Who is playing?
Central North Carolina in the state of Alabama
Current record: North Carolina Central 0-3; Alabama State 0-6
What to know
The Alabama State Hornets will return home after a five-game road trip. They will play the North Carolina Central Eagles at 8 pm ET last Saturday at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. Both teams lost their last match, so they will have a lot of incentives to get ‘W’.
A Hornets victory was not attributed to the stars last Thursday, as the team did not even take a provisional lead. Things couldn’t be worse for them when they lost 108-82 to the Iowa Hawkeyes. The state of Alabama was certainly aware of their 27.5-point deficit in terms of point margin, but knew ahead of time that they did nothing to prevent this result. His loss shouldn’t cloud the performance of 19-point forward Gerald Liddell and 20-point guard Christian McCray. Liddell didn’t help his Iowa state storm team much last Tuesday, so it’s a welcome change for him.
Meanwhile, North Carolina Central had a hot streak behind Iowa when they played last week, losing 86-69. Guard Randy Miller Jr. (15 points) is the player with the most goals for North Carolina Central.
Without a whistleblower, the state of Alabama is expected to win a close contest. It might be worth a shot against the disparity as they are currently on a 5-game ATS win streak.
The Hornets are currently 0-6 while the Eagles sit at 0-3. Two defensive numbers to look out for before the game begins: Alabama State is third in college basketball in points allowed per game, averaging 84.8. North Carolina Central went through some of its own struggles when they stumbled on the 10th highest score allowed per game in college basketball, a reduced average of 10. Possibly one of these Achilles heels will get in the way of the losing team.
How to see
- When: Saturday at 8 pm ET
- Where: Dunn-Oliver Acadome – Montgomery, Alabama
- Monitor: CBS Sports application
The odds
The Hornets are 1.5 points favorites compared to the Eagles, according to the latest college basketball odds news.
Bookies already have a good feeling along these lines, as the opening game against the Hornets is a 2.5-point favorite.
Up / Down: -110
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History of the series
This is the first time these teams have faced each other in six years.
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