Check out our free Cincinnati vs East Carolina pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Greenville. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.

Cincinnati vs East Carolina Pick & Preview: Wednesday, February 15th Betting Odds

Bearcats vs Pirates Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Cincinnati Bearcats at East Carolina Pirates
  • Where: Greenville at Minges Coliseum
  • Date: Wednesday, February 15th
  • Betting Odds: Cincinnati -9.5, CIN -506 | ECAR +373 O/U 141.0

Bearcats Preview:

Cincinnati will take the floor against the Pirates with an overall record of 17-9. So far, the Bearcats have played 7 games on the road, with a record of 3-4. This season, Cincinnati has been favored to win in 19 games, sitting with a mark of 16-3. For today’s contest, Cincinnati has a betting line set -9.5 points in their favor.

Cincinnati will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Landers Nolley II who is averaging 16.08 points per game for the Bearcats. II is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Bearcats’ offensive game plan is the play of David DeJuilius who has hit 44.3% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 14.27 points per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Cincinnati this season, as they are currently ranked 254th in college basketball at 69.4 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Bearcats’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 31.5%, placing them 388th in the NCAA.

Pirates Preview:

East Carolina will take the floor against the Bearcats with an overall record of 12-12. So far this season, East Carolina has played 14 games at home, sitting with a record of 9-5. For the season, East Carolina has been the underdog in 15 games, sitting with a mark of 5-10. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Pirates being +9.5 point underdogs.

East Carolina will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer RJ Felton who is averaging 12.96 points per game for the Pirates. Felton is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Pirates’ offensive game plan is the play of Brandon Johnson who has hit 47.6% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 12.96 points per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for East Carolina this season, as they are currently ranked 276th in college basketball at 68.8 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Pirates’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 32.7%, placing them 334th in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: Cincinnati Bearcats -9.5

When analyzing this matchup between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the East Carolina Pirates, we see grabbing Cincinnati to come out on top and cover the spread. The oddsmakers have Cincinnati as the heavy favorite with a point spread sitting at -9.5. Not only only do we like the Cincinnati’s historical performance as the favorite, as they are 4-1 vs the spread in their last 5 games when favored to win. But, they are matched up against a team that plays a similar style of basketball. So far, both Cincinnati and East Carolina are near the NCAA average in possessions per game. Before tip-off, go ahead and get your bet down on the Cincinnati to win and cover the spread.