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01/12 03:43 CST Morgan State takes home win streak into matchup with North Carolina Central Morgan State takes home win streak into matchup with North Carolina Central By The Associated Press North Carolina Central Eagles (6-11, 2-0 MEAC) at Morgan State Bears (4-12, 1-1 MEAC) Baltimore; Monday, 6 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -1.5; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State hosts North Carolina Central looking to extend its three-game home winning streak. The Bears have gone 4-4 in home games. Morgan State ranks seventh in the MEAC with 8.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Christian Meeks averaging 2.3. The Eagles are 2-0 in MEAC play. North Carolina Central leads the MEAC with 14.8 assists. Dionte Johnson paces the Eagles with 5.6. Morgan State is shooting 41.5% from the field this season, 4.4 percentage points lower than the 45.9% North Carolina Central allows to opponents. North Carolina Central averages 6.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Morgan State allows. The Bears and Eagles face off Monday for the first time in MEAC play this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Alfred Worrell Jr. is averaging 15 points for the Bears. Rob Lawson is averaging 13.5 points over the last 10 games. Gage Lattimore is scoring 18.7 points per game and averaging 3.8 rebounds for the Eagles. Jae Slack is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 3-7, averaging 65.9 points, 26.1 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 4.8 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 40.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.2 points per game. Eagles: 4-6, averaging 75.1 points, 30.3 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 10.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.2 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.