East Carolina travels to Tulane on Saturday, hoping to boost its 13-15 record with a victory over the Green Wave.

The Green Wave currently sports a 15-14 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 9-13 ATS. The Pirates are 13-15 and 8-12 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Green Wave produce a 8-14 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Pirates have gone 9-11 against the number.



View East Carolina vs Tulane Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with Tulane in this one will find them as 1.5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Green Wave at No. 106 and the Pirates at No. 78 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 71-69 result in favor of the Green Wave.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Tulane has the nation's No. 240-rated offensive output, at 65.1 PPG. The visiting Pirates defense ranks No. 121 allowing on average 65.1 PPG. The Green Wave FG% has averaged 42.5% so far, less than the Pirates marksmen have achieved on the year, 43.3% per game.

Defensively, East Carolina features the nation's No. 149-rated defense on the road, allowing 68.7 points per game. Tulane, meanwhile, comes in at No. 158 nationally in scoring at home.

East Carolina was a 69-68 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Marshall. They covered the 2-point spread as underdogs. Darrius Morrow scored 27 points for East Carolina on Wednesday, leading the Pirates to a 69-68 win over Marshall at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

In their last action, Tulane was an 82-53 loser on the road against Houston. They failed to cover the 1.5-point spread as underdogs. The Green Wave were hammered by Houston on Wednesday, losing by an 82-53 final at Hofheinz Pavilion in college basketball betting action.


East Carolina Pirates Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
After playing Marshall are 2-8
After a win are 7-3

Tulane Green Wave Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
After playing Houston are 3-7
After a loss are 2-8

A few Pirates at Green Wave trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of East Carolina's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tulane
East Carolina is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Tulane
East Carolina is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
East Carolina is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Tulane is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against East Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tulane's last 5 games at home
Tulane is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home
Tulane is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing East Carolina