The East Carolina Pirates and South Florida Bulls meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Yuengling Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The East Carolina Pirates Betting Preview
The East Carolina Pirates are averaging 69.5 points on 40.8 percent shooting and allowing 70 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Javon Small is averaging 15.8 points and 4.8 rebounds, while RJ Felton is averaging 12.5 points and 1.2 assists. Brandon Johnson is the third double-digit scorer and Ezra Ausar is grabbing 3.8 rebounds. The East Carolina Pirates are shooting 31.5 percent from beyond the arc and 68.5 percent from the free throw line. The East Carolina Pirates are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34 rebounds per game.
The South Florida Bulls Betting Preview
The South Florida Bulls are averaging 72.4 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 71.1 points on 42.6 percent shooting. Tyler Harris is averaging 16.8 points and 3.2 assists, while Russel Tchewa is averaging 11.4 points and 7.8 rebounds. Selton Miguel is the third double-digit scorer and Keyshawn Bryant is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The South Florida Bulls are shooting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc and 64.4 percent from the free throw line. The South Florida Bulls are allowing 34.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.1 rebounds per game.
East Carolina vs USF Trends
The Pirates are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Bulls are 21-45-1 ATS in their last 67 Wednesday games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The under is 6-1 in Pirates last 7 road games. The over is 17-4 in Bulls last 21 overall. The road team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The East Carolina Pirates are coming off a terrible week and I wouldn’t expect things to change on the road, where they lose by an average of 12.8 points and shoot 37.6 percent from the field. USF isn’t a team you want to lay chalk with often, but this is all about how bad ECU is at the moment. Give me the Bulls in a comfortable home win.