East Carolina Pirates vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 1/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN2

The Memphis Tigers (10-8) will compete against the East Carolina Pirates (11-7) at FedExForum on Thursday.

The East Carolina Pirates faced Houston and took a loss by a final of 79-36 in their last contest. East Carolina walked away from the game with a 16.0% FG percentage (8 out of 50) and converted 1 of their 19 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Pirates buried 19 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 67.9%. In reference to getting rebounds, they compiled 26 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 3 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of defense, East Carolina allowed 47.6% from the floor on 30 out of 63 shooting. Houston totaled 20 assists and had 8 steals in this game. In addition, Houston totaled 47 rebounds (16 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Houston finished the game shooting 64.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of their 17 tries. They also made 8 out of their 21 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to fouls, the Pirates finished with 16 and Houston recorded 22 fouls.

Tristen Newton is a player who was a major factor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 18.2% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and collected 6 boards. He accounted for 14 points on 2 out of 11 shooting.

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East Carolina enters this matchup with a record of 11-7 on the season. They are giving up possession 13.4 times per game and as a team are committing 15.6 fouls per contest. As a team, East Carolina is collecting 35.4 boards per contest and has accumulated 286 dimes this season, which has them ranked 67th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Pirates are shooting 36.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (142 of 394) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.1 points per game (176th in college basketball) while shooting 42.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Pirates are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They give up 35.1% on shots from downtown while they are 272nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (72.2). The Pirates defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (468 of 1,071) and they surrender 35.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 334th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 292 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Memphis Tigers went home victorious with a score of 83-81 against Tulsa. Regarding rebounding, Memphis allowed Tulsa to snag 31 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 50.0% from three-point range by going 10 out of 20 and ended up shooting 25 of 31 from the free throw line (80.6%). The Tigers allowed Tulsa to convert 23 of their 47 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.9% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Tigers went 28 for 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.9%. In terms of three-point shots, Memphis made 10 out of their 23 tries (43.5%). They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a clip of 68.0%. Tulsa earned 20 fouls for the contest which got the Tigers to the free throw line for 25 shots. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Tigers corralled 16 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for the game.

Josh Minott ended up being a factor for the Tigers in the matchup. He converted 4 out of 8 in the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and had 9 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and earned 2 dimes for this game.

Memphis has a mark of 10-8 so far this season. The Tigers are responsible for committing 19.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 66.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per game (49th in the country) and they turn it over 17.1 times per game. Memphis has 1,377 points this year (76.5 per game) and they pull in 38.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 54th in the country.

The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 249th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 71.2. They are able to force 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (73rd in college hoops). The Memphis defense allows 34.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (154 of 449) and their opposition makes 70.9% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.4 assists and 33.6 boards per game, which ranks them 242nd and 122nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take East Carolina

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