East Carolina Pirates vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 3/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Sunday, March 9, 2025

Location: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Atlantic Owls (16-14) will try to defeat the East Carolina Pirates (18-12) at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on Sunday.

The East Carolina Pirates faced Tulane and went home with a win by a final score of 73-64 in their last game. East Carolina finished the contest with a 45.9% FG percentage (28 out of 61) and buried 10 out of their 27 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Pirates knocked down 7 of 7 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected a total of 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 19 dimes for the game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, East Carolina allowed 49.1% from the field on 26 of 53 shooting. Tulane dished out 13 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. In addition, Tulane grabbed 26 boards (4 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Tulane finished the game shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by burying 8 of 12 shots. They converted 4 of their 14 attempts from distance. Regarding fouls, the Pirates ended up with 10 while Tulane accumulated 12 fouls.

RJ Felton is one player who played a role for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 46.7% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and snagged 3 boards. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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East Carolina enters this game with a mark of 18-12 so far this season. They average 76.7 points per game (99th in D-1) while hitting 44.3% from the field. The Pirates are shooting 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (204 of 640) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, East Carolina is collecting 37.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 400 assists so far this season, which ranks 226th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.1 times per game and as a group are committing 15.7 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Pirates are forcing 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are 261st in college hoops in giving up assists with 430 relinquished so far this season. The Pirates defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.1% (777 of 1,760) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 37.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 218th in the nation in opponents points per game (73.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Florida Atlantic Owls went home defeated by a final of 89-80 against UAB. The Owls earned 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for this game. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 1 steal in this game. UAB earned 13 fouls in this contest which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They were able to bury 9 of those for a clip of 52.9%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Florida Atlantic converted 7 of their 19 tries (36.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Owls shot 32 out of 55 from the floor which had them at 58.2%. The Owls allowed UAB to knock down 33 out of 70 tries from the field which had them at 47.1% in this game. They went 28.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 of 14 and ended up shooting 19 of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Florida Atlantic permitted UAB to pull down 28 in all (11 offensive).

Matas Vokietaitis ended up being a major contributor for the Owls for this game. He converted 9 of 10 for this contest for a rate of 90.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 27 minutes of playing time, but finished this game without an assist.

Florida Atlantic has a win-loss record of 16-14 on the campaign. The Owls are responsible for committing 17.2 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 69.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.1 times per game (43rd in the country) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per contest. Florida Atlantic has accounted for 2,377 points for the season (79.2 per contest) and they collect 36.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Owls are shooting 46.6% from the field, which is 87th in college hoops.

The Florida Atlantic defense concedes 37.5% on 3-point attempts (245 of 653) and opponents are knocking down 73.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 13.8 dimes and 36.3 total rebounds per game, ranking them 240th and 291st in college. The Owls defensively are ranked 299th in D-1 in PPG given up with 76.3. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (168th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take East Carolina

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