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North Carolina Central vs Delaware State Prediction 1/13/25 College Basketball Picks Today

Delaware State (8-9) vs. North Carolina Central (8-12)
January 13, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: North Carolina Central -5; Over/Under: 148
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The Delaware State Hornets and the NC Central Eagles meet Monday in college basketball action from the Hill Field House. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a North Carolina Central vs Delaware State Prediction.

Delaware State Recap

The Delaware State Hornets come into this game looking to add on to their 76-75 win over South Carolina State last time out to improve to 8-9 on the year. Delaware State will play Maryland Eastern Shore, Coppin State, and Morgan State next.



Hornets Snap Three-Game Win Streak

Robert Smith leads the Hornets in scoring with 16.5 PPG along with 3.4 RPG and 3 APG while Martaz Robinson has 15.8 PPG with a team-high 5.9 RPG to lead the Hornets in rebounding so far this season. Kaseem Watson has 14.1 PPG with 5.5 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Delaware State up to this point in the year while Corey Perkins has 6.5 PPG with a team-high 3.3 APG and Muneer Newton has 7.4 PPG and 5.1 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Delaware State is averaging 73.9 PPG on 43.9% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three, and 73.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Delaware State Hornets will win

  • North Carolina Central has lost each of its last three games following a home win.
  • Delaware State has won three of its last four night games.

NC Central Recap

The NC Central Eagles come into this game looking to add to their 88-69 win over Maryland Eastern Shore last time out, improving to 8-12 on the year as a result. After this game, NC Central will welcome South Carolina State to town.

Eagles Looking To Heat Up

Po’Boigh King leads the Eagles in scoring with 16.4 PPG with 3 RPG while Keishon Porter has 11.4 PPG with 3.4 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for NC Central so far this season. Perry Smith Jr. has 9.2 PPG with 4.6 RPG to lead the Eagles in rebounding and Isaac Parson has 7.9 PPG with a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Eagles in assists up to this point in the year. As a team, NC Central is averaging 80.8 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three, and 69.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Carolina Central Eagles will win

  • Delaware State has lost each of its last six games at McDougald-McLendon Arena.
  • North Carolina Central has won each of its last six games against Delaware State at McDougald-McLendon Arena.

Total Points Facts

  • Each of North Carolina Central’s last four home games has produced a total of 149+ points.
  • Fifteen of Delaware State’s last 20 games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 146 or fewer points.

North Carolina Central vs Delaware State Prediction

I’m on Delaware State and the points in this game. The Hornets have been quite the cover machine in fairness, covering games left and right over the last month. The only massive edge that NC Central has in this game is on the offensive glass. Other than that it’s either even or tipping towards Delaware State, and my continuous mindset is when I back an underdog, I want a dog that’s going to hit their free throws and put up points when the clock is stopped, especially if the game ends up being close. Delaware State shoots 20% better at the foul line than NC Central in conference play so far, and I think that the Hornets could steal this one outright. Give me Delaware State and the points.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Delaware State +5

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Chris Ruffolo

Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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