How to watch North Carolina Central vs. Delaware State basketball game
Halftime Report
NC Central and Delaware State have shown up to the game, but their offenses sure haven’t. After one quarter, neither team has the match in the bag, but NC Central leads 33-31 over Delaware State.
NC Central came into the contest with some extra motivation after the defeat they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off. We’ll see if they’re able to flip the script or if it’ll just be more of the same.
Who’s Playing
Delaware State Hornets @ NC Central Eagles
Current Records: Delaware State 8-9, NC Central 8-12
How To Watch
- When: Monday, January 13, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: McDougald-McLendon Arena — Durham, North Carolina
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $31.00
What to Know
Delaware State is 1-9 against NC Central since March of 2020 but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Both will face off in a MEAC battle at 7:30 p.m. ET at McDougald-McLendon Arena. The Eagles are favored, but seeing as the odds didn’t stop the Hornets in their last game, maybe the team has another upset up their sleeve.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Delaware State finally turned things around against SC State on Saturday. They escaped with a win against the Bulldogs by the margin of a single free throw, 76-75.
Even though they won, Delaware State struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. Sadly, that’s becoming something of a trend for them; they were averaging 14.4 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they’ve fallen to only 8.2 per game.
NC Central’s found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Morgan State on Saturday. Everything went NC Central’s way against Md.-E. Shore as NC Central made off with an 88-69 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 54-17.
Delaware State’s win ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-9. As for NC Central, their victory bumped their record up to 8-12.
The two teams pleased both fans and bettors in their last matches by winning and covering the spread. Looking forward, NC Central is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by five points. This contest will be Delaware State’s sixth straight as the underdogs (so far over this stretch they are 4-1 against the spread).
Delaware State was able to grind out a solid win over NC Central when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 71-58. Does Delaware State have another victory up their sleeve, or will NC Central turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Odds
NC Central is a 5-point favorite against Delaware State, 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 a 4.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 148 points.
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Series History
NC Central has won 9 out of their last 10 games against Delaware State.
- Mar 15, 2024 – Delaware State 71 vs. NC Central 58
- Feb 26, 2024 – NC Central 93 vs. Delaware State 81
- Jan 29, 2024 – NC Central 69 vs. Delaware State 66
- Mar 08, 2023 – NC Central 89 vs. Delaware State 59
- Feb 18, 2023 – NC Central 66 vs. Delaware State 58
- Jan 21, 2023 – NC Central 74 vs. Delaware State 55
- Feb 19, 2022 – NC Central 84 vs. Delaware State 79
- Jan 22, 2022 – NC Central 73 vs. Delaware State 49
- Dec 18, 2021 – NC Central 86 vs. Delaware State 53
- Mar 11, 2020 – NC Central 92 vs. Delaware State 75
