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The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (4-13, 0-1 MEAC) are heavy underdogs (+10.5) as they look to break a 12-game road losing streak when they take on the North Carolina Central Eagles (7-12, 0-2 MEAC) on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at McDougald-McLendon Arena. The contest airs at 4:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total is 144 for the matchup.
North Carolina Central vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore Odds
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Who Will Win North Carolina Central vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore?
North Carolina Central and Maryland-Eastern Shore Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
Maryland-Eastern Shore is 6-6 against the spread when an underdog by 10.5 points or more this season.
The Eagles and the Hawks combine to average 5.3 more points per game than the total of 144 set for this matchup.
North Carolina Central and Maryland-Eastern Shore have seen its opponents average a combined 10.7 more points per game than the over/under of 144 set in this outing.
North Carolina Central’s average total in outings this season has been 154.5, 10.5 points higher than the total in this particular game.
The average point total for the Hawks this year is 5.5 points higher than this game’s over/under.
The Eagles are 6-9-0 ATS this season.
So far this season, the Hawks have put together a 7-6-0 record against the spread.
North Carolina Central Stats & Insights
North Carolina Central has a +119 scoring differential, topping opponents by 6.3 points per game. It is putting up 80.4 points per game to rank 69th in college basketball and is allowing 74.1 per outing to rank 255th in college basketball.
The 31.5 rebounds per game North Carolina Central averages rank 256th in the country. Its opponents grab 31.0 per contest.
The Eagles hit 7.4 three-pointers per game (220th in college basketball), 1.3 more than their opponents (6.1).
North Carolina Central averages 97.9 points per 100 possessions on offense (136th in college basketball), and allows 90.3 points per 100 possessions (154th in college basketball).
Offensively, the Eagles have fared better at home this season, posting 95.9 points per game, compared to 70.3 per game when playing on the road.
Maryland-Eastern Shore Stats & Insights
Maryland-Eastern Shore puts up 68.9 points per game (314th in college basketball) while giving up 80.6 per contest (345th in college basketball). It has a -200 scoring differential and has been outscored by 11.7 points per game.
Maryland-Eastern Shore is 271st in the country at 31.2 rebounds per game. That’s 4.1 fewer than the 35.3 its opponents average.
Maryland-Eastern Shore makes 1.8 fewer threes per contest than the opposition, 6.5 (300th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 8.3.
Maryland-Eastern Shore ranks 333rd in college basketball averaging 87.3 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 354th, allowing 102.2 points per 100 possessions.
The Hawks are putting up more points at home (88.4 per game) than away (60.8).
North Carolina Central Key Players to Watch
The scoring leader for the Eagles this season is Po’Boigh King, who averages 15.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.
North Carolina Central’s leading rebounder is Perry Smith Jr. averaging 4.6 boards per game and its best passer is Dionte Johnson, averaging 4.2 assists per game.
King makes more threes per game than any other member of the Eagles, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.0 per contest.
Johnson and Smith lead North Carolina Central on the defensive end, with Johnson leading the team in steals averaging 1.7 per game and Smith in blocks averaging 0.6 per contest.
Maryland-Eastern Shore Key Players to Watch
Ketron Shaw leads the Hawks scoring, rebounding and assists leaderboards, collecting 18.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
Evan Johnson is dependable from three-point range and leads the Hawks with 2.1 made threes per game.
Maryland-Eastern Shore’s leader in steals is Shaw (0.9 per game), and its leader in blocks is Jalen Ware (0.6 per game).
North Carolina Central vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore Prediction
North Carolina Central 78, Maryland-Eastern Shore 71
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