East Carolina Pirates vs Temple Owls Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs Temple Owls

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Temple Owls (13-8) will try to beat the East Carolina Pirates (12-9) at Liacouras Center on Saturday.

The East Carolina Pirates faced South Florida and went home with a win by a final score of 64-55 in their last contest. East Carolina walked away from the game with a 41.0% field goal percentage (25 of 61) and converted 10 out of their 28 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pirates buried 4 of their 10 tries for a rate of 40.0%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 46 with 15 of them being offensive. They also dished out 15 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. When it comes to defending, East Carolina allowed 35.0% from the field on 21 of 60 shooting. South Florida dished out 17 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Additionally, South Florida snagged 25 boards (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. South Florida finished shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 3 of 4 shots. They made 10 of 22 attempts from long range. In relation to fouls, the Pirates ended up with 11 and South Florida accumulated 12 fouls.

C.J. Walker is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished 33.3% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and pulled down 8 rebounds. He was able to score 15 points on 6 out of 18 shooting.

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East Carolina enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-9 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 75.4 pts per game (163rd in D-1) while hitting 43.1% from the field. The Pirates are connecting on 30.3% on 3-pointers (137 of 452) and 70.2% from the free throw line. As a team, East Carolina is grabbing 39.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 264 assists this year, which is 263rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.9 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Pirates are forcing 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are giving up 37.1% on shots from downtown and they rank 178th in the country in PPG allowed (71.2). The Pirates defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.9% (530 of 1,236) and they concede 34.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 314th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 315 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Temple Owls went home victorious with a score of 90-89 against Charlotte. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Temple allowed Charlotte to grab 30 in total (5 offensive). They finished 37.9% from distance by shooting 11 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 26 of 35 at the free throw line (74.3%). The Owls permitted Charlotte to bury 26 out of their 64 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 40.6% for the game. When the game finished, the Owls finished the game shooting 29 for 63 from the floor which had them shooting 46.0%. In reference to 3-pointers, Temple converted 8 of 19 attempts (42.1%). They were able to knock down 24 of the free throws for a percentage of 88.9%. Charlotte committed 23 personal fouls in this game which took the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They also turned it over 17 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Owls were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for this game.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. ended up being a factor for the Owls in this matchup. He made 10 of 22 for this contest giving him a rate of 45.5%, and had 6 rebounds. He totaled 34 points in his 46 mins of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for the game.

Temple has a win-loss mark of 13-8 for the campaign. The Owls commit 17.4 fouls every game and they hit 72.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.0 times per game (343rd in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game. Temple has accumulated 1,667 pts so far this season (79.4 per contest) and they average 37.9 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Owls are hitting on 45.0% from the field, which ranks them 169th in college hoops.

The Temple defense gives up 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (167 of 489) and their opposition knocks down 69.7% of their free throw shots. They have given up 14.3 assists and 35.5 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 276th and 244th in those categories on the defensive end. The Owls on the defensive end are ranked 300th in the nation in points allowed per game with 76.1. They are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (148th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take East Carolina

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