The North Carolina Central Eagles (10-13, 3-3 MEAC) visit the Howard Bison (8-14, 3-2 MEAC) after losing four straight road games. The Bison are favored by only 1.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 8, 2025. The matchup has an over/under set at 156.5 points.

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Howard vs. North Carolina Central betting lines

• Howard moneyline odds to win: -125
• North Carolina Central moneyline odds to win: +105
• Spread: Howard (-1.5)
• Total: 156.5

Howard statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Against the spread, Howard has played worse when playing at home, covering two times in seven home games, and three times in eight road games.
• The Bison have gone over the over/under in six of seven home games (85.7%), compared to five of eight road games (62.5%).
• As a moneyline favorite, Howard has taken three of four games at home, good for a .750 winning percentage. It has won zero of one game away from home (.000) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

• The Bison have seen an increase in scoring recently, putting up 79.1 points per game in their last 10 outings, 0.8 points more than the 78.3 they’ve scored this season.
• Howard’s defense has been more porous as of late, as the team has allowed 85.6 points per game during its past 10 compared to the 80.7 points per game its opponents average on the season.
• During their past 10 outings, the Bison are making 0.4 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.2 compared to 8.6 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (38% compared to 39.2% season-long).

Howard betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-11-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 3-5-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 2-5-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-0; As Underdog: 5-6-0)
• O-U-P: 13-5-0 (Home: 6-1-0; Away: 5-3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-9 (Home: 1-2; Away: 1-6)

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North Carolina Central statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• North Carolina Central has been better against the spread on the road (5-6-0) than at home (2-5-0) this year.
• In terms of the over/under, Eagles games have gone over more frequently at home (five of seven, 71.4%) than away (seven of 11, 63.6%).
• The Eagles, as moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-2) than on the road (2-6) this season.

Recent trends

• While the Eagles are putting up 80.4 points per game in 2024-25, they have bettered that mark over their previous 10 games, amassing 85.4 a contest.
• North Carolina Central is allowing 75.9 points per game in its previous 10 games, which is 1.7 more points than it is allowing for the season (74.2).
• The Eagles are sinking 7.8 threes per contest with a 35.8% three-point percentage in their past 10 games, compared to their season averages of 7.4 and 34.6%.

North Carolina Central betting records this season

• ATS Record: 9-11-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 5-6-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 7-5-0 (As Favorite: 2-6-0; As Underdog: 7-5-0)
• O-U-P: 14-6-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 7-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-4 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-3)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-9 (Home: 0-2; Away: 2-6)