North Carolina A&T Aggies vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 11/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina A&T Aggies vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

Location: Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

The North Carolina A&T Aggies (3-3) are traveling to Minges Coliseum on Friday where they will go up against the East Carolina Pirates (6-1).

The North Carolina A&T Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against Buffalo and went home with a loss by a final score of 82-81 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Aggies ended up with 22 while Buffalo finished the game with 13 fouls. They also buried 8 of their 25 shots from three-point range. Buffalo finished the game at 78.6% from the free throw line by making 22 of their 28 attempts. Furthermore, Buffalo collected 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Buffalo totaled 17 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. With respect to defending, North Carolina A&T allowed 40.6% from the floor on 26 of 64 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they compiled 37 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Aggies made 14 of 18 tries for a rate of 77.8%. North Carolina A&T wrapped up the game having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (28 of 70) and buried 11 out of their 28 3-point shots.

Landon Glasper is one guy who came through in the game. He ended up with 29 points on 9 out of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 39.1% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

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North Carolina A&T will play this contest with a mark of 3-3 so far this year. They turn it over 10.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, North Carolina A&T is snagging 37.5 boards per game and has tallied 83 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 239th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Aggies are hitting 36.2% on shots from downtown (55 of 152) and 71.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 83.3 points per outing (62nd in the nation) while connecting on 44.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Aggies are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They are conceding 27.7% on 3-pointers while they are 290th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.3). The Aggies defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.2% (164 of 380) and they surrender 41.5 boards per game as a unit. They rank 175th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 81 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the East Carolina Pirates walked away with a victory by a final of 72-55 against UIC. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, East Carolina allowed UIC to snag 33 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 25.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 out of 24 and finished the game at 3 of 7 from the charity stripe (42.9%). The Pirates allowed UIC to knock down 23 of 59 tries from the floor which left them shooting 39.0% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Pirates shot 28 for 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.3%. In reference to three-point attempts, East Carolina knocked down 6 out of their 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. UIC had 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Pirates to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 9 steals in the matchup. The Pirates collected 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this matchup.

C.J. Walker ended up being important for the Pirates in the game. He accumulated 21 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist. He converted 9 of 15 for this game for a rate of 60.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

East Carolina has a record of 6-1 for the year. As an offensive team, the Pirates are shooting 43.3% from the field, which has them ranked 244th in D-1. East Carolina has accounted for 569 points on the season (81.3 per game) and they grab 44.0 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 11.7 times per contest (300th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.3 times per contest. The Pirates are responsible for committing 18.6 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 70.0% from the charity stripe.

The East Carolina defense gives up 33.1% on 3-point shots (52 of 157) and opponents are converting on 68.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.7 dimes and 35.1 rebounds per contest, which is 238th and 198th in Division 1. The Pirates are ranked 144th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 69.1. They are forcing 12.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.9% from the field (86th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina A&T

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