East Carolina Pirates vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 3/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Friday, March 3, 2023

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

TV: ESPN+

The East Carolina Pirates (15-14) are headed to Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Tulane Green Wave (17-10).

The East Carolina Pirates took the court against Tulane and took home the win by a score of 83-68 in their last contest. East Carolina finished the game with a 38.2% field goal percentage (26 of 68) and made 9 of their 29 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pirates converted 22 of their 31 attempts for a rate of 71.0%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned a total of 42 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 15 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to defense, East Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 39.3% from the field on 22 of 56 shooting. Tulane earned 11 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. In addition, Tulane pulled down 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Tulane finished shooting 73.1% from the free throw line by converting 19 of their 26 attempts. They also buried 5 of 19 shots from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Pirates ended up finishing with 22 while Tulane recorded 21 personal fouls.

Jaden Walker is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished the game at 40.0% from the field and earned 5 assists. He saw the court for 40 minutes and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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East Carolina enters this matchup with a record of 15-14 so far this year. They currently have an average of 69.5 points per game (235th in Division 1) while shooting 40.7% from the field. The Pirates are shooting 31.6% on shots from downtown (225 of 711) and 69.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, East Carolina is collecting 37.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 389 assists this year, which has them ranked 197th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Pirates are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.0% on 3-pointers while they are 195th in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.5). The Pirates defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.8% (731 of 1,669) and they relinquish 34.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 115th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 355 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Tulane Green Wave walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-68 against East Carolina. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Tulane allowed East Carolina to get 42 in total (14 on the offensive glass). They shot 31.0% from behind the 3-point line via 9 out of 29 and ended up going 22 out of 31 from the charity stripe (71.0%). The Green Wave allowed East Carolina to convert 26 out of 68 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 38.2% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Green Wave ended up going 22 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.3%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Tulane knocked down 5 of their 19 tries (26.3%). They were able to knock down 19 of those for a percentage of 73.1%. East Carolina earned 22 fouls in the game which got the Green Wave to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Green Wave snagged 27 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 34 for the contest.

Jaylen Forbes ended up being important for the Green Wave in the matchup. He earned 23 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist. He made 7 out of 16 for this game for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

Tulane has a record of 17-10 this year. The Green Wave are committing 16.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.7 times per contest (28th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per contest. Tulane has scored 2,178 points for the season (80.7 per contest) and they grab 33.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Green Wave are hitting on 46.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 74th in the country.

The Green Wave are ranked 335th in college hoops in PPG given up with 76.4. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the floor (141st in Division 1). The Tulane defense gives up 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (258 of 728) and their opposition knocks down 69.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 16.9 assists and 39.5 rebounds every game, ranking them 356th and 361st in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take East Carolina

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