The East Carolina Pirates will hit the floor running against the away Southern Methodist Mustangs Wednesday, looking to improve their record and boost betting bankrolls by covering the point spread in the process.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Odds makers at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the East Carolina Pirates as 7-point underdogs on the Sportsbook betting line for this contest. The betting line may have moved, check for updates at shops such as Sportsbook.
Southern Methodist Mustangs vs East Carolina Pirates Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Supporters of the Southern Methodist Mustangs have watched them go 15-12 and 7-13-2 ATS on the college basketball season, while the East Carolina Pirates are at 10-15 and 10-8 ATS. In totals betting, the East Carolina Pirates are 12-6, while the Southern Methodist Mustangs have a 11-11 mark.
This college basketball game matches up the No. 291 (East Carolina) and the No. 55 (Southern Methodist) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.
Statistical Matchup
Rebounding is always a key handicapping betting consideration and Southern Methodist is ranked No. 186 in NCAA basketball at 34.04 per game. Contrast that with East Carolina's No. 150 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, East Carolina is the No. 237-ranked team in the country at 5.96 per game, while Southern Methodist rates No. 76 at 8.63 per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Mustangs endured a 52-37 loss at the hands of the Knights on Saturday, despite a 12-point effort from Ben Emelogu at CFE Arena.
East Carolina got 26 points from Shawn Williams on the way to a 84-80 loss against Connecticut on Sunday at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
- Southern Methodist is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Southern Methodist is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Methodist's last 6 games
- Southern Methodist is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
- East Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- East Carolina is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of East Carolina's last 8 games
- East Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Southern Methodist home to Wichita State, Saturday, February 24th
East Carolina at Houston, Sunday, February 25th
