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Hofstra Pride (10-7, 2-2 CAA) at Towson Tigers (8-9, 3-1 CAA)
Towson, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -4; over/under is 123
BOTTOM LINE: Towson hosts Hofstra after Nendah Tarke scored 27 points in Towson’s 93-82 overtime win over the Drexel Dragons.
The Tigers have gone 4-1 in home games. Towson ranks fourth in the CAA with 11.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Caleb Embeya averaging 2.2.
The Pride are 2-2 in conference play. Hofstra is third in the CAA with 26.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Jean Aranguren averaging 5.3.
Towson makes 40.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.4 percentage points higher than Hofstra has allowed to its opponents (37.2%). Hofstra has shot at a 42.2% clip from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points less than the 43.0% shooting opponents of Towson have averaged.
The Tigers and Pride square off Thursday for the first time in CAA play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Williamson is averaging 12.8 points for the Tigers.
Aranguren averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Pride, scoring 14.6 points while shooting 35.6% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, averaging 68.5 points, 34.4 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 5.6 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.9 points per game.
Pride: 5-5, averaging 67.0 points, 32.4 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 6.5 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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