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Howard Bison play at Pennsylvania Quakers in the college basketball on Monday, November 9, at The Palestra. As of 10:39 AM ET, Pennsylvania are 6.5-point favorites and the total is 156.5. Prices come from 14 sportsbooks we track. The Desk leans Howard +5.5. A prediction is an estimate from the market and the matchup, not a certain result.
Prices updated (2 min ago) · from 14 sportsbooks · college basketball betting splits
DraftKings bettors lean Penn on the spread (67% of tickets).
| Book | BetsHoward +6.5Penn -6.5 | MoneyHoward +6.5Penn -6.5 |
|---|---|---|
| DraftKings |
| Book | BetsHoward (+205)Penn (-250) | MoneyHoward (+205)Penn (-250) |
|---|---|---|
| DraftKings |
| Book | BetsOver 156.5Under 156.5 | MoneyOver 156.5Under 156.5 |
|---|---|---|
| DraftKings |
Splits data from DraftKings. See every game's betting splits
These are exchange trades, not sportsbook bets. On an exchange every trade has a buyer and a seller, so this shows which side buyers paid for.
Kalshi, Polymarket and Novig publish every trade with the side the buyer took. ProphetX carries its trade fills the same way; a line with no captured fill shows dollars matched only. Trades is each side's share of trades since the market opened and Money is its share of the dollars buyers paid. Markets with fewer than 10 trades or under $500 traded are left out; markets under 30 trades or $5,000 are labelled Light trading, because a few buyers can move the percentages a long way.
| Market | Howard Bison | Pennsylvania Quakers |
|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | +228Bet at Novig → exchange price | -239Bet at Novig → exchange price |
| Spread | +6.5 -110Bet at Courtside → | -6.5 +102Bet at Novig → exchange price |
| Total 156.5 | O -108Bet at Novig → exchange price | U +100Bet at Novig → exchange price |
As of 10:39 AM ET, the spread is Pennsylvania -6.5 and the total is 156.5, with 14 sportsbooks priced and the table showing each book's own number.
| Sportsbook | Howard ML | Pennsylvania ML | Howard spread | Pennsylvania spread | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetMGM | +200 | -250 | +6.5 -115 | -6.5 -105 | O 156.5 -110 | U 156.5 -110 |
| Caesars | +205 | -250 | +6.5 -110 | -6.5 -110 | O 156.5 -110 | U 156.5 -110 |
| Courtside | +210 | -244 | +6.5 -110 | -6.5 -106 | O 156.5 -113 | U 156.5 -103 |
| DraftKings | +205 | -250 | +6.5 -112 | -6.5 -108 | O 156.5 -115 | U 156.5 -105 |
| Novig | +228 | -239 | +6.5 -113 | -6.5 +102 | O 156.5 -108 | U 156.5 +100 |
| theScore Bet | +200 | -240 | +6.5 -115 | -6.5 -105 | O 156.5 -110 | U 156.5 -110 |
| Fanatics | +220 | -275 | +6.5 -115 | -6.5 -105 | – | – |
| FanDuel | +210 | -260 | – | – | O 156.5 -110 | U 156.5 -110 |
| ProphetX | +230 | -240 | – | – | O 156.5 -111 | U 156.5 -107 |
| ReBet | +216 | -290 | +6.5 -116 | -6.5 -111 | – | – |
Prices from 14 sportsbooks we track (the 10 with the most markets shown), updated (2 min ago). Prices move, so check the book before you bet.
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Michael Zanoni (PENN)16.0 PPG (1 GP)
Cedric Taylor III (HOW)19.0 PPG (2 GP)The most interesting number in this game is not who wins. It is a few cents of price on the 5.5-point spread, where one side pays slightly more than the market itself thinks it should. The Howard Bison visit the Pennsylvania Quakers at The Palestra on Monday, November 9, 2026, at 6:30 PM ET on ESPN+. On a night like this, finding the best number does most of the work.
Pennsylvania is favored. It is also very early. Howard is 1-1 two games into the season, and Pennsylvania is 0-1 after one game. Those records tell us almost nothing, so we will not treat them as form. The schedule matters more. Both teams have three days of rest, and neither is on a back-to-back.
