South Florida Bulls vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 1/15/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Sunday, January 15, 2023

Location: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPNU

The East Carolina Pirates (10-8) host the USF Bulls (7-10) at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Sunday.

The USF Bulls faced off with Houston and ended up losing by a score of 83-77 in their last game. South Florida wrapped up the contest with a 48.9% FG percentage (23 out of 47) and buried 10 of 21 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Bulls made 21 of 27 shots for a rate of 77.8%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 12 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to the defense, South Florida let their opponent shoot 42.4% from the field on 25 out of 59 shooting. Houston doled out 9 assists and had 9 steals for this game. Additionally, Houston snagged 27 rebounds (13 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Houston ended up shooting 68.8% at the charity stripe by making 22 of 32 shots. They knocked down 11 of their 27 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Bulls walked away with 22 and Houston totaled 23 personal fouls.

Tyler Harris is one guy who came through for this contest. He notched 31 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins and also snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up shooting 69.2% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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South Florida will play this contest with a record of 7-10 so far this year. They cough up possession 13.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.2 personal fouls per game. As a team, South Florida is pulling down 37.2 rebounds per contest and has earned 226 assists on the season, which is 196th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are hitting 32.8% on shots from 3-point land (117 of 357) and 64.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 70.6 pts per contest (209th in college basketball) while connecting on 43.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 fouls. They concede 33.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 182nd in the nation in points per game allowed (69.2). The Bulls defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.8% (390 of 932) and they surrender 34.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 125th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 203 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the East Carolina Pirates walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-55 when they faced Cincinnati. The Pirates collected 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in this matchup. They also gave up possession 10 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. Cincinnati had 12 personal fouls for this game which got the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They were able to bury 11 of those for a rate of 73.3%. In regard to 3-point shots, East Carolina buried 4 of their 19 tries (21.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Pirates finished 20 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 34.5%. The Pirates permitted Cincinnati to knock down 31 of their 65 attempts from the field which had them shooting 47.7% in the matchup. They shot 53.8% from distance via 14 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 10 at the free throw line (70.0%). With respect to rebounding, East Carolina permitted Cincinnati to get 44 in total (11 offensive).

Javon Small ended up having an impact for the Pirates for the game. He scored 23 points in his 33 mins on the court and accumulated 5 assists in this contest. He converted 8 out of 16 for the game for a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

East Carolina has a mark of 10-8 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Pirates are connecting on 41.1% from the field, which is 329th in the nation. East Carolina has earned 1,253 pts for the campaign (69.6 per game) and they pull down 36.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.4 times per game (184th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. The Pirates are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls every game and they shoot 67.7% from the charity stripe.

The Pirates on defense are ranked 168th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 68.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (178th in the nation). The East Carolina defense allows 32.8% on 3-point shots (113 of 344) and opponents are connecting on 68.7% of their foul shots. They concede 11.6 assists and 34.2 boards per contest, which is ranked 105th and 184th in the nation.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take East Carolina and under the total points

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