North Carolina Central Eagles vs Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Prediction, 3/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Central Eagles vs Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks

Date: Monday, March 2, 2026

Location: Hytche Center in Princess Anne, MD

TV: ESPN+

Hytche Center is the location where the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (8-20) will play the North Carolina Central Eagles (10-16) on Monday.

The North Carolina Central Eagles faced off with Howard and took a loss by a final of 100-67 in their last contest. North Carolina Central ended the game having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (27 out of 60) and made 2 of 15 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Eagles made 11 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 57.9%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 23 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 11 assists in this contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Pertaining to the defense, North Carolina Central let their opponent shoot 60.7% from the floor on 37 out of 61 shooting. Howard earned 26 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Howard snagged 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Howard finished shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 20 attempts. They also buried 11 of their 22 attempts from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Eagles walked away with 17 while Howard racked up 13 personal fouls.

Kyric Davis is a player who played a role in the matchup. He ended up going 69.2% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He was on the court for 36 minutes and snagged 5 rebounds. He accounted for 23 points on 9 of 13 shooting.

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North Carolina Central heads into this matchup with a mark of 10-16 on the season. They average 72.3 pts per game (268th in the country) while hitting 44.1% from the field. The Eagles are shooting 32.3% on shots from distance (159 of 493) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, North Carolina Central is grabbing 32.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 374 dimes for the campaign, which is 253rd in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.9 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are forcing 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They rank 222nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 397 conceded this season. Eagles defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.4% (686 of 1,478) and they relinquish 36.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 266th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (77.0).

The last time they took the court, the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks took a loss by a score of 71-65 against Coppin State. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Maryland Eastern Shore allowed Coppin State to pull down 31 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 26.3% from distance by going 5 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 40 at the charity stripe (70.0%). The Hawks allowed Coppin State to convert 19 of 46 attempts from the floor which had them at 41.3% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Hawks went 18 out of 46 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.1%. With respect to three-point attempts, Maryland Eastern Shore converted 6 of their 21 attempts (28.6%). They were able to convert 23 of those for a percentage of 76.7%. Coppin State earned 28 personal fouls in the game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 30 shots. They also turned it over 19 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Hawks corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 25 for the contest.

Jaden Cooper was important for the Hawks in this matchup. He buried 5 of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 41.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 42 mins of playing time and added 2 dimes for the contest.

Maryland Eastern Shore has a mark of 8-20 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks are connecting on 44.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 242nd in Division 1. Maryland Eastern Shore has 1,786 pts this season (63.8 per game) and they pull in 32.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.3 times per contest (232nd in the nation) and they are turning it over 15.6 times per game. The Hawks are committing 18.3 fouls per contest and they hit 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 101st in the country in points allowed per contest with 71.1. They are able to force 11.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (163rd in college hoops). The Maryland Eastern Shore defense concedes 32.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (199 of 611) and their opposition makes 73.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.3 dimes and 32.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 170th and 73rd in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina Central

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