North Carolina Central vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting: College basketball preview for February 26

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The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (4-22, 0-10 MEAC) will look to stop an 11-game losing streak when they host the North Carolina Central Eagles (11-16, 4-6 MEAC) on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Hytche Athletic Center as 5.5-point underdogs. The contest airs at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under is set at 145.5 in the matchup.

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North Carolina Central vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting lines

  • North Carolina Central moneyline odds to win: -311
  • Maryland-Eastern Shore moneyline odds to win: +246
  • Spread: North Carolina Central (-5.5)
  • Total: 145.5

North Carolina Central statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In home games, North Carolina Central sports a worse record against the spread (2-7-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (6-7-0).
  • The Eagles have gone over the over/under in a lower percentage of games at home (66.7%) than away games (69.2%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, North Carolina Central has taken four of six games when playing at home, good for a .667 winning percentage. It has won zero of three games away from home (.000) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Eagles have seen a decrease in scoring lately, putting up 79.3 points per game in their last 10 outings, 0.7 points fewer than the 80.0 they’ve scored this year.
  • North Carolina Central’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (78.3) is 3.3 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (75.0).
  • While the Eagles are knocking down the same number of threes per game over their past 10 contests when compared to their season-long average (7.7), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (38.9% from deep over the last 10, 35.9% on the season).

North Carolina Central betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-14-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 6-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 1-5-0 (As Favorite: 2-8-0; As Underdog: 8-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 17-7-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 9-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-5 (Home: 4-2; Away: 0-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-11 (Home: 0-2; Away: 2-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (108th in nation) 47.6 (342nd) 31.4 (218th) 30.5 (139th) 16.1 (43rd) 12.4 (285th)

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Maryland-Eastern Shore statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • This season, Maryland-Eastern Shore is 2-4-0 at home against the spread (.333 winning percentage). On the road, it is 6-9-1 ATS (.375).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Hawks’ games have finished above the over/under at home (16.7%, one of six) than away (43.8%, seven of 16).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Hawks have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-5) and away (0-14).

Recent trends

  • The Hawks have played worse offensively over their past 10 games, generating 62.8 points per contest, 4.1 fewer points their than season average of 66.9.
  • Over its previous 10 games, Maryland-Eastern Shore is allowing 77.7 points per contest, 1.8 fewer points than its season average (79.5).
  • In their past 10 games, the Hawks are draining 6.1 three-pointers per contest, 0.3 fewer threes than their season average (6.4). They also have a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (28.8%) compared to their season average (31.2%).

Maryland-Eastern Shore betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-13-1 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 6-9-1)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 7-11-1 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 8-12-1)
  • O-U-P: 8-14-0 (Home: 1-5-0; Away: 7-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-19 (Home: 0-5; Away: 0-14)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.3 (311th in nation) 47.7 (346th) 29.5 (316th) 34.6 (342nd) 11.2 (340th) 12.8 (312th)
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