Tulsa Golden Hurricane (16-14) vs. East Carolina Pirates (14-17)
March 14, 2024 12:30 pm EDT
The Line: East Carolina Pirates -1.5; Over/Under: +141
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The Tulsa Golden Hurricane and East Carolina Pirates meet Thursday in the college basketball AAC Second Round at the Dickies Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs East Carolina Pirates prediction.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Betting Preview
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are coming off wins over Temple and USF. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are averaging 74.9 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 73.5 points on 42.5 percent shooting. PJ Haggerty is averaging 20.9 points and 5.4 rebounds, while Cobe Williams is averaging 13.2 points and 3.6 assists. Keaston Willis is the third double-digit scorer and Jared Garcia is dishing 0.9 assists. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are shooting 32.4 percent from beyond the arc and 73.9 percent from the free throw line. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are allowing 32.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.6 rebounds per game.
East Carolina Pirates Betting Preview
The East Carolina Pirates are coming off losses to North Texas, SMU, and Charlotte. The East Carolina Pirates are averaging 69.6 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 68.3 points on 43.8 percent shooting. RJ Felton is averaging 17.3 points and 6.2 rebounds, while Brandon Johnson is averaging 14 points and 1.6 assists. Ezra Ausar is the third double-digit scorer and Bobby Pettiford Jr. is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The East Carolina Pirates are shooting 31.2 percent from beyond the arc and 69.9 percent from the free throw line. The East Carolina Pirates are allowing 32 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.1 rebounds per game.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs East Carolina Pirates prediction
The East Carolina Pirates are getting the benefit of the doubt I guess because they’ve won 5 straight games against Tulsa. However, it’s the Tulsa Golden Hurricane who enter this game playing the better ball, which includes wins in 4 of their last 6 games. East Carolina hasn’t won a game since February 14 and is getting torched defensively, allowing 80-plus points in four straight games. Early start, give me the free bucket with the team in better form.
