East Carolina Pirates vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 12/31/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Saturday, December 31, 2022

Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, KS

TV: Youtube TV

Charles Koch Arena is the site where the Wichita State Shockers (7-5) will attempt to beat the East Carolina Pirates (9-4) on Saturday.

The East Carolina Pirates took the court against High Point and notched a win by a score of 60-49 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Pirates walked away with 21 and High Point recorded 17 fouls. They also knocked down 2 out of their 25 tries from long range. High Point ended up shooting 59.1% from the free throw line by burying 13 of their 22 tries. Furthermore, High Point had 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. High Point doled out 6 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. With respect to the defense, East Carolina allowed 26.6% from the field on 17 out of 64 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 12 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they collected 55 with 21 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pirates buried 8 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 47.1%. East Carolina wrapped up the contest having earned a 30.7% field goal percentage (23 of 75) and made 6 of 28 shots from downtown.

Brandon Johnson is one guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He shot 46.2% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He played 35 mins and totaled 15 boards. He was able to score 16 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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East Carolina heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 9-4 so far this year. They average 72.5 points per game (176th in the nation) while shooting 43.0% from the floor. The Pirates are hitting 32.5% on three-point attempts (105 of 323) and 67.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, East Carolina is snagging 37.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 183 dimes on the year, which is 131st in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.7 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pirates are forcing 12.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They surrender 31.7% on 3-point shots while they are 177th in college basketball in opponents PPG (68.5). The Pirates defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.6% (319 of 749) and they surrender 33.2 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 111th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 143 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Wichita State Shockers got the victory with a final of 65-56 when they faced Texas Southern. In the matter of rebounding, Wichita State permitted Texas Southern to pull down 40 in total (15 offensive). They finished shooting 23.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 4 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 14 at the charity stripe (57.1%). The Shockers permitted Texas Southern to knock down 22 of their 68 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 32.4% for the game. When the game finished, the Shockers ended up shooting 25 for 56 from the field which had them shooting 44.6%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Wichita State knocked down 2 out of their 14 tries (14.3%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.2%. Texas Southern was called for 18 fouls in the game which took the Shockers to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Shockers pulled down 34 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 42 for the contest.

Jaron Pierre ended up being a factor for the Shockers for this game. He made 8 out of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 61.5%, and had 4 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this game.

Wichita State has a mark of 7-5 this year. The Shockers are responsible for committing 14.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 68.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 10.3 times per game (351st in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.9 times per game. Wichita State has totaled 793 points on the year (66.1 per contest) and they average 38.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Shockers are connecting on 42.7% from the field, which has them ranked 272nd in the nation.

The Wichita State defense concedes 27.9% from downtown (78 of 280) and opponents are knocking down 70.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 11.7 assists and 36.1 boards per contest, which is 114th and 277th in those categories on the defensive end. The Shockers defensively are ranked 21st in Division 1 in points given up per game with 60.3. They are forcing 11.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 36.4% from the field (10th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take East Carolina

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