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East Carolina Pirates vs South Florida Bulls Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: March 15, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET

Venue: Dickies Arena — Fort Worth, TX

Article updated Mar 15, 10:35 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The East Carolina Pirates are on the road playing the South Florida Bulls at the Dickies Arena stadium on Friday, 3/15/2024 @ 1:00pm EST. South Florida is the betting

Game outlook

The East Carolina Pirates are on the road playing the South Florida Bulls at the Dickies Arena stadium on Friday, 3/15/2024 @ 1:00pm EST. South Florida is the betting favorite opening at -6.5 and the current line is South Florida -8.

Pirates vs Bulls Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Bulls to win today's game by 6 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the East Carolina Pirates to cover the 8 point spread and the total to go under 136.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: East Carolina 55 to South Florida 61

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw players predict South Florida Bulls to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that South Florida will win straight-up is 79%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be E.CAR 60.25, S.FLA 76.25.

OddsShark 's prediction is South Florida will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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East Carolina Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 355, East Carolina is ranked #295 in offense (scoring an average of 69.16 per game), #109 in defense (allowing an average of 69.65 points to be scored against them per game) and are 15-17 (14-16-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Pirates hit an average of 42.16% of their field goals (ranked #301) and 69.87% of their free throws (ranked #276) and makes an average of 31.11% of their three pointers ranked #319 in the NCAAB). They average 34.61 rebounds per game (ranked # 224) and average 12.16 offensive assists and 10.81 turnovers per game (ranked # 264 and 87 respectively).

Defensively speaking, East Carolina allows an average of 43.91% field goals (ranked #194) and 76.16% free throws (ranked #353 in the NCAAB) The Pirates allow an average of 31.96% of the three pointers (ranked #81) and averages 34.84 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.84) Finally, the Pirates average 12.81 defensive assists and 12.84 turnovers per game (ranked # 170 and 102 respectively).

South Florida Key Betting Stats

South Florida Bulls has a power ranking of 38 and are #125 for offense (scoring an average of 75.41 per game), #79 for defense (giving up an average of 68.59 points per game) and 23-6 (19-7-3 ATS) overall. East Carolina went 2-1 (1-1-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against South Florida.

For offense, the Bulls hit an average of 43.86% of their field goals (ranked #234) and 74.06% of their free throws (ranked #88) and makes an average of 36.03% of their three pointers (ranked #76 in the NCAAB). They average 36.17 rebounds per game (ranked # 128) and average 14.86 offensive assists and 10.79 turnovers per game (ranked # 78) and 86 respectively).

On defense, South Florida allows an average of 41.55% field goals (ranked #50) and 67.47% free throws (ranked #10 in the NCAAB) The Bulls allow an average of 30.93% of the three pointers (ranked #31) and averages 36.62 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.62) Finally, the Bulls average 12.41 defensive assists and 12.97 turnovers per game (ranked # 137 and 96 respectively).

Betting Summary

South Florida 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 8 point spread and the total to go under 136.5 points.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · East Carolina Pirates+220 → +290Moved
  • Moneyline · South Florida Bulls-270 → -375Moved
  • Spread · East Carolina Pirates+6.5 (-110) → +8 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · South Florida Bulls-6.5 (-110) → -8 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over136 (-110) → 136.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under136 (-110) → 136.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

East Carolina Pirates
11-15 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
South Florida Bulls
18-5 matchup record · 7-2-1 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-03-16T02:35:37.605Z). 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 South Florida Bulls, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-03-09East Carolina Pirates 73 · South Florida Bulls 58
Final result

Matchup pick recap

South Florida Bulls defeated East Carolina Pirates 81-59

South Florida Bulls defeated East Carolina Pirates 81-59 on March 15, 2024, a 22-point decision in the series. South Florida Bulls' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 44-30. Against SportsJaw's recorded East Carolina Pirates +8 (-110) spread, South Florida Bulls covered, while the 140 combined points finished over the recorded total of 136.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MbcSpread · South Florida Bulls -7 (-110)Win