The North Carolina Central Eagles and North Carolina A&T Aggies meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Corbett Sports Center.
The North Carolina Central Eagles need a win after splitting their last six games. The North Carolina Central Eagles are averaging 77 points on 47.8 percent shooting and allowing 75.3 points on 46.6 percent shooting. CJ Keyser is averaging 19.3 points and 2.3 rebounds while Jamir Moultrie is averaging 11.5 points and 0.8 rebounds. Justin Whatley is the third double-digit scorer and Nicolas Fennell is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The North Carolina Central Eagles are shooting 42.4 percent from beyond the arc and 71.4 percent from the free throw line. The North Carolina Central Eagles are allowing 31.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 25.4 rebounds per game.
The North Carolina A&T Aggies look to stay hot after winning seven of their last eight games. The North Carolina A&T Aggies are averaging 70.6 points on 41.7 percent shooting and allowing 76.4 points on 44.7 percent shooting. Kameron Langley is averaging 10.7 points and 7.1 assists while Blake Harris is averaging 9.8 points and 2.6 rebounds. Tyrone Lyons is grabbing 5.4 rebounds and Kwe Paker is grabbing 1.7 rebounds. The North Carolina A&T Aggies are shooting 30.8 percent from beyond the arc and 66 percent from the free throw line. The North Carolina A&T Aggies are allowing 35.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.5 rebounds per game.
The Eagles are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Aggies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 home games. The over is 11-5 in Eagles last 16 overall. The under is 5-1 in Aggies last 6 overall.
The North Carolina A&T Aggies are playing their best ball of the season, which includes winning their last five games by an average of 4.6 points and they’ve been covering machines at home. The North Carolina Central Eagles aren’t playing great basketball right now and they lose on the road this season by an average of 13 points while shooting 39.9 percent from the field. I have no choice but to lay the chalk with NC A&T at home.