East Carolina Pirates vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 2/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

The East Carolina Pirates (12-12) are traveling to Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Tulane Green Wave (16-7).

The East Carolina Pirates faced SMU and took home the win by a score of 77-72 in their last contest. East Carolina ended having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (25 out of 56) and converted 8 out of their 18 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Pirates made 19 of 23 attempts for a rate of 82.6%. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 33 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 dimes in the game while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to defense, East Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 41.9% from the floor on 26 out of 62 shooting. SMU doled out 12 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. In addition, SMU collected 30 boards (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. SMU ended up shooting 78.9% from the free throw line by converting 15 of 19 shots. They also buried 5 out of their 15 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Pirates finished with 13 while SMU recorded 17 personal fouls.

Brandon Johnson is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and also grabbed 6 boards. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes.

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East Carolina comes into this one with a mark of 12-12 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.0 fouls per contest. As a team, East Carolina is snagging 37.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 321 assists on the year, which is 169th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Pirates are shooting 31.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (187 of 590) and 69.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 69.5 points per contest (234th in the country) while hitting 40.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Pirates are forcing 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 153rd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 297 surrendered for the campaign. The Pirates defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.7% (600 of 1,374) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 200th in college basketball in points per game allowed (70.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Tulane Green Wave took home the win by a final score of 101-94 when they faced Cincinnati. Regarding attacking the glass, Tulane allowed Cincinnati to pull down 38 overall (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 35.4% from distance by connecting on 17 of 48 and finished the game at 15 out of 18 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Green Wave permitted Cincinnati to convert 31 out of their 83 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 37.3% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Green Wave shot 35 out of 68 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.5%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Tulane buried 6 of 17 tries (35.3%). They were able to convert 25 of those for a rate of 86.2%. Cincinnati was called for 22 personal fouls for the contest which got the Green Wave to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Green Wave collected 33 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in this game.

Jalen Cook ended up being a major contributor for the Green Wave for the game. He made 12 of 20 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 27 points in his 45 mins of playing time and earned 14 dimes for the matchup.

Tulane has a win-loss record of 16-7 so far this year. As an offense, the Green Wave are connecting on 46.9% from the floor, which ranks 56th in the country. Tulane has accumulated 1,891 pts on the campaign (82.2 per contest) and they pull in 33.4 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.9 times per game (30th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 11.2 times per game. The Green Wave are responsible for committing 16.1 fouls per game and they hit 79.9% from the free throw line.

The Tulane defense surrenders 35.8% on three-point shots (221 of 617) and their opponents are making 68.7% of their foul shots. They surrender 16.9 assists and 38.9 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 354th and 357th in those categories. The Green Wave on defense are ranked 332nd in Division 1 in PPG given up with 75.7. They are able to force 15.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (148th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take East Carolina

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