North Carolina Central vs. South Carolina Upstate Picks, Odds and Prediction – December 2

Saturday's contest between the North Carolina Central Eagles (4-4) and the South Carolina Upstate Spartans (3-5) at McDougald-McLendon Arena has a projected final score of 72-66 based on our computer prediction, with a favored North Carolina Central squad coming out on top. Tipoff is at 3:00 PM ET on December 2. Based on our computer prediction, North Carolina Central is projected to cover the point spread (2.5) against South Carolina Upstate. The two sides are expected to go over the 133.5 over/under.

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North Carolina Central vs. South Carolina Upstate Odds

North Carolina Central vs South Carolina Upstate Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
North Carolina Central -2.5 133.5 -114 -106 -164 +134

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North Carolina Central vs. South Carolina Upstate Prediction

  • Prediction: North Carolina Central 72, South Carolina Upstate 66

North Carolina Central Betting Info

  • The Eagles are 4-2-0 against the spread this year.
  • This season, three of the Eagles' six games have gone over the point total.
  • The Eagles will play as the favorite for the first time this season.
  • North Carolina Central has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -164.
  • In three games this season, the Eagles and their opponents have gone over 133.5 combined points.
  • The average point total in North Carolina Central's contests this year is 143.1, 9.6 more points than this game's over/under.

North Carolina Central's Top Players

Eagles Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Po'Boigh King 8 15.5 4.9 1.3 1.5 0.3 1.5
Ja'Darius Harris 8 15.4 2.5 2.3 0.9 0.0 1.8
Fred Cleveland Jr. 8 14.4 2.9 4.3 1.5 0.0 1.9
Josh Smith 6 6.3 2.2 1.2 1.0 0.2 0.3
Emmanuel Izunabor 8 5.4 5.5 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.0

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South Carolina Upstate Betting Info

  • The Spartans have two wins against the spread this year.
  • As a 2.5-point underdog or more, South Carolina Upstate has two wins ATS (2-3).
  • One of the Spartans' six games has gone over the point total.
  • The Spartans have won in one of the six contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • This season, South Carolina Upstate has come away with a win one time in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +134 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Spartans have played four games this season that finished with a point total above 133.5 points.
  • South Carolina Upstate has a 139.0-point average over/under in its matchups this season, 5.5 more points than this game's point total.

South Carolina Upstate's Top Players

Spartans Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Trae Broadnax 8 13.3 4.3 3.1 0.9 0.3 0.8
Justin Bailey 8 11.8 2.3 0.9 2.3 0.1 1.5
Ahmir Langlais 8 9.4 6.6 1.0 1.3 1.5 0.0
Miguel Ayesa 8 8.3 1.4 0.4 0.6 0.0 2.3
Nick Alves 8 6.1 2.5 1.3 1.4 0.4 0.8

North Carolina Central vs. South Carolina Upstate Scoring Insights

  • The 75.6 points the Eagles average are 7.7 more than the Spartans concede.
  • North Carolina Central is 2-0 against the spread and 4-0 overall when scoring more than 67.9.
  • South Carolina Upstate is 1-3 against the spread and 2-4 overall when allowing less than 75.6 points.
  • The Spartans score just 3.6 more points per game (71.1) than the Eagles give up (67.5).
  • South Carolina Upstate has a 1-1 ATS record and 3-1 overall record when putting up more than 67.5 points.
  • North Carolina Central has an ATS record of 2-1 (and is 3-2 overall) when conceding less than 71.1 points.
  • The Eagles have 65 more points than their opponents this season (8.1 per game), and the Spartans have 26 more than their opponents (3.2 per game).

North Carolina Central vs. South Carolina Upstate Rankings

North Carolina Central Rank North Carolina Central AVG South Carolina Upstate AVG South Carolina Upstate Rank
176th 75.6 Points Scored 71.1 250th
119th 67.5 Points Allowed 67.9 121st
218th 32.3 Rebounds 30.1 301st
125th 10.0 Off. Rebounds 7.8 281st
184th 7.4 3pt Made 8.5 92nd
173rd 13.5 Assists 13.4 178th
136th 11.3 Turnovers 10.1 66th

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