North Carolina Central Eagles vs Norfolk State Spartans Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Central Eagles vs Norfolk State Spartans

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Joseph G. Echols Hall in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Norfolk State Spartans (10-14) will try to beat the North Carolina Central Eagles (8-12) at Joseph G. Echols Hall on Saturday.

The North Carolina Central Eagles faced off with Maryland Eastern Shore and took home the win by a score of 65-63 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Eagles ended up with 16 while Maryland Eastern Shore totaled 12 fouls. They buried 9 of 16 tries from three-point range. Maryland Eastern Shore finished the game shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by burying 6 of 9 shots. On top of that, Maryland Eastern Shore grabbed 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Maryland Eastern Shore earned 10 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. With respect to defending, North Carolina Central allowed the other team to shoot 49.0% from the field on 24 out of 49 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists in this contest while creating 19 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 21 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Eagles buried 10 of 16 shots for a rate of 62.5%. North Carolina Central ended the contest having earned a 48.0% field goal percentage (24 of 50) and made 7 of 22 3-pointers.

Jae Slack is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He recorded 19 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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North Carolina Central will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 8-12 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, North Carolina Central is pulling down 32.5 boards per game and has accumulated 307 dimes on the campaign, which is 230th in college in terms of passing. The Eagles are shooting 32.1% from downtown (125 of 389) and 72.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 73.2 pts per game (256th in the country) on 43.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Eagles have forced 15.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are 183rd in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 304 relinquished so far this season. Eagles defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.2% (523 of 1,132) and they relinquish 37.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrender 35.7% on 3-pointers while they are 273rd in college in PPG allowed (77.3).

The last time they took the court, the Norfolk State Spartans took a defeat with a final score of 88-60 against Howard. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Norfolk State permitted Howard to collect 37 overall (10 offensive). They went 47.4% from downtown by going 9 out of 19 and ended up going 25 of 29 from the charity stripe (86.2%). The Spartans permitted Howard to knock down 27 of 50 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.0% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Spartans finished shooting 19 for 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.5%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Norfolk State made 6 of their 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to bury 16 of those for a rate of 72.7%. Howard committed 20 personal fouls in this contest which got the Spartans to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Spartans were able to snag 7 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 14 in this game.

Jordan Leaks was important for the Spartans in the game. He knocked down 5 of 5 in the game giving him a rate of 100.0%, and added 1 rebound. He scored 13 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists for this contest.

Norfolk State has a mark of 10-14 on the campaign. The Spartans commit 19.3 fouls per contest while shooting 67.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.0 times per contest (315th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per contest. Norfolk State has totaled 1,818 points for the season (75.8 per contest) and they snag 35.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Spartans are shooting 45.8% from the field, which has them ranked 150th in the nation.

The Spartans on defense are ranked 185th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 73.7. They have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (175th in the country). The Norfolk State defense concedes 31.6% on 3-point attempts (186 of 588) and their opponents are converting on 71.4% of their foul shots. They relinquish 14.8 dimes and 34.0 boards every game, which is ranked 285th and 154th in college hoops.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina Central

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