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The William & Mary Tribe (9-22) and North Carolina A&T Aggies (7-24) meet Friday in a 1st-round game of the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament. Tip-off at Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., will be at 2 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the William & Mary vs. North Carolina A&T odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
William & Mary, the No. 13 seed in the tournament, went 4-14 in conference play. Its most recent win came Saturday when it downed 4 1/2-point-underdog Hampton 85-73. That triumph snapped a 9-game losing streak; they were 4-5 against the spread (ATS).
North Carolina A&T went 5-13, placing 12th in the CAA regular-season standings. Most of those 13 circuit losses have come in the last 6 weeks: the Aggies are 0-9 straight up and 4-5 ATS since Feb. 3.
In their lone regular-season meeting, NCA&T defeated William & Mary 76-69, covering as a +1 home underdog Jan. 20. The winner of this meeting plays Saturday against 5th-seeded Towson (2:30 p.m. ET).
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William & Mary vs. North Carolina A&T odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:37 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: William & Mary -225 (bet $225 to win $100) | North Carolina A&T +180 (bet $100 to win $180)
- Against the spread (ATS): William & Mary -4.5 (-120) | North Carolina A&T +4.5 (+100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 138.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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William & Mary vs. North Carolina A&T picks and predictions
Prediction
William & Mary 74, North Carolina A&T 68
Moneyline
William & Mary is a lean here. But unless the tag gets closer to -185, riding the Tribe minus the points offers more value. PASS.
Against the spread
Both sides have had their struggles straight up and against the number. But figure the Tribe’s better rebounding and shot selection (the Aggies too often get pushed into lesser looks outside the paint) give them the edge.
North Carolina A&T’s 77.9 points allowed per game ranks last in this league.
TAKE WILLIAM & MARY -4.5 (-120).
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Over/Under
The Over is 3-1 in the Tribe’s last 4 games and 3-1 in the Aggies’ last 4 as well. When these 2 teams met Jan. 20, the Under cashed but the total in that one was listed at 148 (the game hit 145).
The tempo for this matchup sets up as an average one. W&M is a high-frequency launcher of triples. The Tribe has connected on 42.4% of those distance attempts in its last 2 games. NCA&T gets to the free-throw line quite a bit (26-plus in 3 of its last 4 games), and both defenses have plenty of flaws.
BACK THE OVER 138.5 (-115).
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