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North Carolina Central @ Delaware State

Current Records: North Carolina Central 6-9; Delaware State 2-12

What to Know

The Delaware State Hornets are 3-9 against the North Carolina Central Eagles since January of 2016, but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit Saturday. The Hornets and North Carolina Central will face off in an MEAC battle at 4:30 p.m. ET at Memorial Hall. Neither Delaware State nor the Eagles could muster much offensive firepower in their last games, so look to the defense to decide this one.

Delaware State found themselves the reluctant recipients of an unfortunate 80-51 punch to the gut against the Norfolk State Spartans last Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the contest between North Carolina Central and the Sam Houston Bearkats four weeks ago was not a total blowout, but with North Carolina Central falling 68-51, it was darn close to turning into one.

Delaware State is expected to lose this next one by 8.5. They have failed bettors playing the spread in their past seven games, so buyers beware.

The losses put the Hornets at 2-12 and the Eagles at 6-9. A couple stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Delaware State is stumbling into the game with the second most turnovers per game in college basketball, having accrued 15.9 on average. To make matters even worse for Delaware State, North Carolina Central comes into the matchup boasting the 20th most takeaways per game in college basketball at 17.1. So the cards are definitely stacked in North Carolina Central's favor.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET
  • Where: Memorial Hall -- Dover, Delaware
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Eagles are a big 8.5-point favorite against the Hornets, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Eagles as an 8-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

North Carolina Central have won nine out of their last 12 games against Delaware State.

  • Dec 18, 2021 - North Carolina Central 86 vs. Delaware State 53
  • Mar 11, 2020 - North Carolina Central 92 vs. Delaware State 75
  • Jan 25, 2020 - North Carolina Central 72 vs. Delaware State 45
  • Jan 11, 2020 - Delaware State 68 vs. North Carolina Central 66
  • Mar 14, 2019 - North Carolina Central 75 vs. Delaware State 57
  • Feb 11, 2019 - North Carolina Central 87 vs. Delaware State 52
  • Jan 14, 2019 - North Carolina Central 71 vs. Delaware State 70
  • Feb 03, 2018 - North Carolina Central 72 vs. Delaware State 61
  • Jan 03, 2018 - North Carolina Central 65 vs. Delaware State 62
  • Jan 30, 2017 - North Carolina Central 82 vs. Delaware State 74
  • Jan 10, 2017 - Delaware State 69 vs. North Carolina Central 68
  • Jan 27, 2016 - Delaware State 71 vs. North Carolina Central 60