North Carolina Central Eagles vs Liberty Flames Prediction, 11/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Central Eagles vs Liberty Flames

Date: Friday, November 13, 2026

Location: Liberty Arena (VA) in Lynchburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

Liberty Arena (VA) is the location where the Liberty Flames (1-1) will play the North Carolina Central Eagles (0-3) on Friday.

The North Carolina Central Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against VMI and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 65-51 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 18 while VMI accumulated 13 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. VMI finished the game shooting 61.1% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 18 attempts. Moreover, VMI grabbed 37 boards (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. VMI dished out 11 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. In terms of defense, North Carolina Central allowed the other team to go 37.9% from the floor on 22 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 6 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. North Carolina Central finished the game having earned a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 of 56) and made 1 of their 15 3-point attempts.

Duor Duor is someone who was a contributor in this game. He finished the game shooting 45.5% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and totaled 6 boards. He walked away with 10 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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North Carolina Central heads into this one with a record of 0-3 so far this year. They have an average of 62.7 points per outing (338th in Division 1) while connecting on 40.3% from the field. The Eagles are connecting on 24.0% on 3-pointers (12 of 50) and 68.2% from the free throw line. As a team, North Carolina Central is pulling in 35.3 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 31 assists for the season, which is 326th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.3 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Eagles are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 15.3 fouls. They rank 190th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 39 relinquished on the campaign. The Eagles defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.0% (77 of 179) and they surrender 39.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 33.3% on 3-pointers and they are 222nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.3).

When they last played, the Liberty Flames took home the win by a final score of 113-54 when they faced Boyce. When discussing attacking the glass, Liberty permitted Boyce to collect 24 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished 32.1% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 of 28 and ended up shooting 7 out of 11 at the free throw line (63.6%). The Flames allowed Boyce to bury 19 out of 64 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 29.7% for this game. Overall, the Flames shot 46 for 74 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 62.2%. In reference to 3-pointers, Liberty made 15 of 31 tries (48.4%). They were able to bury 6 of them for a rate of 75.0%. Boyce committed 11 fouls for the game which took the Flames to the charity stripe for a total of 8 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 12 steals in this game. The Flames pulled down 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this game.

Cooper Campbell ended up being a factor for the Flames in this game. He earned 21 points in his 26 minutes on the court and tallied 6 assists in the game. He knocked down 8 of 11 for the matchup for a rate of 72.7%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Liberty has a mark of 1-1 for the campaign. The Flames commit 12.5 fouls every game and they hit 69.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 17.5 times per game (100th in college) and they are turning it over 9.0 times per game. Liberty has earned 170 points on the campaign (85.0 per contest) and they pull down 38.0 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Flames are hitting on 51.5% from the floor, which is ranked 44th in D-1.

The Flames on the defensive end are ranked 74th in the nation in points given up per game with 63.0. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 38.8% from the floor (106th in college). The Liberty defense concedes 31.3% on three-point shots (15 of 48) and opponents are connecting on 73.9% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 10.5 dimes and 34.0 rebounds per game, which is 69th and 165th in those categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina Central

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