East Carolina Pirates vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 2/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs USF Bulls

Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN+

The East Carolina Pirates (12-12) are traveling to Yuengling Center on Thursday where they will play the USF Bulls (7-17).

The East Carolina Pirates took the court against SMU and took a loss by a final of 80-66 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Pirates ended up with 15 and SMU totaled 15 personal fouls. They converted 14 out of their 30 shots from 3-point land. SMU finished the contest at 69.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 23 shots. In addition, SMU grabbed 34 boards (6 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. SMU earned 20 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. In terms of defending, East Carolina let their opponent shoot 46.3% from the field on 25 out of 54 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 35 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Pirates knocked down 10 of 14 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. East Carolina finished with a 37.9% FG percentage (25 of 66) and buried 6 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land.

Tristen Newton is someone who was important for the contest. He finished shooting 40.0% from the floor and also earned 5 assists. He played for 36 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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East Carolina will enter this matchup with a record of 12-12 on the season. They average 70.0 pts per contest (219th in Division 1) while shooting 40.8% from the field. The Pirates are hitting 33.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (186 of 552) and 74.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, East Carolina is pulling down 36.0 boards per contest and has 370 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 70th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.1 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pirates are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 272nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.5). The Pirates are giving up a FG percentage of 43.7% (612 of 1,400) and they concede 36.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are 327th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 379 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the USF Bulls took a loss by a final score of 76-57 when they faced Tulane. In relation to team rebounding, South Florida permitted Tulane to grab 26 overall (0 offensive). They went 39.1% from distance via 9 out of 23 and finished the contest at 9 out of 9 from the free throw line (100.0%). The Bulls permitted Tulane to bury 29 of their 55 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.7% for the matchup. Overall, the Bulls ended up going 20 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.5%. Regarding three-point shots, South Florida buried 8 out of 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to bury 9 of the free throws for a rate of 81.8%. Tulane committed 12 personal fouls in this contest which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 2 steals in this contest. The Bulls corralled 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this contest.

Serrel Smith Jr was important for the Bulls in this contest. He made 5 of 11 for this contest for a rate of 45.5%, and had 1 rebound. He tallied 17 points in his 14 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this game.

South Florida has a record of 7-17 for the campaign. The Bulls are committing 16.5 fouls per game while shooting 66.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 10.7 times per game (327th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.7 times per game. South Florida has totaled 1,382 pts on the year (57.6 per game) and they pull down 35.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulls are shooting 37.7% from the floor, which ranks 356th in college basketball.

The Bulls defensively are ranked 60th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 64.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.6% from the floor (103rd in the country). The South Florida defense surrenders 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (189 of 567) and opponents are knocking down 71.0% of their foul shots. They have given up 13.0 assists and 35.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 215th and 238th in college basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take South Florida and under the total points

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