Estrada leads Hofstra against N.C. A&T

Updated Dec. 31, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

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North Carolina A&T Aggies (5-9, 0-1 CAA) at Hofstra Pride (8-6, 1-0 CAA)

Hempstead, New York; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hofstra -12; over/under is 148

BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra faces the North Carolina A&T Aggies after Aaron Estrada scored 31 points in Hofstra's 87-73 win against the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.

The Pride have gone 3-0 at home. Hofstra scores 73.4 points while outscoring opponents by 1.3 points per game.

The Aggies are 0-1 against conference opponents. N.C. A&T averages 11.9 turnovers per game and is 4-3 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaquan Carlos is averaging 6.6 points, 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals for the Pride. Estrada is averaging 17.6 points over the last 10 games for Hofstra.

Kam Woods is shooting 36.2% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, while averaging 17.8 points and 1.8 steals. Marcus Watson is shooting 46.8% and averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games for N.C. A&T.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pride: 4-6, averaging 69.1 points, 29.7 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.8 points per game.

Aggies: 4-6, averaging 71.7 points, 31.6 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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