East Carolina Pirates vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 1/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Youtube TV

The Memphis Tigers (11-4) welcome the East Carolina Pirates (10-5) at FedExForum on Saturday.

The East Carolina Pirates faced off with UCF and took a loss by a final of 64-61 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Pirates finished with 19 while UCF racked up 20 personal fouls. They also buried 5 of their 15 tries from beyond the arc. UCF shot 83.3% from the charity stripe by making 15 of 18 attempts. Moreover, UCF pulled down 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UCF totaled 10 assists and had 2 steals in the matchup. In reference to defending, East Carolina let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the floor on 22 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Pirates made 13 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 59.1%. East Carolina ended the contest having earned a 35.1% FG percentage (20 of 57) and converted 8 out of their 27 three-point attempts.

RJ Felton is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. He left the arena with 16 points on 5 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and also pulled down 3 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 35.7% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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East Carolina comes into this one with a mark of 10-5 so far this year. They average 71.9 pts per game (182nd in college hoops) while hitting 42.0% from the field. The Pirates are shooting 32.5% on three-point attempts (120 of 369) and 67.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, East Carolina is collecting 38.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 206 dimes on the year, which is 131st in the nation in terms of passing. They cough up possession 12.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.7 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pirates are able to force 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.4 fouls. They rank 108th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 164 relinquished on the campaign. The Pirates are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.2% (366 of 867) and they concede 33.3 boards per game as a team. They give up 31.7% on 3-pointers and they are 157th in the country in PPG allowed (67.9).

When they last played, the Memphis Tigers took a loss by a final score of 96-89 against Tulane. Concerning rebounding, Memphis allowed Tulane to snag 31 overall (4 on the offensive side). They finished 42.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 of 26 and ended up going 27 out of 34 from the charity stripe (79.4%). The Tigers permitted Tulane to knock down 29 out of their 60 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.3% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Tigers finished the game shooting 29 for 68 from the field which had them shooting 42.6%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Memphis converted 10 of their 23 attempts (43.5%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a clip of 70.0%. Tulane was called for 25 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 11 steals for this contest. The Tigers collected 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this contest.

Kendric Davis ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers for the contest. He made 7 of 18 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He accumulated 31 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 7 dimes for the game.

Memphis has a record of 11-4 for the year. The Tigers have committed 19.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.3 times per contest (38th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per contest. Memphis has accumulated 1,180 points for the year (78.7 per contest) and they collect 36.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Tigers are connecting on 47.0% from the floor, which ranks 73rd in college basketball.

The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 237th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 71.0. They are forcing their opponents into 16.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.0% from the floor (30th in Division 1). The Memphis defense gives up 31.8% on 3-point attempts (121 of 380) and opponents are converting on 74.3% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.6 assists and 36.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 249th and 276th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take East Carolina

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