UCF vs East Carolina College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/27/21

The East Carolina Pirates and UCF Knights meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Addition Financial Arena.

The East Carolina Pirates need a win to snap a three-game losing streak. The East Carolina Pirates are averaging 68.1 points on 42 percent shooting and allowing 65 points on 41.1 percent shooting. Jayden Gardner is averaging 15.7 points and 7.9 rebounds while JJ Miles is averaging 10.4 points and 1.9 assists. Brandon Suggs is the third double-digit scorer and Bitumba Baruti is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The East Carolina Pirates are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 73.6 percent from the free throw line. The East Carolina Pirates are allowing 30.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.

The UCF Knights need a win to snap a five-game losing streak. The UCF Knights are averaging 63.9 points on 40.4 percent shooting and allowing 69.4 points on 43.2 percent shooting. Brandon Mahan is averaging 14.7 points and 5.2 rebounds while Darin Green Jr. is averaging 12.3 points and 0.9 assists. Darius Perry is the third double-digit scorer and Isaiah Adams is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The UCF Knights are shooting 33.7 percent from beyond the arc and 73.5 percent from the free throw line. The UCF Knights are allowing 32.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.2 rebounds per game.

The Pirates are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 road games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Knights are 14-6-1 ATS in their last 21 Wednesday games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 5-1-1 in Pirates last 7 overall. The under is 11-5 in Knights last 16 home games. The favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

There’s no logical reason to lay chalk with the UCF Knights, as they can’t score the basketball and have lost five straight games. However, the East Carolina Pirates have been fade material against the spread the last couple of years and I refuse to back them regardless of the situation. East Carolina simply doesn’t cover numbers. For UCF to be struggling the way it is and to still be laying this number, it tells you a lot about ECU. It’s the UCF Knights or pass.