Yale vs Howard 11/30/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Howard Bison and Yale Bulldogs meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the John J. Lee Amphitheater. The Howard Bison look to get back to a .500 record. The Yale Bulldogs look for their seventh win.

The Howard Bison are averaging 73.9 points on 44.5 percent shooting and allowing 77 points on 47.9 percent shooting. Elijah Hawkins is averaging 14.3 points and 2.3 rebounds, while Steve Settle III is averaging 12.4 points and 2 assists. Bryce Harris is grabbing 4.2 rebounds and Jordan Wood is dishing 0.9 assists. The Howard Bison are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 75.9 percent from the free throw line. The Howard Bison are allowing 39.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.9 rebounds per game.

The Yale Bulldogs are averaging 79.9 points on 50.5 percent shooting and allowing 53.6 points on 34.6 percent shooting. Matt Knowling is averaging 19.6 points and 4.4 rebounds, while John Poulakidas is averaging 11.4 points and 3.3 rebounds. August Mahoney is dishing 1.9 assists and EJ Jarvis is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The Yale Bulldogs are shooting 33.9 percent from beyond the arc and 67 percent from the free throw line. The Yale Bulldogs are allowing 24.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 39.1 rebounds per game.

The Bison are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 Wednesday games and 6-13-1 ATS in their last 20 games overall. The Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Bison last 7 Wednesday games. The under is 16-5 in Bulldogs last 21 overall.

The Howard Bison have issues defensively, don’t have a third scoring option, and they haven’t covered numbers dating back to last season. The Yale Bulldogs have been highly impressive through 6 games, and they have the clear best player on the floor here. The line is what it is for a reason. Give me Yale in a comfortable home victory.