PREMIUM
Stephen Nover's CBB Small Conference Big Casher
(NCAAB) Hampton vs. Norfolk State,
Total: 147.50 | -110.00 Under
Result: Win
Total: 147.50 | -110.00 Under
Result: Win
My first look in rivalry matchups such as this is to the Under. The more I study this game the clearer it becomes that Under is the right play.
Hampton is down four of its top six scorers from last season, including Jermaine Morrow and Ben Stanley. Those two combined to average nearly 47 points a game. The Pirates like to play inside to their strength. That means more of a half-court game and slower pace.
Norfolk State usually is one of the top defensive teams in the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference. Defense, not offense, is the Spartans' calling card.
The teams met last season and Hampton won, 64-53, at home. That game went Under by 25 1/2 points.
Hampton is down four of its top six scorers from last season, including Jermaine Morrow and Ben Stanley. Those two combined to average nearly 47 points a game. The Pirates like to play inside to their strength. That means more of a half-court game and slower pace.
Norfolk State usually is one of the top defensive teams in the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference. Defense, not offense, is the Spartans' calling card.
The teams met last season and Hampton won, 64-53, at home. That game went Under by 25 1/2 points.