East Carolina Pirates vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 1/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

Reynolds Center is the location where the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-10) will attempt to beat the East Carolina Pirates (10-9) on Tuesday.

The East Carolina Pirates stepped onto the hardwood against Wichita State and earned the victory with a final of 75-72 in their last contest. East Carolina ended with a 44.3% field goal percentage (27 out of 61) and knocked down 11 out of their 23 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Pirates buried 10 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 25 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 11 assists for this contest as well as creating 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning the defense, East Carolina let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the floor on 31 of 72 shooting. Wichita State totaled 14 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. Additionally, Wichita State totaled 42 rebounds (17 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Wichita State ended up shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by burying 5 of their 10 shots. They also converted 5 of their 15 shots from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Pirates ended up with 10 and Wichita State had 13 fouls.

C.J. Walker is a guy who came through for the contest. He recorded 28 points on 10 out of 17 shooting. He played for 31 mins played and collected 2 rebounds. He went 58.8% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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East Carolina heads into this one with a mark of 10-9 this year. They are turning it over 11.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, East Carolina is pulling in 38.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 236 assists on the campaign, which ranks 249th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Pirates are shooting 29.2% on three-point attempts (116 of 397) and 70.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.5 points per game (171st in D-1) on 42.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Pirates are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They rank 320th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 284 conceded so far this season. The Pirates are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.3% (482 of 1,113) and they surrender 35.4 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 37.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 200th in college in PPG allowed (71.8).

For their last game, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 63-56 against South Florida. The Golden Hurricane snagged 28 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this contest. They also turned it over 14 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. South Florida earned 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Golden Hurricane to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 40.9%. In reference to 3-point shots, Tulsa converted 5 of 21 attempts (23.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Hurricane finished the game shooting 21 for 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.6%. The Golden Hurricane permitted South Florida to convert 22 of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.5% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 11.1% from three-point range by shooting 2 out of 18 and finished the contest at 17 of 25 from the free throw line (68.0%). Concerning rebounding, Tulsa allowed South Florida to collect 41 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Justin Amadi ended up having an impact for the Golden Hurricane for the game. He made 6 out of 7 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He totaled 14 points in his 27 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist in the game.

Tulsa has a mark of 8-10 for the year. The Golden Hurricane are committing 15.9 fouls per game and they hit 66.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.8 times per contest (181st in college) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game. Tulsa has tallied 1,327 pts so far this year (73.7 per contest) and they collect 38.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Hurricane are hitting on 42.3% from the field, which ranks them 308th in the nation.

The Tulsa defense allows 32.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (119 of 364) and their opponents are connecting on 67.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 12.3 dimes and 37.4 boards per game, which ranks them 124th and 317th in D-1. The Golden Hurricane are ranked 237th in college in points per game surrendered with 73.0. They have forced 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (201st in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tulsa

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