North Carolina Central vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting: College basketball preview for January 11

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The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (4-13, 0-1 MEAC) are heavy underdogs (by 10.5 points) to end a 12-game road losing streak when they visit the North Carolina Central Eagles (7-12, 0-2 MEAC) on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET. The over/under in the matchup is 144.

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North Carolina Central vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting lines

  • North Carolina Central moneyline odds to win: -578
  • Maryland-Eastern Shore moneyline odds to win: +416
  • Spread: North Carolina Central (-10.5)
  • Total: 144

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 road games. It has covered zero times in four games when playing at home, and it has covered four times in 10 games on the road.
  • The Eagles have exceeded the over/under in three of four home games (75%), compared to six of 10 road games (60%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, North Carolina Central has an identical winning percentage at home compared to on the road (.000).

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Eagles have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 79.8 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 80.4 they’ve racked up over the course of this year.
  • North Carolina Central’s defense has been more porous as of late, as the team has given up 75.6 points per game over its last 10 compared to the 74.1 points per game its opponents are averaging on the season.
  • The Eagles’ past 10 outings have seen them make 6.9 three-pointers per game while shooting 33.2% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are less than their 2024-25 averages of 7.4 makes and 33.8%.

North Carolina Central betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-10-0 (Home: 0-4-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-5-0; As Underdog: 6-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-5-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-8 (Home: 0-2; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.0 (130th in nation) 47.3 (342nd) 31.5 (256th) 31.0 (180th) 16.4 (58th) 12.3 (258th)

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Maryland-Eastern Shore statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Maryland-Eastern Shore’s winning percentage against the spread at home is 1.000 (1-0-0). Away, it is .500 (6-6-0).
  • Hawks games have finished above the over/under less often at home (zero times out of one) than away (five of 12) this season.
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Hawks have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-1) and away (0-10).

Recent trends

  • The Hawks are putting up 61.3 points per contest in their last 10 games, which is 7.6 fewer points than their average for the season (68.9).
  • Maryland-Eastern Shore is giving up 80.7 points per contest over its past 10 games, which is 0.1 more points than it is allowing for the season (80.6).
  • The Hawks are sinking 1.1 fewer three-pointers per game over their last 10 games (5.4) compared to their season average (6.5), and they are putting up a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (28.3%) compared to their season mark (32.5%).

Maryland-Eastern Shore betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10.5+: 6-6-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 7-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-8-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-11 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.5 (256th in nation) 46.4 (316th) 31.2 (273rd) 35.3 (340th) 11.4 (330th) 12.8 (292nd)
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