Who’s playing
NC Central Eagles @Morgan State Bears
Current records: NC Central 7-11, Morgan State 6-11
How to watch
What you need to know
Morgan State will be in front of their home fans on Monday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home field advantage. They and the NC Central Eagles will face off in a MEAC battle at 7:30 p.m. ET at Hill Field House. The Bears are strutting around with some offensive power as they have averaged 80.5 points per game this season.
Morgan State heads into Monday’s game looking for a big change in momentum after losing its third straight game on Saturday. They took an 86-72 hit in the loss column at the hands of SC State.
Meanwhile, the point spread may have favored NC Central last Saturday, but not the final result. They fell just to Coppin State by a score of 63-61. For those watching at home, this is the closest loss NC Central has suffered since November 17, 2024.
Morgan State’s loss ended a three-game home winning streak and dropped them to 6-11. As for NC Central, they have been on a rocky road recently after losing three of their last four games, which took a major dent in their 7-11 record this season.
A high-performance offense is likely on the agenda, as both teams are among the highest-scoring teams in the league. Morgan State has had no problem running up the score this season, averaging 80.5 points per game. However, it’s not like NC Central’s struggles in this department, as their average is 79.4. With both teams so easily able to rack up points, the only question that remains is who can run up the score.
Morgan State defeated NC Central 88-79 in the teams’ last game in March 2024. Does Morgan State have another win up its sleeve, or will NC Central turn things around? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Odds
NC Central is a 3.5-point favorite against Morgan State, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The punters were perfectly in tune with the betting community on this point, as the game opened with a 3.5 point spread and stayed there.
The over/under is 155.5 points.
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History of the series
NC Central has won 7 of its last 10 games against Morgan State.
- March 4, 2024 – Morgan State 88 vs. NC Central 79
- February 05, 2024 – Morgan State 79 vs. NC Central 72
- February 11, 2023 – NC Central 83 vs. Morgan State 63
- January 7, 2023 – Morgan State 78 vs. NC Central 73
- February 12, 2022 – NC Central 74 vs. Morgan State 64
- February 10, 2020 – NC Central 58 vs. Morgan State 57
- January 21, 2019 – NC Central 92 vs. Morgan State 64
- March 9, 2018 – NC Central 79 vs. Morgan State 70
- January 15, 2018 – NC Central 77 vs. Morgan State 63
- February 4, 2017 – NC Central 68 vs. Morgan State 62
