North Carolina Central vs. N.C. A&T betting: College basketball preview for December 28

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The North Carolina A&T Aggies (3-10) will attempt to end an eight-game losing streak when they host the North Carolina Central Eagles (6-9) on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Corbett Sports Center as just 1.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 2:00 PM ET on CBS. The matchup has a point total of 156.5.

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North Carolina Central vs. N.C. A&T betting lines

  • North Carolina Central moneyline odds to win: -122
  • N.C. A&T moneyline odds to win: +103
  • Spread: North Carolina Central (-1.5)
  • Total: 156.5

North Carolina Central statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • North Carolina Central has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered zero times in four games when playing at home, and it has covered four times in seven games when playing on the road.
  • The Eagles have exceeded the over/under in three of four home games (75%), compared to four of seven road games (57.1%).

Recent trends

  • The Eagles have been scoring 82.2 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little higher than the 78.3 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • The last 10 games have seen North Carolina Central concede 2.9 fewer points per game (70.2) than its season-long average (73.1).
  • The Eagles are trending up from deep during their last 10 outings, making 7.9 threes per game and shooting 35.9% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 7.3 makes and 33.4% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

North Carolina Central betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 0-4-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 6-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-4-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-8 (Home: 0-2; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (147th in nation) 49.0 (357th) 28.7 (334th) 30.7 (172nd) 15.1 (118th) 11.7 (194th)

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N.C. A&T statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, N.C. A&T has had better results on the road (6-3-0) than at home (0-3-0).
  • Aggies games have finished above the over/under less often at home (one time out of three) than away (eight of nine) this year.
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Aggies have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than away (1-8).

Last season stats

  • The Aggies struggled to generate points last season, ranking 18th-worst in college basketball with 65.6 points per game. They did better on defense, ranking 328th by allowing 77.9 points per contest.
  • It was a difficult season for N.C. A&T last year in terms of rebounding, as it tallied just 28.3 rebounds per game (13th-worst in college basketball) and ceded 37.3 rebounds per contest (-1-worst).
  • The Aggies put up only 10.2 assists per contest, which ranked ninth-worst in college basketball.

N.C. A&T betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 0-3-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 6-4-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 6-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-3-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 8-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-9 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.8 (316th in nation) 45.2 (279th) 32.5 (220th) 37.9 (355th) 11.7 (318th) 10.1 (61st)
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