Howard is on game three of a road trip and traveled 1,041 miles from Lorman, crossing one time zone east. Pennsylvania traveled 692 miles from Champaign, also one time zone east. For context, our rating (an Elo model built on past results) gives Pennsylvania 59% and Howard 41%. The market is more confident in Pennsylvania at roughly 69% to 31%.
Michael Zanoni leads Pennsylvania with 16 points in his only game, a small sample. Cedric Taylor III leads Howard at 9.5 points per game over two games, also a small sample. Minutes say more. Howard's Cam Gillus played 36 minutes last game and 74 over seven days, so watch his legs late. Pennsylvania leaned on TJ Power and Lucas Lueth for 31 minutes each. Over their last 10 stored games, Howard averaged 68.9 possessions (trips down the floor) and scored 119.9 points per 100 of them. Pennsylvania played a bit faster at 71.6 possessions but scored 104.3 per 100.
Start with the moneyline, a bet on who wins outright. The spread is a handicap. Pennsylvania -5.5 must win by 6 or more. Howard +5.5 wins if Howard wins outright or loses by 5 or fewer. The best Howard price is +108 at Polymarket, and the best Pennsylvania price is -108 at Courtside. The spread opened at 5.5 and has not moved.
The total, a bet on combined points, sits at 157.5, with the Over at -105 at DraftKings and the Under at -105 at FanDuel. Books opened anywhere from 156.5 (FanDuel) to 158.5 (DraftKings). Hard Rock moved first, from 158.5 to 157.5 at 5:34 AM ET, and three books followed within 10 minutes. On Kalshi, 77% of the moneyline money is on Pennsylvania, and on ProphetX, 78% of the total money is on the Under. Both are light trading, so those shares can swing.
Every price carries vig, the house's cut. Strip it out and you get the market's no-vig read. Break-even is how often a bet must win just to stay even. The lone positive spot is Howard +5.5 at +108. That is an average over many bets, not what you win when it hits.
We take Howard +5.5 at +108 at Polymarket. It wins if Howard wins or loses by 5 or fewer, and it loses on a 6-point defeat. Keep the stake modest, because the edge is small.
We see Pennsylvania winning a tight one, 79-76. That adds up to 155 points, under the 157.5 total, though we hold no position on the total. A three-point margin keeps Howard inside the number. That is the read on this number; the Desk posts a documented free play on days like this, and it lands right below.
Pennsylvania is the market favorite at -239 (best price at Novig) on the moneyline, with Howard at +228. Lines move all day, so check the odds table on this page for the current best number at every book.
Howard vs Pennsylvania streams on ESPN+. The game is played at The Palestra on Monday, November 9, 2026, with tip-off set for 6:30 PM ET. ESPN+ is the only broadcast listed for this matchup.
The Pennsylvania Quakers are favored at -228 on the moneyline, with the Howard Bison the underdog at +213. With the vig removed, the market gives Pennsylvania about 69% and Howard about 31%. Pennsylvania is also a 5.5-point favorite on the spread.
The Howard Bison at Pennsylvania Quakers game starts Monday, November 9, 2026, at 6:30 PM ET at The Palestra in an indoor arena. The broadcast is on ESPN+.
Howard Bison vs Pennsylvania Quakers College Basketball prediction, picks and best bet from the Wise Guy Desk. The full read, including a projected final score, is in The Prediction section above.
The total is 156.5, with the over priced at -108 at Novig and the under at +100 at Novig. A total is a bet on the combined score of both teams, over or under that number, no matter who wins.
Yes. This is a free Wise Guy Desk breakdown, our analysis, not Ross's official plays. Ross's documented plays are bet with real money and graded win or loss on the members board.
Expected value first: the best price across the regulated US books we track versus the true fair price with the vig removed, then the matchup data (form, standings, injuries, key players). Line shopping for the best number is the edge most bettors leave on the table.
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The spread has held at Quakers -5.5 since it opened; the total moved from 156.5 to 157.5.
On Kalshi, 77% of the money traded on the moneyline is on Pennsylvania Quakers (96 trades, $1.1k traded). Light trading so far, so the share can swing. On ProphetX, 78% of the money traded on the total is on the Under (14 trades, $942 traded). Light trading so far, so the share can swing. Exchange trades, not sportsbook bets.
As of Nov 9, 7:51 AM ET, when this preview was written. Percentages are public betting splits and market prices, not picks.
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