Halftime Report NC Central’s found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Morgan State on Saturday. Everything went NC Central’s way against Md.-E. Shore as NC Central made off with an 88-69 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 54-17. Delaware State […]
Halftime Report
NC Central’s found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Morgan State on Saturday. Everything went NC Central’s way against Md.-E. Shore as NC Central made off with an 88-69 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 54-17. Delaware State was able to grind out a solid win over NC Central when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 71-58. Does Delaware State have another victory up their sleeve, or will NC Central turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Who’s Playing
NC Central and Delaware State have shown up to the game, but their offenses sure haven’t. After one quarter, neither team has the match in the bag, but NC Central leads 33-31 over Delaware State.NC Central has won 9 out of their last 10 games against Delaware State.
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What to Know
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Delaware State finally turned things around against SC State on Saturday. They escaped with a win against the Bulldogs by the margin of a single free throw, 76-75. The two teams pleased both fans and bettors in their last matches by winning and covering the spread. Looking forward, NC Central is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by five points. This contest will be Delaware State’s sixth straight as the underdogs (so far over this stretch they are 4-1 against the spread). Delaware State is 1-9 against NC Central since March of 2020 but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Both will face off in a MEAC battle at 7:30 p.m. ET at McDougald-McLendon Arena. The Eagles are favored, but seeing as the odds didn’t stop the Hornets in their last game, maybe the team has another upset up their sleeve.Delaware State Hornets @ NC Central Eagles Even though they won, Delaware State struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. Sadly, that’s becoming something of a trend for them; they were averaging 14.4 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they’ve fallen to only 8.2 per game.See college basketball picks for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine’s advanced computer model. Get picks now.Current Records: Delaware State 8-9, NC Central 8-12
Odds
NC Central came into the contest with some extra motivation after the defeat they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off. We’ll see if they’re able to flip the script or if it’ll just be more of the same.The over/under is 148 points.The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Eagles as a 4.5-point favorite.NC Central is a 5-point favorite against Delaware State, according to the latest college basketball odds.
Series History
Delaware State’s win ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-9. As for NC Central, their victory bumped their record up to 8-12.
- Mar 15, 2024 – Delaware State 71 vs. NC Central 58
- Feb 26, 2024 – NC Central 93 vs. Delaware State 81
- Jan 29, 2024 – NC Central 69 vs. Delaware State 66
- Mar 08, 2023 – NC Central 89 vs. Delaware State 59
- Feb 18, 2023 – NC Central 66 vs. Delaware State 58
- Jan 21, 2023 – NC Central 74 vs. Delaware State 55
- Feb 19, 2022 – NC Central 84 vs. Delaware State 79
- Jan 22, 2022 – NC Central 73 vs. Delaware State 49
- Dec 18, 2021 – NC Central 86 vs. Delaware State 53
- Mar 11, 2020 – NC Central 92 vs. Delaware State 75
