North Texas Mean Green vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

The North Texas Mean Green (10-5) are traveling to Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Wednesday where they will go up against the East Carolina Pirates (9-8).

The North Texas Mean Green played Temple and took home the win by a score of 69-51 in their last game. North Texas wrapped up the contest with a 47.2% field goal percentage (25 of 53) and buried 8 out of their 19 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Mean Green made 11 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 64.7%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 13 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding defense, North Texas let their opponent shoot 30.8% from the field on 16 out of 52 shooting. Temple totaled 5 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Temple snagged 25 boards (11 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Temple walked away from this one shooting 93.8% from the free throw line by burying 15 of 16 shots. They also made 4 out of their 18 attempts from three-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Mean Green finished with 15 and Temple recorded 14 fouls.

Jason Edwards is one guy who was a factor in the game. He finished the contest at 40.0% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He played 38 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He scored 16 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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North Texas will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 10-5 for the season. They turn it over 12.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, North Texas is pulling down 37.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 164 dimes this season, which ranks 353rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Mean Green are hitting 38.0% on three-point attempts (127 of 334) and 74.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 69.5 points per contest (293rd in the country) while shooting 43.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Mean Green are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 28.7% on shots from distance while they are 5th in college hoops in points per game allowed (58.4). Mean Green defense is allowing a FG percentage of 37.8% (302 of 800) and they relinquish 31.7 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 3rd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 132 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the East Carolina Pirates walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-64 when they faced SMU. The Pirates recorded 19 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 32 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. SMU earned 20 fouls for the contest which got the Pirates to the free throw line for 25 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a clip of 64.0%. In regard to three-point attempts, East Carolina buried 2 of 17 attempts (11.8%). When all was said and done, the Pirates went 23 out of 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.1%. The Pirates permitted SMU to bury 27 out of 62 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.5% in the matchup. They finished shooting 34.6% from downtown by going 9 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 13 at the free throw line (92.3%). When it comes to rebounds, East Carolina permitted SMU to collect 34 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Ezra Ausar ended up being important for the Pirates for the matchup. He totaled 25 points in his 38 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist in the matchup. He made 9 out of 12 for the game for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and added 8 rebounds.

East Carolina has a win-loss record of 9-8 on the season. The Pirates are committing 16.1 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 69.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.8 times per game (299th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 10.8 times per contest. East Carolina has scored 1,227 points for the year (72.2 per contest) and they average 35.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Pirates are hitting on 43.4% from the field, which ranks them 255th in the nation.

The East Carolina defense concedes 31.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (130 of 415) and their opposition knocks down 73.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.6 dimes and 34.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 167th and 152nd in those categories. The Pirates defensively are ranked 136th in D-1 in points given up per game with 69.6. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the field (214th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take East Carolina

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