North Carolina Central vs. Morgan State betting: College basketball preview for February 17

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The Morgan State Bears (10-14, 4-4 MEAC) are underdogs (by 9.5 points) to break an 11-game road losing streak when they visit the North Carolina Central Eagles (11-14, 4-4 MEAC) on Monday, February 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under of 161.5.

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North Carolina Central vs. Morgan State betting lines

  • North Carolina Central moneyline odds to win: -448
  • Morgan State moneyline odds to win: +345
  • Spread: North Carolina Central (-9.5)
  • Total: 161.5

North Carolina Central statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • North Carolina Central has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered two times in eight games when playing at home, and it has covered five times in 12 games when playing on the road.
  • When playing at home, the Eagles eclipse the over/under 62.5% of the time (five of eight games). They hit the over more often in away games, topping the total in 66.7% of games (eight of 12).
  • In home games, North Carolina Central has won more consistently as a moneyline favorite, producing a record of 4-1 (.800). In road games, it is 0-3 (.000) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Eagles have seen an uptick in scoring recently, racking up 82.4 points per game in their last 10 outings, 2.4 points more than the 80.0 they’ve scored this year.
  • North Carolina Central’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (75.1) is 1.2 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (73.9).
  • The Eagles’ past 10 contests have seen them make 7.9 three-pointers per game while shooting 39.3% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are up from their 2024-25 averages of 7.6 makes and 35.7%.

North Carolina Central betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-13-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-7-0; As Underdog: 7-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-7-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 8-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-4 (Home: 4-1; Away: 0-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-10 (Home: 0-2; Away: 2-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.3 (100th in nation) 47.1 (334th) 31.4 (222nd) 30.3 (130th) 16.1 (44th) 12.2 (266th)

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Morgan State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Morgan State is 7-3-0 at home against the spread (.700 winning percentage). Away, it is 5-6-0 ATS (.455).
  • Bears games have finished above the over/under 60% of the time at home (six of 10), and 72.7% of the time away (eight of 11).
  • This year the Bears are 3-2 at home when moneyline underdogs (.600 winning percentage). Away they are 0-11 (.000).

Recent trends

  • While the Bears are averaging 81.0 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their previous 10 games, producing 78.7 points per contest.
  • Morgan State is allowing 84.8 points per game over its past 10 games, compared to its season average of 82.0 points allowed.
  • Over their previous 10 games, the Bears are making 5.2 threes per game, 0.4 more than their season average (4.8). They also have a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (35.9%) compared to their season average (34.8%).

Morgan State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-9-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 4-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-2-0; As Underdog: 9-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-7-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 8-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-13 (Home: 3-2; Away: 0-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.5 (26th in nation) 46.0 (307th) 33.2 (122nd) 33.4 (305th) 13.5 (191st) 13.7 (341st)
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