South Florida -6.5 (-110) over East Carolina
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- USF is playing for its NCAA Tournament life here, as a bad loss to East Carolina would severely damage their hopes of landing an at-large bid.
- USF lost just twice in conference play in the AAC this season and they should get a key victory here to start their conference tournament campaign.
The East Carolina Pirates will face off with the South Florida Bulls in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament on March 15, 2024 at 1:00 pm ET. The opening betting odds from DraftKings Sportsbook have the East Carolina Pirates as 6.5 point underdogs.
The early action has the East Carolina Pirates taking 16% of the spread bets, while the South Florida Bulls are getting 84% of the bets.
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One of the games worth watching early on Friday is East Carolina vs South Florida in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament. The reason for that is that USF is still in a very precarious spot in of NCAA Tournament qualification. Here, we expect them to get a win and cover the spread against the East Carolina Pirates to help their chances of getting in, as the Bulls should be able to score early and often on an opponent who went just 7-11 in conference this year.
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NCAABB
East Carolina Pirates
South Florida Bulls
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
| ECAR | Advanced Game Stats | SFL |
|---|---|---|
| 68.0 | Pace | 69.7 |
| 109.4 | Off.Rate | 106.1 |
| .360 | FTr | .360 |
| .349 | 3PAr | .377 |
| .530 | TS% | .536 |
| 51.7 | TRB% | 52.4 |
| 49.8 | AST% | 55.0 |
| 10.9 | STL% | 9.1 |
| 11.8 | BLK% | 9.9 |
| .491 | eFG% | .496 |
| 13.2 | TOV% | 15.9 |
| 34.9 | ORB% | 33.0 |
| .259 | TF/FGA | .265 |
Defense/Offense
| ECAR | Advanced Game Stats | SFL |
|---|---|---|
| 68.0 | Pace | 69.7 |
| 106.4 | Off.Rate | 105.9 |
| .312 | FTr | .344 |
| .352 | 3PAr | .374 |
| .543 | TS% | .539 |
| 48.3 | TRB% | 47.6 |
| 55.7 | AST% | 54.6 |
| 8.9 | STL% | 11.8 |
| 8.6 | BLK% | 9.6 |
| .508 | eFG% | .503 |
| 14.9 | TOV% | 13.8 |
| 30.6 | ORB% | 28.3 |
| .229 | TF/FGA | .248 |
Betting Trends
| ECAR | Betting Trends | SFL |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 77.67 | Avg Score | 77 |
| 80.33 | Avg Opp Score | 69.67 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 0-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-0-0 |
| 66 | Avg Score | 84.67 |
| 78 | Avg Opp Score | 75.33 |
| ECAR | Betting Trends | SFL |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 72 | Avg Score | 75.2 |
| 81.4 | Avg Opp Score | 67.6 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-0-0 |
| 66.8 | Avg Score | 79 |
| 74.8 | Avg Opp Score | 69 |
| ECAR | Betting Trends | SFL |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 4-6-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 9-1-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-2-1 |
| 69.7 | Avg Score | 73.6 |
| 73.9 | Avg Opp Score | 66.3 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 3-7-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 10-0-0 |
| 6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 8-1-1 |
| 65.1 | Avg Score | 78.6 |
| 70.6 | Avg Opp Score | 69.6 |
