Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at North Carolina Central Eagles Free Prediction 02/09/19

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The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (4-21, 2-8 MEAC) will be at McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium to square off with the North Carolina Central Eagles (10-13, 5-4 MEAC) in a MEAC matchup. Action gets underway at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 9, 2019.

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs. North Carolina Central Eagles Betting Odds

Both teams lost in their last outing. The Eagles fell to the Florida A&M Rattlers, 73-57, while the Hawks were defeated by the Savannah State Tigers, 68-63.

Maryland Eastern Shore did a great job of making free throws (12-17; 70.6 percent) while North Carolina Central had a turnover percentage of 14.3 (better than their season average of 19.8). Raasean Davis put together a good performance for North Carolina Central with 12 points and six rebounds. Maryland Eastern Shore, meanwhile, was led by Bryan Urrutia, who contributed 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

In their first matchup this year, Zacarry Douglas led the Eagles to a 61-48 victory. He was the game’s leading scorer with 14 points. North Carolina Central won the rebounding battle. The Eagles had more offensive rebounds (13 vs. six), defensive rebounds (31 vs. 23) and total rebounds (44 vs. 29).

North Carolina Central could dominate the offensive glass in this meeting. The Eagles rank 26th in offensive rebounding percentage (35.4 percent), while Maryland Eastern Shore ranks 314th in defensive rebounding percentage (67.9 percent).

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs. North Carolina Central Eagles Betting Pick

Pick: SU Winner – North Carolina Central, ATS Winner – North Carolina Central, O/U – Under

Betting Notes:

  • North Carolina Central ranks 18th in rebounds allowed per game (30.9) while Maryland Eastern Shore ranks 253rd (38.2).
  • The Eagles average 6.8 steals per game, which ranks 84th in the country. The Hawks rank 113th in steals allowed per game (6.4).
  • The Eagles rank 69th in assists per game (14.9) while the Hawks rank 247th (10.9).
  • North Carolina Central ranks 62nd in three pointers allowed per game (20.3) while Maryland Eastern Shore ranks 236th (25.1).

Bettings Trends:

  • The Eagles’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 0.6, down from 3.6 for the season.
  • During their last five games, the Hawks have scored an average of 62.2 points per game (6.2 above their season average) and allowed an average of 75.6 points per game (2.4 above their season average).