East Carolina Pirates vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 1/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs USF Bulls

Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN+

Yuengling Center is the site where the USF Bulls (5-7) will attempt to defeat the East Carolina Pirates (9-3) on Saturday.

The East Carolina Pirates stepped onto the hardwood against Southern Miss and notched a win by a score of 68-67 in their last game. East Carolina wrapped up the game with a 39.7% FG percentage (23 out of 58) and converted 4 of 16 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pirates buried 18 of 24 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled a total of 30 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 assists in the game while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to the defense, East Carolina let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 28 of 56 shooting. Southern Miss doled out 22 assists and had 2 steals for this contest. On top of that, Southern Miss pulled down 28 rebounds (4 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Southern Miss went 100.0% when shooting free throws by converting 3 of their 3 attempts. They knocked down 8 of their 23 attempts from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Pirates ended up walking away with 11 while Southern Miss accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Tristen Newton is one guy who had an impact for the game. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 6 assists. He played 36 mins and collected 4 rebounds. He racked up 22 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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East Carolina comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 9-3 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per game and as a team are committing 14.6 fouls per contest. As a team, East Carolina is snagging 36.3 boards per game and has 185 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 101st in the nation in terms of passing. The Pirates are connecting on 36.5% from downtown (96 of 263) and 73.7% from the free throw line. They average 72.6 points per outing (173rd in the country) while hitting 43.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Pirates are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 fouls. They relinquish 33.1% on shots from downtown and they are 190th in the nation in opponents PPG (68.4). The Pirates defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (293 of 709) and they relinquish 35.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 301st in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 181 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the USF Bulls took a loss by a score of 77-57 against Wyoming. Concerning how they attacked the glass, South Florida permitted Wyoming to pull down 26 overall (2 on the offensive glass). They finished 41.7% from distance by connecting on 10 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 26 at the charity stripe (73.1%). The Bulls permitted Wyoming to make 24 of 49 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0% in the game. Overall, the Bulls ended up going 22 out of 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.3%. Regarding 3-pointers, South Florida made 2 of their 12 tries (16.7%). They were able to knock down 11 of them for a percentage of 91.7%. Wyoming was called for 12 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bulls to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 2 steals for this game. The Bulls earned 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this contest.

Javon Greene ended up having an impact for the Bulls for the contest. He converted 4 of 10 in this contest for a rate of 40.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He tallied 14 points in his 31 mins on the court and totaled 3 assists for the contest.

South Florida has a win-loss record of 5-7 this season. The Bulls commit 15.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 68.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 9.6 times per game (347th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.4 times per contest. South Florida has scored 682 pts on the season (56.8 per game) and they pull in 35.9 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Bulls are connecting on 37.3% from the field, which is 353rd in college basketball.

The South Florida defense gives up 30.8% on 3-point attempts (88 of 286) and their opponents are knocking down 69.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.8 assists and 36.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is 135th and 253rd in those categories. The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 27th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 59.8. They are able to force 13.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.5% from the field (30th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Florida

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