North Alabama Lions vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 12/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Alabama Lions vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Location: Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

Minges Coliseum is where the East Carolina Pirates (7-3) will attempt to beat the North Alabama Lions (6-4) on Wednesday.

The North Alabama Lions faced Tennessee Tech and walked away with a win by a score of 82-59 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Lions ended up finishing with 10 and Tennessee Tech totaled 9 fouls. They made 9 of their 30 tries from long range. Tennessee Tech ended up shooting 72.7% at the charity stripe by making 8 of their 11 tries. Furthermore, Tennessee Tech pulled down 25 rebounds (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Tennessee Tech doled out 11 assists and had 3 steals in the matchup. Concerning defending, North Alabama allowed the other team to shoot 38.2% from the field on 21 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned 42 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Lions knocked down 5 of their 7 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. North Alabama finished the game having earned a 48.6% field goal percentage (35 out of 72) and converted 7 out of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Will Soucie is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He played 34 mins played and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He finished shooting 58.3% from the floor and dished out 2 assists.

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North Alabama steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 6-4 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 9.9 times per game and as a group are committing 14.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, North Alabama is pulling in 35.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 118 dimes for the year, which ranks 266th in the nation in terms of passing. The Lions are shooting 34.2% on shots from distance (83 of 243) and 70.2% from the free throw line. They average 78.7 pts per game (118th in the nation) while shooting 45.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Lions are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per game and they draw 14.9 fouls. They are relinquishing 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 204th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (71.8). The Lions defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.2% (268 of 593) and they concede 36.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 312th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 149 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the East Carolina Pirates walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-68 against South Carolina. The Pirates recorded 18 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 25 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. South Carolina was called for 12 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They were able to bury 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 71.4%. In reference to 3-point attempts, East Carolina buried 4 of their 14 attempts (28.6%). Overall, the Pirates finished the game shooting 27 for 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1%. The Pirates allowed South Carolina to knock down 27 of 50 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.0% in this contest. They went 52.2% from beyond the arc by connecting on 12 of 23 and ended up shooting 9 out of 17 from the free throw line (52.9%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, East Carolina allowed South Carolina to pull down 27 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Riley ended up being a factor for the Pirates for this contest. He converted 7 of 10 for this game for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup.

East Carolina has a mark of 7-3 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pirates are connecting on 44.1% from the field, which ranks them 221st in the nation. East Carolina has earned 783 points this year (78.3 per game) and they snag 40.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.2 times per game (295th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 10.4 times per game. The Pirates commit 17.2 fouls per contest and they hit 71.7% from the charity stripe.

The East Carolina defense concedes 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (78 of 227) and their opponents are connecting on 69.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 14.5 dimes and 35.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 285th and 205th in those defensive categories. The Pirates defensively are ranked 146th in D-1 in PPG given up with 69.5. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (96th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take East Carolina

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