The Morgan State Bears (6-11, 0-1 MEAC) are underdogs (+3.5) as they try to end a three-game losing streak when they host the North Carolina Central Eagles (7-11, 0-1 MEAC) at 4:00 PM ET on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Talmadge L. Hill Field House. The game airs on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 155.5 points.

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North Carolina Central vs. Morgan State betting lines

• North Carolina Central moneyline odds to win: -164
• Morgan State moneyline odds to win: +139
• Spread: North Carolina Central (-3.5)
• Total: 155.5

North Carolina Central statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• North Carolina Central sports a worse record against the spread when playing at home (0-4-0) than it does in away games (4-5-0).
• At home, the Eagles eclipse the over/under 75% of the time (three of four games). They’ve hit the over in 55.6% of games on the road (five of nine contests).
• North Carolina Central, as a moneyline favorite, has the same winning percentage in home games (0-1 record) and away from home (0-2 record).

Recent trends

• The Eagles’ offense has been better over their last 10 games, scoring 83.1 points per contest compared to the 79.4 they’ve averaged this year.
• North Carolina Central has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor recently, giving up 70.5 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 72.6 it has surrendered per game this year.
• Over their past 10 outings, the Eagles are making 0.3 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.6 compared to 7.3 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (33.9% compared to 33.3% season-long).

North Carolina Central betting records this season

• ATS Record: 6-9-0 (Home: 0-4-0; Away: 4-5-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-4-0; As Underdog: 6-5-0)
• O-U-P: 10-5-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 5-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-2)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-8 (Home: 0-2; Away: 2-5)

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Morgan State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Morgan State has been better against the spread at home (3-3-0) than on the road (3-5-0) this year.
• In terms of the over/under, Bears games have gone over five of six times at home (83.3%), and six of eight on the road (75%).
• When moneyline underdogs, the Bears have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-2) than on the road (0-8).

Recent trends

• The Bears are scoring 81.3 points per game over their past 10 games, which is 0.8 more than their average for the season (80.5).
• Morgan State has performed worse defensively in its past 10 games, ceding 85.5 points per contest, 3.5 more points than its season average of 82.0.
• The Bears are sinking 4.4 three-pointers per game in their previous 10 games, which is 0.1 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (4.5). That said, they own a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (35.5%) compared to their season average from three-point land (35.0%).

Morgan State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 6-8-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 3-5-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 5-6-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 5-6-0)
• O-U-P: 11-3-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 6-2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-10 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-8)