East Carolina looks to cover the Pirates-Cougars pointspread on Sunday and improve its overall 7-9 mark when they host Houston in college basketball betting action.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to side with the East Carolina Pirates to cover the point spread in this one found them as 16.5-point underdogs earlier in the day. Watch for line moves and updates at Sportsbook before gametime.
Houston Cougars vs East Carolina Pirates Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The East Carolina Pirates sport a record of 7-9 and 3-6 ATS heading into this betting matchup, while the Houston Cougars have 13-3 and 7-5 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 5-4 for the East Carolina Pirates and 5-7 for the Houston Cougars.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 296-rated East Carolina Pirates and the No. 41-ranked Houston Cougars, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
Rebounding is always a key handicapping betting consideration and Houston is ranked No. 35 in NCAA basketball at 39.56 per game. Contrast that with East Carolina's No. 121 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, East Carolina is the No. 260-ranked team in the country at 4.62 per game, while Houston rates No. 73 at 8.69 per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The battle between the Cougars and Golden Hurricane didnt turn out to be much of a battle at all as Tulsa was handed a 104-71 defeat on Thursday at Health and PE Arena.
The Pirates were hammered by Wichita State on Thursday, losing by a 95-60 final at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in college basketball betting action.
- Houston is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
- Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
- Houston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games on the road
- East Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
- East Carolina is 3-12-2 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Houston
- East Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
- The total has gone OVER in 9 of East Carolina's last 13 games when playing Houston
Next Betting Matchups
Houston at Tulane, Wednesday, January 17th
East Carolina at South Florida, Wednesday, January 17th
