Radford vs. North Carolina Central betting: College basketball preview for December 5

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The Radford Highlanders (7-2) are 3-point favorites as they look to build on a three-game winning streak when they visit the North Carolina Central Eagles (3-6) on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at McDougald-McLendon Arena. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 141 points.

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Radford Cover -3 vs North Carolina Central -109

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Radford vs. North Carolina Central betting lines

  • Radford moneyline odds to win: -155
  • North Carolina Central moneyline odds to win: +128
  • Spread: Radford (-3)
  • Total: 141

Radford statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Radford did a better job covering the spread in away games (7-7-1) than it did at home (4-7-0) last season.
  • The Highlanders went over the over/under less often when playing at home last year, hitting the over in six of 11 home matchups (54.5%). In away games, they hit the over in 10 of 15 games (66.7%).
  • At home last year, Radford won more often as a moneyline favorite, posting a record of 6-5 (.545). In road games, it was 1-3 (.250) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • The Highlanders were 227th in the nation in points scored (72.0 per game) and 161st in points allowed (71.5) last year.
  • Last season, Radford was 237th in college basketball in rebounds (31.2 per game) and 147th in rebounds allowed (31.0).
  • The Highlanders were 325th in the nation in assists (11.1 per game) last year.

Radford betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-2-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3+: 3-0-0 (As Favorite: 3-0-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-3-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-2 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.0 (225th in nation) 41.2 (107th) 36.1 (67th) 29.9 (115th) 11.8 (303rd) 10.9 (118th)

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North Carolina Central statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • North Carolina Central’s winning percentage against the spread at home last season was .778 (7-2-0). On the road, it was .667 (10-5-0).
  • Eagles games went above the over/under more frequently at home (six times out of nine) than away (nine of 15) last year.
  • When moneyline underdogs last year, the Eagles won a higher percentage of games at home (1-0) than on the road (2-6).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Eagles averaged 76.6 points per game (91st-ranked in college basketball) last season. They gave up 69.0 points per contest on defense (86th-ranked).
  • North Carolina Central was 156th in the country with 32.3 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 222nd with 32.3 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • The Eagles put up 12.8 assists per game, which ranked them 206th in the country.

North Carolina Central betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-3-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-2-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (189th in nation) 49.9 (359th) 27.7 (347th) 31.1 (171st) 15.7 (84th) 10.2 (79th)
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