Oklahoma Sooners vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 11/18/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021

Location: The HTC Center in Conway, SC

TV: ESPNU

The East Carolina Pirates (3-0) will try to defeat the Oklahoma Sooners (2-0) at The HTC Center on Thursday.

The Oklahoma Sooners faced off with UTSA and took home the win by a score of 96-44 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Sooners ended up with 13 while UTSA finished the game with 12 fouls. They also buried 8 out of their 31 shots from three-point range. UTSA went 60.0% at the charity stripe by converting 6 of 10 attempts. On top of that, UTSA totaled 28 boards (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UTSA earned 5 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. When it comes to defending, Oklahoma allowed the other team to shoot 22.7% from the field on 15 of 66 shooting. They also doled out 22 dimes for the matchup while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected 49 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Sooners converted 7 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 58.3%. Oklahoma ended the contest with a 58.2% field goal percentage (39 out of 67) and converted 11 of 26 3-pointers.

Tanner Groves is a player who was important for the game. He totaled 21 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 23 minutes played and totaled 5 boards. He finished shooting 56.3% from the floor and also dished out 3 dimes.

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Oklahoma heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-0 so far this season. They average 86.5 pts per game (51st in D-1) while connecting on 56.8% from the floor. The Sooners are hitting 39.2% from downtown (20 of 51) and 47.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Oklahoma is grabbing 42.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 38 assists this season, which has them ranked 176th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 12.5 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Sooners are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 12.5 fouls. They relinquish 22.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 10th in college hoops in PPG allowed (51.5). The Sooners are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 32.5% (40 of 123) and they concede 33.0 boards per game as a group. They rank 17th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 16 relinquished so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the East Carolina Pirates walked away with a victory by a final of 95-79 against Western Carolina. The Pirates pulled down 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 10 steals in this contest. Western Carolina committed 21 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Pirates to the free throw line for 22 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a rate of 81.8%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, East Carolina converted 9 of 18 tries (50.0%). Overall, the Pirates ended up shooting 34 for 66 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.5%. The Pirates allowed Western Carolina to convert 26 of their 63 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.3% in this matchup. They finished 37.0% from downtown by connecting on 17 of 46 and finished the contest at 10 of 11 from the charity stripe (90.9%). In the matter of how they rebounded, East Carolina allowed Western Carolina to grab 37 in total (13 offensive).

Tristen Newton was important for the Pirates for this game. He buried 10 of 16 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He recorded 30 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 6 dimes in the game.

East Carolina has a win-loss mark of 3-0 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Pirates are shooting 43.0% from the floor, which ranks 223rd in the nation. East Carolina has 248 points on the campaign (82.7 per contest) and they collect 42.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.3 times per game (61st in the country) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per contest. The Pirates are responsible for committing 15.3 fouls per game while shooting 76.1% from the charity stripe.

The Pirates on defense are ranked 211th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 70.7. They are forcing 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 36.3% from the field (54th in D-1). The East Carolina defense surrenders 35.1% on three-point shots (34 of 97) and their opponents are knocking down 71.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.7 dimes and 40.3 rebounds every game, which ranks 249th and 305th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take East Carolina

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