Northeastern vs North Carolina A&T 12/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
North Carolina A&T Aggies (5-8) vs. Northeastern Huskies (4-7)
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Northeastern Huskies -6 / North Carolina A&T Aggies +6; Over/Under: +135
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The North Carolina A&T Aggies and Northeastern Huskies meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Matthews Arena. The North Carolina A&T Aggies look for their sixth win. The Northeastern Huskies look for their fifth win.
The North Carolina A&T Aggies are averaging 70.7 points on 41.4 percent shooting and allowing 71.6 points on 44.6 percent shooting. Kam Woods is averaging 17.3 points and 2.8 assists, while Marcus Watson is averaging 14.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. Demetric Horton is the third double-digit scorer and Austin Johnson is grabbing 6.5 rebounds. The North Carolina A&T Aggies are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 71.2 percent from the free throw line. The North Carolina A&T Aggies are allowing 31.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.9 rebounds per game.
The Northeastern Huskies are averaging 63.8 points on 40.7 percent shooting and allowing 69.6 points on 43.2 percent shooting. Jahmyl Telfort is averaging 16 points and 5 rebounds, while Chris Doherty is averaging 7.8 points and 5 rebounds. Joe Pridgen is grabbing 3.1 rebounds and Jared Turner is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Northeastern Huskies are shooting 31.5 percent from beyond the arc and 61.3 percent from the free throw line. The Northeastern Huskies are allowing 31.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.1 rebounds per game.
The Aggies are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Huskies are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 home games and 9-23 ATS in their last 32 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Aggies last 7 Thursday games. The under is 8-3 in Huskies last 11 Thursday games.
I’m not running to the window to back either of these teams, but it’s fair to say the Northeastern Huskies are the better side, especially with North Carolina A&T losing on the road by an average of 26.6 points while shooting 35.9 percent from the field. The North Carolina A&T Aggies lose as underdogs by an average of 13 points. I’ll lay the chalk with Northeastern at home.
