Free NCAA Hoops Pick: Pirates vs. Tigers CBB Odds
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2022 NCAA Basketball Handicapping
(11-7) East Carolina Pirates vs. Memphis Tigers (10-8)
Date: Thursday, January 27th, 2022
Time: 9:00 PM EST
Venue: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN
CBB Betting ATS Odds: East Carolina +13.5 | Memphis -13.5 (Bet Now!)
CBB Moneyline Odds: East Carolina +625 | Memphis -840
CBB Betting Total: 149.5
The Memphis Tigers play host to the East Carolina Pirates on Thursday night from FedEx Forum in an intriguing AAC matchup.
These teams met less than two weeks ago, with the Pirates taking the shocking home victory, 72-71. Memphis has won 8 of 10 overall in the series and will aim to right the ship in this one on Thursday night.
East Carolina Pirates
The Pirates stunned Memphis at home less than two weeks ago, winning on a Brandon Suggs jumper with two seconds left. East Carolina came out of conference play feeling decent about their chances towards finding success, having lost by only single digits to both Oklahoma and Davidson, but still struggled to find a true quality win.
Entering conference play in the AAC, things certainly haven’t improved for the Pirates. They sit on only two conference wins, though with one of those coming against Memphis, grabbing the season sweep would be crucial. One concern is that the Pirates are yet to win an away game this season, sitting on 0-3, and playing against an intense Memphis crowd might be daunting early on.
Tristen Newton (17.7 ppg) leads the way and is hoping to build on his 11 point performance in the first meeting. Newton also leads the team in assists (4.8 apg) and should have control of the offense. In support has been Vance Jackson (11.8 ppg), the co-leading scorer in the first meeting and one of the most experienced players in the conference.
ECU’s defense ranks 278th nationally in scoring defense and in the bottom half of the country in field-goal percentage defense and three-point percentage defense. Memphis is one of the most talented teams in the country and after allowing them to shoot 50 percent from the field and 53 percent from three-point range in the first meeting, the Pirates know they’ll need to be sharper in this one.
Memphis Tigers
Memphis broke into the top ten earlier in the season but they look far from that now, as even making the NCAA Tournament seems like it could be jeopardy unless things change quickly. Early season wins against Virginia Tech and Alabama have lost their luster and conference play has exposed some weaknesses in this group, even despite some of their absences.
Emoni Bates (10.5 ppg) appears like he could be the top scorer available on Thursday but he should have help in Tyler Harris (9.9 ppg) and Lester Quinones (8.6 ppg). The return of guard Alex Lomax (3.5 apg) seems like it could be key after the Tigers missed his experience and floor presence in the first meeting.
As one of the top rebounding teams in the country, it’ll be interesting to see how the Tigers handle the glass without some of their better frontcourt players. On the defensive side, the Tigers struggle defending the three, which they’ll need to keep an eye on for Thursday night. Their 255th overall scoring defense will need to be tighter than the first meeting.
CBB Betting Trends:
- East Carolina is 4-2 AST in their last 6 games
- Memphis is 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 games.
- Memphis is 14-8 SU in their last 22 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Memphis’s last 16 games played in January.
4* Free East Carolina Pirates vs. Memphis Tigers CBB Betting Pick: East Carolina ATS
After coming away with the win at home when these two teams met just a few weeks ago, the Pirates will have no issues staying within striking distance of the Tigers in this one.
Memphis is dealing with far too many injuries, as three players have already been ruled out, with a fourth questionable. Three of those four happen to play a significant role on both sides of things for Memphis and their absences will be felt by a team that already finds themselves struggling of late.
Give me the Pirates to hang tight on the road and test this Memphis team once again.
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