East Carolina Pirates vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 2/1/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs USF Bulls

Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: fuboTV

The East Carolina Pirates (11-11) are headed to Yuengling Center on Wednesday where they will meet the USF Bulls (9-13).

The East Carolina Pirates stepped onto the hardwood against Wichita State and took a loss by a score of 85-72 in their last game. East Carolina ended the game having earned a 37.3% FG percentage (25 out of 67) and buried 11 of their 35 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Pirates converted 11 of their 12 tries for a rate of 91.7%. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 33 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning defending, East Carolina allowed 50.9% from the field on 29 of 57 shooting. Wichita State dished out 16 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Wichita State had 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Wichita State finished the game at 81.5% when shooting free throws by burying 22 of 27 attempts. They also made 5 out of their 14 tries from 3-point land. In relation to fouls, the Pirates ended up walking away with 22 and Wichita State had 14 fouls.

RJ Felton is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He finished shooting 42.1% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He played for 28 minutes played and collected 1 board. He left the arena with 22 points on 8 out of 19 shooting.

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East Carolina comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 11-11 this season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, East Carolina is pulling in 37.2 boards per game and has tallied 296 dimes so far this season, which ranks 167th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Pirates are shooting 31.5% on three-point attempts (175 of 555) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.5 points per game (234th in D-1) while connecting on 40.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Pirates are forcing 11.9 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They surrender 33.5% on 3-pointers and they rank 201st in college basketball in PPG allowed (70.0). The Pirates defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.6% (548 of 1,258) and they concede 34.0 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 140th in college hoops in giving up assists with 268 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the USF Bulls took a loss by a final score of 82-80 when they played SMU. In regard to cleaning up the glass, South Florida allowed SMU to snag 26 in total (4 on the offensive side). They went 43.5% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 23 and ended up shooting 14 out of 23 at the free throw line (60.9%). The Bulls allowed SMU to knock down 29 of their 57 attempts from the field which left them shooting 50.9% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Bulls shot 30 out of 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. In relation to three-point shots, South Florida converted 9 out of 27 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 68.8%. SMU earned 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Bulls collected 23 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 34 for this game.

Tyler Harris ended up being a factor for the Bulls in this contest. He accumulated 23 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 assists for this contest. He buried 8 of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and had 7 rebounds.

South Florida has a mark of 9-13 this year. As an offensive team, the Bulls are shooting 44.4% from the field, which is ranked 199th in college basketball. South Florida has totaled 1,592 points so far this year (72.4 per game) and they snag 37.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.6 times per game (150th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game. The Bulls have committed 17.9 fouls per game while shooting 64.4% from the charity stripe.

The South Florida defense allows 34.6% from downtown (167 of 483) and opponents are converting on 73.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 13.0 assists and 34.3 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 211th and 197th in those categories. The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 229th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 71.1. They are able to force 13.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the floor (140th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take East Carolina

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