Maryland East Shore at South Carolina State

Maryland Eastern Shore is the third-best team in the eight-team Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference defensively in points allowed, fourth in permitted shooting (.438), and second at defending the 3-pointer (.328). They covered as a +20 underdog at Longwood in an 80-76 loss, at Old Dominion by a basket (73-71) as a +11.5 underdog, and by one point in at Penn (85-84) as a +20 dog. South Carolina State has a losing record but is a huge favorite. They're sixth in the conference in scoring and shooting (41%), plus last from the free-throw line (.689), while the defense has allowed the second-most points (74.7 per game) and is last in field goal shooting allowed (.453). South Carolina State is on a 2-3 ATS run, failing to cover the previous two as chalk of -11 and -9.5. They come off a 76-75 loss to Delaware State at home as a 9.5-point favorite. Play Maryland Eastern Shore.