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Game time: January 4, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum — Greenville, NC

Article updated Jan 3, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Central Florida is on the road playing East Carolina at the Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum stadium on Wednesday, 1/4/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Central Florida -4.5 was the

Game outlook

Central Florida is on the road playing East Carolina at the Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum stadium on Wednesday, 1/4/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Central Florida -4.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Central Florida -5.5.

Central Florida Highlights

With a power ranking of 57, Central Florida is ranked #231 in offense (scoring an average of 69.85 per game), #16 in defense (allowing an average of 59.62 points to be scored against them per game) and are 10-4 (8-4-2 ATS) this season.

East Carolina Highlights

East Carolina Pirates has a power ranking of 84 and are #194 for offense (scoring an average of 71.36 per game), #155 for defense (giving up an average of 59.62 points per game) and 10-5 (10-5 ATS) overall. Central Florida went 0-3 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against East Carolina.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be UCF 59.25, E.CAR 70.25. 50% of SportsJaw players predict East Carolina Pirates to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Central Florida will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Knights 67 to Pirates 71.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Knights 67 to Pirates 71.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Central Florida Golden Knights-225 → -240Moved
  • Moneyline · East Carolina Pirates+205 → +195Moved
  • Spread · Central Florida Golden Knights-4.5 (-110) → -5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · East Carolina Pirates+4.5 (-110) → +5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over129 (-110) → 129.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under129 (-110) → 129.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Central Florida Golden Knights
21-11 matchup record · 6-3-1 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
East Carolina Pirates
11-20 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-04T03:14:39.292Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2020-03-08East Carolina Pirates 62 · Central Florida Golden Knights 94
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Central Florida Golden Knights defeated East Carolina Pirates 64-61

Central Florida Golden Knights defeated East Carolina Pirates 64-61 on January 4, 2023, a 3-point decision in the series. Central Florida Golden Knights' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 39-34. Against SportsJaw's recorded Central Florida Golden Knights -5.5 (-110) spread, East Carolina Pirates covered, while the 125 combined points finished under the recorded total of 129.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Central Florida Golden Knights -5.75 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 129.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Central Florida Golden Knights -5.75 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 129.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · East Carolina Pirates +5.75 (-110)Win