SMU Mustangs vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 2/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SMU Mustangs vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Location: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPNU

The SMU Mustangs (17-5) are traveling to Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Saturday where they will compete against the East Carolina Pirates (12-11).

The SMU Mustangs faced off with Houston and earned the victory with a final of 85-83 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Mustangs walked away with 15 and Houston finished the game with 20 fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 19 shots from distance. Houston finished the game at 64.7% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of 17 tries. On top of that, Houston had 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Houston doled out 21 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. With respect to the defense, SMU let their opponent shoot 54.2% from the floor on 32 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected 24 with 3 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mustangs made 21 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. SMU ended the contest having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (26 out of 56) and buried 12 of their 23 shots from downtown.

Kendric Davis is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He recorded 22 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 40 mins and also grabbed 7 boards. He finished the game shooting 54.5% from the field and distributed 7 assists.

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SMU steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 17-5 for the season. They are averaging 75.6 points per contest (78th in Division 1) while hitting 45.2% from the field. The Mustangs are hitting 36.8% on shots from downtown (195 of 530) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, SMU is collecting 38.2 rebounds per game and has 308 assists for the campaign, which is 163rd in college hoops in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.4 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Mustangs have forced 11.8 turnovers every game and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They rank 167th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 281 surrendered for the season. The Mustangs defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.3% (558 of 1,383) and they surrender 35.6 boards per game as a group. They surrender 31.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 149th in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.8).

The last time they took the court, the East Carolina Pirates went home victorious with a score of 73-71 against Tulsa. The Pirates corralled 18 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 24 in the game. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 12 steals in this game. Tulsa was called for 14 fouls for this game which took the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 63.6%. Regarding shooting from distance, East Carolina converted 10 out of 29 attempts (34.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Pirates went 28 for 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9%. The Pirates allowed Tulsa to convert 23 of their 46 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for the matchup. They shot 36.8% from downtown by hitting 7 out of 19 and ended up shooting 18 out of 26 from the charity stripe (69.2%). In regard to team rebounding, East Carolina permitted Tulsa to get 28 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Tremont Robinson-White pitched in for the Pirates in this contest. He recorded 13 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 6 assists for this contest. He made 5 out of 7 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and added 4 rebounds.

East Carolina has a mark of 12-11 so far this year. As an offense, the Pirates are hitting on 41.0% from the floor, which ranks 318th in the country. East Carolina has accounted for 1,613 pts this year (70.1 per contest) and they average 35.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.5 times per game (49th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 13.3 times per game. The Pirates commit 16.2 fouls per game and they hit 74.9% from the free throw line.

The Pirates are ranked 266th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 72.1. They are able to force 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (228th in Division 1). The East Carolina defense concedes 35.0% on shots from distance (194 of 554) and opponents are converting on 69.5% of their foul shots. They have allowed 15.6 dimes and 36.3 boards per game, which is 339th and 273rd in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SMU

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