North Carolina A&T vs Hofstra Prediction 3/7/25 College Basketball Picks

The North Carolina A&T Aggies and the Hofstra Pride meet Friday in college basketball action from the CareFirst Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a North Carolina A&T vs. Hofstra prediction.

Matchup History

The Hofstra Pride won the lone meeting between these two teams this season by a final score of 70-49 back on March 1st, 2025 at Hofstra. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pride and wins in 3 of the 4 all-time meetings between these two teams.

North Carolina A&T Recap

The North Carolina A&T Aggies come into this game as the 14-seed, finishing the regular season with a 7-24 overall record and a 3-15 mark in CAA conference play.

Aggies Looking To Exact Revenge

Ryan Forrest leads the Aggies in scoring with 19.1 PPG along with 3.7 RPG while Landon Glasper has 18.5 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 2.3 APG. Jahnathan Lamothe has 13.2 PPG with 7.4 RPG and 2.7 APG. Nikolaos Chitikoudis has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 9.3 RPG to lead the Aggies on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for North Carolina A&T so far this season. Camian Shell has 7.5 PPG with a team-high 3.6 APG to lead North Carolina A&T in assists so far this season. As a team, North Carolina A&T is averaging 70.3 PPG on 41.5% shooting from the field, 30.7% from three and 68.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Carolina A&T Aggies will win

• Hofstra has lost seven of its last nine games.

Hofstra Recap

The Hofstra Pride enter the conference tournament as the 11-seed, finishing the year 14-17 overall including a 6-12 mark in CAA conference play.

Pride Looking To Rinse & Repeat In Rematch

Cruz Davis leads the Pride in scoring with 14.6 PPG along with 3.7 RPG and 4.1 APG while Jean Aranguren has 14.1 PPG with 5.5 RPG and a team-high 4.2 APG to lead the Pride in assists as the only other double-digit scorer for Hofstra so far this season. Jaquan Sanders has 6.2 PPG while Michael Graham has 7.4 PPG along with a team-high 8.1 RPG to lead Hofstra on the glass up to this point in the year. KiJan Robinson’s also added 5.7 PPG this season. As a team, Hofstra is averaging 66.5 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field, 33.4% from three and 72.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Hofstra Pride will win

• North Carolina A&T has lost 12 of its last 13 day games against the Coastal Athletic Association.
• Hofstra has won each of its last six Conference Tournament day games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of North Carolina A&T’s last 16 games at a neutral venue have produced a total of 128+ points.
• Twenty of Hofstra’s last 22 games against the Coastal Athletic Association at neutral venues have produced a total of 131+ points.

North Carolina A&T vs. Hofstra Prediction

I’m leaning towards Hofstra here. I haven’t really liked what I’ve seen from Hofstra this season and I truly believe that the Pride are one and done in the CAA tournament, but like we mentioned earlier, the Pride just won this game by 21 points less than a week ago, and North Carolina A&T, even when they were winning games in upset fashion, weren’t necessarily scoring a ton of points. Hofstra’s been in the same boat this season, as they haven’t scored much either compared to what I expected from this team this season, but I think in the end, Hofstra does enough to win this game somewhat comfortably so give me Hofstra laying the points here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Hofstra -7.5