North Carolina Central Eagles vs Howard Bison Prediction and Pick, College Basketball Picks, 2-21-2026

North Carolina Central Eagles vs Howard Bison Prediction and Pick, College Basketball Picks, 2-21-2026. Place a bet on this game at YouWager.lv..

North Carolina Central Eagles vs Howard Bison Prediction – College Basketball Picks 2-21-2026

The North Carolina Central Eagles played South Carolina State and took a loss by a final of 85-72 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Eagles finished with 16 while South Carolina State recorded 17 personal fouls. They also buried 10 of 22 attempts from downtown. South Carolina State finished the game shooting 88.2% from the free throw line by converting 15 of their 17 tries. Additionally, South Carolina State collected 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn’t able to put a block in the stat sheet. South Carolina State earned 24 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. When discussing defense, North Carolina Central allowed the other team to go 53.6% from the field on 30 of 56 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 27 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Eagles knocked down 14 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 58.3%. North Carolina Central ended with a 48.1% FG percentage (25 of 52) and knocked down 8 out of their 20 three-point attempts.

Jae Slack is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. He accumulated 17 points on 4 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and also totaled 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 36.4% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

North Carolina Central enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 10-15 for the season. They are averaging 72.5 pts per contest (269th in D-1) on 44.1% from the field. The Eagles are shooting 32.8% on three-point attempts (157 of 478) and 72.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, North Carolina Central is grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 363 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 212th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.9 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Eagles are able to force 14.8 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are ranked 241st in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 371 surrendered so far this season. The Eagles defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (649 of 1,417) and they surrender 36.8 boards per game as a team. They surrender 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 243rd in college in points per game from their opponents (76.1).

The last time they took the court, the Howard Bison took home the win by a final score of 91-59 when they faced Delaware State. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Howard allowed Delaware State to snag 17 in total (4 offensive). They finished the game shooting 30.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 of 20 and finished the game at 11 of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). The Bison permitted Delaware State to make 21 out of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.9% for the matchup. In all, the Bison ended up shooting 31 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a rate of 58.5%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Howard made 5 out of their 17 tries (29.4%). They were able to make 24 of them for a rate of 80.0%. Delaware State had 22 personal fouls in this contest which got the Bison to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Bison were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 37 for this contest.

Bryce Harris ended up being a factor for the Bison in the game. He had 17 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 4 of 5 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Howard has a mark of 17-10 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bison are hitting on 45.2% from the field, which ranks them 180th in college. Howard has totaled 2,050 points for the campaign (75.9 per contest) and they grab 36.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.8 times per game (75th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 13.6 times per game. The Bison commit 19.8 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.9% from the charity stripe.

The Howard defense allows 31.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (164 of 525) and opponents are connecting on 70.7% of their foul shots. They concede 10.6 dimes and 31.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 12th and 48th in those categories. The Bison on the defensive side of the court are 49th in college hoops in PPG given up with 68.1. They have forced 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (70th in college hoops).

✅ Our North Carolina Central Eagles vs Howard Bison Pick: Howard ✅

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