The Pirates will be trying to slam the Southern Methodist Mustangs on Wednesday when the teams tip off at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in college betting action.

East Carolina will face the 10-11 Mustangs, who own a 7-10 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Pirates are 6-6 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Mustangs are 9-8 favoring the OVER.



View Southern Methodist vs East Carolina Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook NCAAB line for this matchup, East Carolina sat as 4.5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 203-rated Southern Methodist taking on the No. 59-rated Pirates in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 71-67 win for the Pirates on Wednesday.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits East Carolina's No. 107-ranked offense, averaging 71.2 PPG, against a Mustangs defense that ranks No. 39 at 60.7 PPG. The Pirates field goal percentage has averaged 43.5% so far, more than the Mustangs marksmen have achieved on the year, 42.8% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Southern Methodist owns the country's No. 43-rated mark, allowing 63.7 points per game on the highway. East Carolina, on the other hand, rates No. 142 in scoring at home.

Southern Methodist lost its last outing, a 66-60 result against Tulsa on January 28. They failed to cover in that game as a 3.5-point underdog. Southern Methodist suffered a 66-60 loss against Tulsa on Saturday, getting 18 points from Robert Nyakundi in a losing effort at Moody Coliseum.

East Carolina won its last outing, a 73-66 result against UAB on January 28. They covered in that game as a 6.5-point underdog. East Carolina got 24 points from Darrius Morrow en route to a 73-66 victory over UAB on Saturday at Bartow Arena.


Southern Methodist Mustangs Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Central Florida are 1-6
After playing Tulsa are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

East Carolina Pirates Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Rice are 3-7
After playing UAB are 2-8
After a win are 6-4

A few Mustangs at Pirates trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Southern Methodist's last 15 games on the road
Southern Methodist is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of East Carolina's last 7 games
East Carolina is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Southern Methodist
East Carolina is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Southern Methodist
East Carolina is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games


Next up:
Southern Methodist home to Central Florida, Saturday, February 4
East Carolina home to Rice, Saturday, February 4