North Carolina Central vs. Delaware State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - MEAC Tournament

The No. 3 seed North Carolina Central Eagles (13-17, 8-6 MEAC) are 4.5-point favorites in the MEAC Tournament when they take on the No. 7 seed Delaware State Hornets (8-22, 2-12 MEAC) on Friday at Norfolk Scope Arena, tipping off at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Both teams hope to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup has a point total of 132.5.

North Carolina Central is coming off of an 83-76 OT win over Maryland-Eastern Shore in its most recent game on Thursday. Dionte Johnson's team-leading 26 points paced North Carolina Central in the victory. Delaware State took care of business in its last matchup 75-70 in OT against Morgan State on Wednesday. Miles Webb scored a team-leading 18 points for Delaware State in the victory.

North Carolina Central vs. Delaware State Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, March 13, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia
• Spread favorite: North Carolina Central -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: North Carolina Central -187
• Moneyline underdog: Delaware State +148
• Over/Under: 132.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: North Carolina Central vs. Delaware State

• This season, North Carolina Central and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday's over/under of 132.5 points 20 times.
• This season, 13 of Delaware State's games have ended with a combined score higher than 132.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 134 points per game, 1.5 points more than the over/under of 132.5 for this game.
• The 147.3 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 14.8 more than the 132.5-point over/under in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for North Carolina Central's games is 149.0 points, 16.5 more than the total of 132.5 points set for this contest.
• Delaware State's games have an average over/under of 132.3 points this season, 0.2 fewer points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: North Carolina Central vs. Delaware State

• In North Carolina Central's 26 games this season, it has 13 wins against the spread.
• This season, the Eagles have just two ATS wins in five games as a favorite of 4.5 points or more.
• Against the spread, Delaware State is 9-17-0 this season.
• The Hornets are 7-10 ATS when underdogs by 4.5 points or more this season.
• At home this season, North Carolina Central is 3-6 against the spread and 4-5 overall.
• North Carolina Central has one win ATS (1-3) as a 4.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Delaware State is 4-12 against the spread, and 2-14 overall, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: North Carolina Central vs. Delaware State

• North Carolina Central has entered the game as moneyline favorites nine times this season and won six of those games.
• The Eagles have a record of 4-2 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -187 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 65.2% chance of a victory for North Carolina Central.
• Delaware State has come away with five wins in the 21 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This year, the Hornets have won three of 16 games when listed as at least +148 or worse on the moneyline.
• Delaware State has an implied victory probability of 40.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.