North Texas Mean Green vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

Minges Coliseum is where the East Carolina Pirates (9-8) will try to beat the North Texas Mean Green (11-4) on Tuesday.

The North Texas Mean Green played Rice and went home with a win by a final score of 81-59 in their last game. North Texas walked away from the contest with a 55.1% FG percentage (27 of 49) and made 11 out of their 20 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Mean Green converted 16 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 94.1%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 4 of them being offensive. They also dished out 10 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding defending, North Texas allowed 37.7% from the field on 20 of 53 shooting. Rice distributed 9 assists and had 2 steals for this game. Furthermore, Rice snagged 24 rebounds (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Rice went 72.2% from the free throw line by converting 13 of 18 shots. They buried 6 out of their 19 attempts from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Mean Green walked away with 15 and Rice finished the game with 15 fouls.

Atin Wright is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He went 58.3% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins played but did not grab any rebounds. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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North Texas will play this contest with a record of 11-4 so far this season. They turn it over 10.7 times per game and as a team are committing 15.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, North Texas is pulling down 32.3 rebounds per contest and has earned 156 assists for the year, which is 359th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Mean Green are shooting 36.3% on three-point attempts (111 of 306) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.2 points per contest (308th in Division 1) while going 44.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Mean Green are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.6% on 3-pointers and they rank 5th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (58.7). The Mean Green defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.9% (290 of 692) and they surrender 28.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 6th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 147 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the East Carolina Pirates took a loss by a score of 74-70 when they played Memphis. The Pirates were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while earning 11 steals for the matchup. Memphis had 19 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Pirates to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.9%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, East Carolina buried 5 out of their 20 attempts (25.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Pirates ended up shooting 24 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. The Pirates allowed Memphis to knock down 25 out of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.0% in the game. They went 26.1% from three-point range by connecting on 6 of 23 and finished the game at 18 of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). When it comes to how they rebounded, East Carolina permitted Memphis to collect 34 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

C.J. Walker pitched in for the Pirates for this contest. He scored 23 points in his 37 mins on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 6 of 13 for the game for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and had 7 rebounds.

East Carolina has a mark of 9-8 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Pirates are hitting on 42.7% from the floor, which is 289th in the nation. East Carolina has tallied 1,299 pts on the year (76.4 per contest) and they grab 39.8 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 12.5 times per game (285th in college) and they turn the ball over 11.2 times per contest. The Pirates are committing 16.2 personal fouls per game and they hit 70.8% from the charity stripe.

The Pirates are ranked 210th in the country in points given up per game with 71.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (182nd in college). The East Carolina defense allows 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc (134 of 364) and their opponents are making 71.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 15.2 assists and 34.8 rebounds every game, which is ranked 313th and 208th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Texas

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