The North Carolina Central Eagles (10-14, 6-3 MEAC) visit the South Carolina State Bulldogs (6-18, 4-4 MEAC) in a matchup of MEAC teams at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center, tipping off at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. The Eagles are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under is 137.5 in the matchup.

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North Carolina Central vs. South Carolina State betting lines

• North Carolina Central moneyline odds to win: -162
• South Carolina State moneyline odds to win: +132
• Spread: North Carolina Central (-2.5)
• Total: 137.5

North Carolina Central statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• North Carolina Central has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered three times in eight games at home, and it has covered seven times in 12 games on the road.
• Looking at over/unders, the Eagles hit the over less often in home games, as they’ve eclipsed the total three times in eight opportunities this season (37.5%). In away games, they have hit the over six times in 12 opportunities (50%).
• North Carolina Central has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 3-1 (.750). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 2-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

• The Eagles have been scoring 72.3 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 72.5 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
• The last 10 games have seen North Carolina Central allow 2.8 fewer points per game (73.0) than its season-long average (75.8).
• The Eagles are trending up from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 6.6 threes per game and shooting 36.3% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 6.2 makes and 32.5% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

North Carolina Central betting records this season

• ATS Record: 10-10-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 7-5-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 3-3-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 7-7-0)
• O-U-P: 9-11-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 6-6-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-11 (Home: 1-3; Away: 0-8)

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South Carolina State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Against the spread, South Carolina State has performed better at home (4-3-0) than away (5-10-0).
• Bulldogs games have gone above the over/under 28.6% of the time at home (two of seven), and 46.7% of the time away (seven of 15).
• This year the Bulldogs are 2-3 at home when moneyline underdogs (.400 winning percentage). On the road they are 0-14 (.000).

Recent trends

• The Bulldogs have played worse offensively in their last 10 games, tallying 63.8 points per contest, 1.2 fewer points their than season average of 65.0.
• Over its previous 10 games, South Carolina State is giving up 70.7 points per game, 9.2 fewer points than its season average (79.9).
• In their last 10 games, the Bulldogs are draining 6.0 threes per game, 0.2 fewer threes than their season average (6.2). They also sport a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (32.4%) compared to their season average (33.4%).

South Carolina State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 9-13-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 5-10-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 7-12-0 (As Favorite: 2-1-0; As Underdog: 7-12-0)
• O-U-P: 9-13-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 7-8-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-17 (Home: 2-3; Away: 0-14)