East Carolina Pirates vs Charlotte 49ers Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs Charlotte 49ers

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Halton Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

Halton Arena is the location where the Charlotte 49ers (9-16) will try to beat the East Carolina Pirates (14-11) on Saturday.

The East Carolina Pirates took the court against UAB and notched a win by a score of 82-75 in their last contest. East Carolina finished with a 52.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 57) and converted 8 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Pirates knocked down 14 of their 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 29 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 15 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to defense, East Carolina allowed the other team to go 43.9% from the floor on 25 of 57 shooting. UAB earned 15 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. On top of that, UAB snagged 29 rebounds (12 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UAB went 85.0% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of their 20 attempts. They made 8 out of their 19 shots from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Pirates walked away with 14 and UAB accounted for 17 fouls.

C.J. Walker is one guy who came through for the matchup. He ended up going 66.7% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 37 mins and also totaled 5 rebounds. He notched 29 points on 10 of 15 shooting.

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East Carolina comes into this one with a win-loss record of 14-11 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, East Carolina is grabbing 38.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 324 assists for the year, which ranks 222nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Pirates are hitting 29.9% on shots from downtown (158 of 529) and 70.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.0 pts per game (130th in D-1) while shooting 43.6% from the field.

On defense, the Pirates are forcing 12.2 turnovers every game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are ranked 313th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 368 surrendered on the year. The Pirates defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.6% (644 of 1,476) and they concede 34.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 37.8% on 3-pointers while they are 219th in college in PPG allowed (72.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Charlotte 49ers took a loss by a score of 87-75 when they played Florida Atlantic. The 49ers collected 18 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 23 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. Florida Atlantic committed 17 fouls in this matchup which got the 49ers to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a percentage of 82.4%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Charlotte buried 9 of 24 attempts (37.5%). In all, the 49ers went 26 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.3%. The 49ers permitted Florida Atlantic to bury 32 out of 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.2% for this game. They finished 48.0% from three-point range by going 12 out of 25 and finished the contest at 11 of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). In relation to how they rebounded, Charlotte allowed Florida Atlantic to snag 29 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Robert Braswell was important for the 49ers for the matchup. He buried 6 out of 10 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 24 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist in the game.

Charlotte has a record of 9-16 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the 49ers are connecting on 42.2% from the floor, which ranks 312th in college. Charlotte has earned 1,784 pts so far this year (71.4 per game) and they grab 31.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.6 times per contest (271st in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 9.5 times per contest. The 49ers are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.7% from the free throw line.

The Charlotte defense allows 31.6% on shots from beyond the arc (158 of 500) and opponents are making 68.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 12.5 assists and 35.7 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 122nd and 259th in the country. The 49ers on the defensive side of the court are 273rd in the nation in points given up per game with 75.0. They are able to force 9.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the field (347th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte

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