Maryland-Eastern Shore vs. North Carolina Central betting: College basketball preview for March 2

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The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (9-20, 5-7 MEAC) are at home in MEAC play against the North Carolina Central Eagles (11-16, 7-5 MEAC) on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET. The Hawks are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under is 133.5 for the matchup.

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Maryland-Eastern Shore vs. North Carolina Central betting lines

  • Maryland-Eastern Shore moneyline odds to win: -136
  • North Carolina Central moneyline odds to win: +111
  • Spread: Maryland-Eastern Shore (-1.5)
  • Total: 133.5

Maryland-Eastern Shore statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Maryland-Eastern Shore has covered the spread in the same percentage of home games as road games (50%). It has covered three times in six games at home and 10 times in 20 games when playing on the road.
  • The Hawks have eclipsed the total in a higher percentage of games at home (50%) than away games (45%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Maryland-Eastern Shore has won a higher percentage of its games at home (1.000) compared to away games (.000).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Hawks have been putting up 64.2 points per game, an average that’s a little higher than the 64.0 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • Maryland-Eastern Shore’s defense has been tougher as of late, as the team has given up 68.6 points per game over its past 10 compared to the 70.6 points per game its opponents average this season.
  • While the Hawks are hitting fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (5.2 per game) compared to their season-long average (5.4), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (31.5% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 30.1% on the season).

Maryland-Eastern Shore betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-13-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 10-10-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 12-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-15-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 9-11-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-4 (Home: 3-0; Away: 0-4)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-12 (Home: 1-2; Away: 2-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (231st in nation) 43.5 (131st) 29.3 (310th) 29.8 (100th) 13.4 (213th) 14.4 (360th)

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North Carolina Central statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, North Carolina Central has a lower winning percentage at home (.375, 3-5-0 record) than away (.533, 8-7-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Eagles games have gone over three of eight times at home (37.5%), and eight of 15 on the road (53.3%).
  • The Eagles, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-3) than away (0-9) this year.

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Eagles are putting up 71.2 points per contest, compared to their season average of 72.3.
  • North Carolina Central is giving up 74.1 points per contest over its previous 10 games, which is 2.3 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (76.4).
  • Over their previous 10 games, the Eagles are draining 6.5 three-pointers per contest, 0.2 more than their season average (6.3). They also own a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (36.3%) compared to their season average (33.1%).

North Carolina Central betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-12-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 8-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 7-8-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 7-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-12-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 8-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 3-1; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-12 (Home: 1-3; Away: 0-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.3 (237th in nation) 46.3 (294th) 29.0 (319th) 34.1 (334th) 14.2 (151st) 11.8 (264th)
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