VCU vs Howard 12/11/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Howard Bison and the VCU Rams meet in college basketball action from the Stuart Siegel Center on Sunday.

The Howard Bison will be out to bounce back from a 74-65 loss to Hampton int heir last game. Elijah Hawkins has 14.3 PPG with 4.6 APG in his seven games so far while Steve Settle III has 12.7 PPg with a team-high 5.9 RPG to lead the Bison on the glass as the only other double-digit scorer for Howard up to this point in the season. Jelani Williams also has 9.2 PPG with 4 RPG and 2.6 APG as well this season. As a team, Howard is averaging 70 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field, 32.7% from three and 71.4% from the foul line this season.

The VCU Rams will try to bounce back from a 73-62 loss to Jacksonville in their last game. Adrian Baldwin Jr. has a team-high 15 PPG and 6.2 APG to lead VCU in scoring and assists while Brandon Johns Jr. has 11.9 PPG with 5.9 RPG. Jayden Nunn has 10.4 PPG with 3.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for VCU this season. Jalen DeLoach also has a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead the Rams on the glass so far this season. As a team, VCU is averaging 65.3 PPG on 40.6% shooting from the field, 29.9% from three and 69.5% from the foul line this season.

Howard is 3-8 ATs in their last 11 games overall while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall. VCU is 1-8-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.

I get the allure of a decent number of points against a VCU team known for their defense, but the problem is that Howard’s really struggled in their step up spots this season and I envision this game on the road being no different. VCU has won games with defense, but they’ve also done a good job at creating separation on the final score line to get themselves covers at the betting window so I’ll side with VCU for another convincing win here.