Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 12/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Monday, December 4, 2023

Location: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Maryland Eastern Shore (+16)

The East Carolina Pirates (5-3) are welcoming the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (2-4) at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Monday. East Carolina opens this game as 16-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 146.5.

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks faced Liberty and took a loss by a score of 99-62 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Hawks ended up with 13 and Liberty totaled 10 fouls. They made 15 of 31 attempts from 3-point land. Liberty ended up going 66.7% at the charity stripe by converting 6 of their 9 tries. On top of that, Liberty collected 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't have a block. Liberty distributed 25 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. In the matter of the defense, Maryland Eastern Shore allowed the other team to go 65.0% from the field on 39 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they compiled 19 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 11 of 13 tries for a percentage of 84.6%. Maryland Eastern Shore finished the contest with a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 out of 55) and knocked down 5 of their 13 shots from distance.

Kelechi Okworogwo is a guy who played a role for this game. He finished the game shooting 55.6% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 24 mins and totaled 8 rebounds. He racked up 12 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Maryland Eastern Shore will play this game with a record of 2-4 on the year. They average 68.2 pts per contest (299th in college hoops) on 40.2% from the field. The Hawks are connecting on 31.6% on three-point attempts (36 of 114) and 74.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Maryland Eastern Shore is collecting 32.3 boards per game and has totaled 69 assists for the campaign, which ranks 346th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 13.5 fouls. They rank 151st in the country in giving up assists with 93 conceded on the season. The Hawks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.6% (172 of 361) and they relinquish 39.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 35.3% from 3-point land and they rank 341st in Division 1 in PPG allowed (80.7).

In their last game, the East Carolina Pirates went home victorious with a score of 74-66 against UNC Wilmington. When discussing cleaning the glass, East Carolina permitted UNC Wilmington to grab 27 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They went 13.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 3 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 30 at the free throw line (63.3%). The Pirates permitted UNC Wilmington to bury 22 of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 39.3% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Pirates walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2%. In reference to 3-point shots, East Carolina converted 8 out of their 25 tries (32.0%). They were able to make 20 of them for a rate of 62.5%. UNC Wilmington earned 23 personal fouls for the game which got the Pirates to the charity stripe for a total of 32 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Pirates pulled down 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the game.

Bobby Pettiford ended up being important for the Pirates in this game. He tallied 24 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 dimes for the matchup. He converted 8 out of 13 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

East Carolina has a record of 5-3 so far this season. As an offense, the Pirates are shooting 46.2% from the field, which is 120th in college hoops. East Carolina has earned 625 pts on the campaign (78.1 per contest) and they pull in 36.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.4 times per game (177th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. The Pirates commit 16.9 fouls per game and they hit 68.2% from the charity stripe.

The Pirates are ranked 230th in college hoops in PPG given up with 73.0. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (329th in college hoops). The East Carolina defense surrenders 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc (62 of 195) and their opposition knocks down 69.5% of their foul shots. They have allowed 12.9 dimes and 30.8 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 217th and 35th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take East Carolina (-16)

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