East Carolina Pirates vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 1/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Wichita State Shockers (8-10) will take on the East Carolina Pirates (9-10) at Charles Koch Arena on Wednesday.

The East Carolina Pirates stepped onto the hardwood against UAB and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-61 in their last contest. East Carolina finished the contest with a 36.7% FG percentage (22 out of 60) and converted 8 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Pirates made 9 of 12 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 37 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 8 assists in this matchup as well as creating 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to defending, East Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the field on 25 of 58 shooting. UAB totaled 12 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Furthermore, UAB snagged 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UAB finished the game shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 18 tries. They also made 5 out of their 15 tries from beyond the perimeter. In regard to fouls, the Pirates walked away with 17 and UAB finished the game with 10 fouls.

Ezra Ausar is someone who was a factor for the contest. He finished shooting 41.7% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 35 minutes played and collected 10 rebounds. He totaled 16 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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East Carolina comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 9-10 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 70.9 points per game (265th in D-1) on 43.0% from the field. The Pirates are hitting 31.2% on shots from distance (125 of 401) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, East Carolina is collecting 35.8 boards per game and has accounted for 220 assists so far this season, which is 293rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a group they commit 15.9 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Pirates have forced 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 169th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 236 surrendered for the year. The Pirates defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.4% (465 of 1,072) and they surrender 34.5 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 30.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 113th in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.1).

For their last game, the Wichita State Shockers took a defeat with a final score of 72-68 against South Florida. The Shockers were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the game. They turned it over 13 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. South Florida committed 11 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Shockers to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 71.4%. When talking about shooting from distance, Wichita State made 2 of 19 tries (10.5%). When the game finished, the Shockers finished the game shooting 28 for 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. The Shockers allowed South Florida to convert 24 of their 60 attempts from the field which had them shooting 40.0% for this contest. They went 24.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 of 25 and ended up shooting 18 out of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). When talking about how they rebounded, Wichita State allowed South Florida to collect 28 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Harlond Beverly was important for the Shockers in this matchup. He knocked down 6 of 9 in the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 6 rebounds. He scored 15 points in his 29 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists in the matchup.

Wichita State has a win-loss record of 8-10 so far this year. The Shockers are responsible for committing 15.0 fouls per contest while shooting 67.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.4 times per game (315th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per game. Wichita State has accounted for 1,333 points for the campaign (74.1 per game) and they average 40.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Shockers are shooting 44.9% from the field, which is 181st in the nation.

The Wichita State defense concedes 32.1% on three-point shots (159 of 496) and opponents are converting on 74.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 14.6 dimes and 35.7 rebounds every game, which ranks them 314th and 228th in college basketball. The Shockers are ranked 261st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 74.7. They are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (96th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take East Carolina

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