North Carolina Central Eagles (6-11, 2-0 MEAC) and Morgan State Bears (4-12, 1-1 MEAC)
baltimore; Monday, 6pm EST
BETMGM Sportsbook Line: Eagles -1.5; over/under is 147.5
Bottom line: Morgan State hosts North Carolina Central and looks to extend its three-game home winning streak.
The Bears go 4–4 in home games. Morgan State ranks seventh in the MEAC with 8.2 offensive rebounds per game, led by Christian Meeks who is averaging 2.3.
The Eagles are 2-0 in MEAC play. North Carolina Central leads the MEAC with 14.8 assists. Diontae Johnson led the Eagles with 5.6.
Morgan State is shooting 41.5% from the field this season, which is 4.4 percentage points less than the 45.9% North Carolina Central is allowing to opponents. North Carolina Central is averaging 6.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, averaging 1.2 fewer shots than Morgan State’s 7.3 per game.
The Bears and Eagles face off on Monday for the first time in MEAC play this season.
Top Performer: Alfred Worrell Jr. is averaging 15 points for the Bears. Rob Lawson has averaged 13.5 points in the last 10 games.
Gage Lattimore is averaging 18.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game for the Eagles. Jay Slack is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Bears: 3-7, averaging 65.9 points, 26.1 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 4.8 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 40.4% from the field. Their opponents have scored an average of 78.2 points per game.
Eagles: 4-6, averaging 75.1 points, 30.3 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 10.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per game, while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents average 75.2 points.
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by DataScrew and data from Sportradar.
<a href=