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East Carolina vs Florida Atlantic Predictions

Game time: January 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena — Boca Raton, FL

Article updated Jan 1, 5:35 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The East Carolina Pirates are traveling to play the Florida Atlantic Owls at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena stadium on Tuesday, 1/2/2024 @ 7:00pm EST. Florida Atlantic is the

Game outlook

The East Carolina Pirates are traveling to play the Florida Atlantic Owls at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena stadium on Tuesday, 1/2/2024 @ 7:00pm EST. Florida Atlantic is the betting favorite opening at -18 and the current line is Florida Atlantic -17.

Pirates vs Owls Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Owls to win tonight's game by 16 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the East Carolina Pirates to cover the 17 point spread and the total to go over 148 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: East Carolina 68 to Florida Atlantic 84

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the East Carolina Pirates and Florida Atlantic Owls, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

50% of SportsJaw predicts Florida Atlantic Owls to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Florida Atlantic will win straight-up is 95%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be E.CAR 57, FLAAT 91.

OddsShark predicts Florida Atlantic will win, east carolina will cover, and the total will go over.

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split down the middle on Covers.com

East Carolina Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 110, East Carolina is ranked #192 in offense (scoring an average of 74.15 per game), #150 in defense (allowing an average of 70.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-6 (5-7 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Pirates hit an average of 43.52% of their field goals (ranked #251) and 69.43% of their free throws (ranked #240) and makes an average of 30.66% of their three pointers ranked #293 in the NCAAB). They average 36.85 rebounds per game (ranked # 171) and average 12.46 offensive assists and 11.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 255 and 75 respectively).

Defensively speaking, East Carolina allows an average of 43.88% field goals (ranked #233) and 71.66% free throws (ranked #227 in the NCAAB) The Pirates allow an average of 30.74% of the three pointers (ranked #99) and averages 34.23 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.23) Finally, the Pirates average 12.23 defensive assists and 13.46 turnovers per game (ranked # 151 and 126 respectively).

Florida Atlantic Key Betting Stats

Florida Atlantic Owls has a power ranking of 92 and are #29 for offense (scoring an average of 84.50 per game), #163 for defense (giving up an average of 70.33 points per game) and 10-3 (9-4 ATS) overall. East Carolina went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Florida Atlantic.

For offense, the Owls hit an average of 50.76% of their field goals (ranked #10) and 69.05% of their free throws (ranked #258) and makes an average of 37.96% of their three pointers (ranked #35 in the NCAAB). They average 37.42 rebounds per game (ranked # 144) and average 15.50 offensive assists and 12.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 80) and 156 respectively).

On defense, Florida Atlantic allows an average of 41.80% field goals (ranked #136) and 72.22% free throws (ranked #254 in the NCAAB) The Owls allow an average of 33.09% of the three pointers (ranked #201) and averages 33.58 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.58) Finally, the Owls average 10.25 defensive assists and 13.58 turnovers per game (ranked # 34 and 113 respectively).

Betting Summary

East Carolina has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the East Carolina Pirates to cover the 17 point spread and the total to go over 148 points.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Pirates vs Owls archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Pirates vs Owls matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · East Carolina Pirates+700 → +1,000Moved
  • Moneyline · Florida Atlantic Owls-1,200 → -2,000Moved
  • Spread · East Carolina Pirates+18 (-110) → +17 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Florida Atlantic Owls-18 (-110) → -17 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over146.5 (-110) → 148 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under146.5 (-110) → 148 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

East Carolina Pirates
3-5 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Florida Atlantic Owls
10-1 matchup record · 8-2-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-01T22:35:21.265Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the East Carolina Pirates and Florida Atlantic Owls, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Florida Atlantic Owls defeated East Carolina Pirates 79-64

Florida Atlantic Owls defeated East Carolina Pirates 79-64 on January 2, 2024, a 15-point decision in the series. Florida Atlantic Owls' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 44-28. Against SportsJaw's recorded East Carolina Pirates +17 (-110) spread, East Carolina Pirates covered, while the 143 combined points finished under the recorded total of 148.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MauriceJonesSpread · East Carolina Pirates +18 (-110)Win
  • MaddogSpread · Florida Atlantic Owls -17.5 (-110)Loss
  • Fisher49Total · Over 147 (-110)Loss
  • Leadpipe_LocksSpread · East Carolina Pirates +17.5 (-110)Win
  • Randy54Spread · Florida Atlantic Owls -17.5 (-110)Loss
  • ThetotalerTotal · Over 147 (-110)Loss
  • RcSpread · East Carolina Pirates +17.5 (-110)Win
  • EmcSpread · Florida Atlantic Owls -17.5 (-110)Loss
  • MikehuffSpread · East Carolina Pirates +17.5 (-110)Win
  • BluedevilSpread · Florida Atlantic Owls -17.5 (-110)Loss
  • DoclocksSpread · Florida Atlantic Owls -17.5 (-110)Loss
  • StevedTotal · Under 148 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · East Carolina Pirates +17 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 148 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · East Carolina Pirates +17 (-110)Win
Oddsshark
Total · Over 148 (-110)
Loss
  • CoversSpread · Florida Atlantic Owls -17 (-110)Loss