 at home to Morgan State on 24 January at -1450, and 58-57 at South Carolina State at -395. Howard beat both later in the season, Morgan State 84-59 away and South Carolina State twice by 17 or more.

The total

Howard’s games went under 16 times and over 13. They allowed 67.76 points a game, with 39 Division I teams allowing fewer, and scored 77.45.

In the NCAA tournament they beat UMBC 86-83 in the First Four and lost 101-80 to Michigan.

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