North Carolina Central vs. Morgan State prediction: Why North Carolina Central is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/12/2026]

Morgan State will face North Carolina Central in men's college basketball action at Talmadge L. Hill Field House on Monday, starting at 6:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects North Carolina Central as the most likely winner of the North Carolina Central vs. Morgan State game.

This article offers a closer look at Monday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

North Carolina Central vs. Morgan State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Monday's NCAA basketball matchup between North Carolina Central and Morgan State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives North Carolina Central a 57% chance of defeating Morgan State. Our predicted final score has North Carolina Central winning 73-72.

According to our model, Morgan State (+2.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 145.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

North Carolina Central vs. Morgan State odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

North Carolina Central vs. Morgan State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: