East Carolina Pirates vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN+

The East Carolina Pirates (9-7) are on their way to FedExForum on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Memphis Tigers (12-3).

The East Carolina Pirates faced off with Temple and took home the win by a score of 80-79 in their last contest. East Carolina wrapped up the game having earned a 43.9% FG percentage (29 out of 66) and made 5 out of their 20 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Pirates made 17 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. When talking about rebounding, they collected a total of 37 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 15 dimes in this contest while creating 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to defending, East Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 42.1% from the floor on 24 of 57 shooting. Temple doled out 10 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. On top of that, Temple had 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Temple shot 91.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 22 of their 24 attempts. They also made 9 out of their 16 tries from beyond the perimeter. Concerning personal fouls, the Pirates left the arena with 16 while Temple finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

RJ Felton is one guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He went 38.1% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He played for 31 minutes played and totaled 12 rebounds. He totaled 23 points on 8 of 21 shooting.

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East Carolina will enter this matchup with a record of 9-7 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 10.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.3 fouls every game. As a unit, East Carolina is pulling down 39.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 202 dimes so far this year, which is 232nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Pirates are connecting on 27.5% on shots from downtown (92 of 334) and 70.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.8 points per game (144th in Division 1) while shooting 42.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Pirates have forced 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 322nd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 241 surrendered for the year. The Pirates are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.4% (405 of 934) and they relinquish 34.8 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 37.5% on 3-point shots and they are 203rd in college in PPG allowed (71.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Memphis Tigers took home the win by a final score of 68-64 when they played North Texas. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Memphis allowed North Texas to snag 29 in total (11 offensive). They wrapped up this game 22.2% from distance by shooting 4 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 21 at the charity stripe (76.2%). The Tigers permitted North Texas to convert 22 of 51 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.1% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Tigers went 24 out of 44 from the floor which had them shooting 54.5%. Concerning shots from distance, Memphis made 5 of their 13 tries (38.5%). They were able to bury 15 of them for a rate of 71.4%. North Texas earned 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. The Tigers collected 15 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 19 in the matchup.

PJ Haggerty pitched in for the Tigers in this game. He scored 27 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist in this contest. He converted 11 of 14 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 78.6%, and had 5 rebounds.

Memphis has a mark of 12-3 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tigers are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which is ranked 92nd in the country. Memphis has tallied 1,186 points on the campaign (79.1 per game) and they snag 35.4 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.6 times per game (281st in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest. The Tigers are responsible for committing 17.9 personal fouls per contest while shooting 73.7% from the free throw line.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 250th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 73.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (114th in the country). The Memphis defense gives up 32.9% from downtown (130 of 395) and opponents are knocking down 72.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 14.7 assists and 34.7 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 295th and 200th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take East Carolina

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