East Carolina Pirates vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/27/2022

by Amedeus Mastrangelo

Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022
Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Thursday, January 27, 2022
Venue:  FedExForum, Memphis, TN
Where to Watch:  ESPN2

 

Opening Odds at USA Sportsbooks

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  ECU +13, Memphis -13; Over/Under:  148 points
Bet365:  Point Spread:  ECU +13, Memphis -13; Over/Under:  148 points
BetMGM:  Point Spread:  ECU +13.5, Memphis -13.5; Over/Under:  149.5 points
 

Season Record

East Carolina Pirates:  11-7 (8th place, AAC)
Memphis Tigers:  10-8 (7th place, AAC)
 
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East Carolina Pirates vs Memphis Tigers Preview and Analysis

 
Recent Form
East Carolina Pirates:  1-4 last 5
Memphis Tigers:  2-3 last 5
 
 
 

East Carolina Pirates Analysis

ECU is coming into this game with an 11-7 record overall and they are 0-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 7th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 2-4 in their conference games this season. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Memphis Tigers while their 4 losses in that span came against the Temple Owls, the Cincinnati Bearcats, the UCF Knights, and the Houston Cougars in their last game. Tristen Newton led the team in points in that game with 14 while Vance Jackson and Alanzo Frink were both next on the team with 5 points each. Newton, Tremont Robinson-White, and RJ Felton all led the team in assists in that game with 1 each while Newton led the team in rebounds himself with 6. They were 16% from the field, 5.3% from 3-point range, and 67.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72.2 PPG against them. ECU has an ATS record of 10-8 this season and their O/U record is 12-6.
 
 

Memphis Tigers Analysis

Memphis is coming into this game with a 10-8 record overall and they are 7-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 9th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 4-4 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. Their 3 losses in that span were against the UCF Knights, the East Carolina Pirates, and the SMU Mustangs while their win came against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in their last game. Tyler Harris led the team in points in that game off the bench with 24 while Josh Minott was next on the team with 18 points. Alex Lomax led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Josh Minott led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 50.9% from the field, 43.5% from 3-point range, and 68% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 76.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71.2 PPG against them. Memphis has an ATS record of 5-12-1 this season and their O/U record is 10-8.
 

 

East Carolina vs Memphis Prediction

ECU is coming into this game as a 13 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. ECU has not been playing well recently and they are coming off of a massive loss against Houston in their last game. That was an awful game where they lost by 43 points and only scored 36 points in the game. ECU will come out and play a much better game here to make up for that last performance and they are going up against a Memphis side that has been struggling to win games recently. Memphis has not been winning many games but even when they do win they are not blowout wins by double digits. They are also playing with a lot of their starters out and their team is very young right now so they are at a bit of a disadvantage. ECU also beat Memphis a few weeks ago so ECU will come out here and play them hard again. The best bet to place in this game is on ECU to cover the spread here.
 
East Carolina Memphis Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, January 27, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Memphis 75 ECU 67.
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NCAAB Betting Trends

 
East Carolina Pirates: 0-7 ATS after a game with 9 or less assists. 19-24 ATS as an underdog. 15-21 ATS after a conference game. 8-14 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in 8 days. 1-6 ATS after a game where they made 33% of their shots or worse.
Memphis Tigers: 32-60 O/U when the total is 150 to 159.5. 24-37 O/U as a favorite. 16-26 O/U against conference opponents. 6-13 O/U in January games. 12-28 O/U after a conference game. 52-85 O/U revenging a loss vs opponent.
 

Key Injuries

 
East Carolina Pirates:  B. Suggs (F) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury. W. Tabbs (G) out for season - Knee injury.
Memphis Tigers:  D. Williams (F) Out indefinitely - Back injury. L. Nolley II (G) Ques Thurs - Knee injury. J. Hardaway (G) Ques Thurs - Undisclosed injury. J. Duren (C) Ques Thurs - Hand injury.
 

Notable Quotes

 
''It was absolute domination from start to end by Houston. They controlled every aspect of the game. We didn't respond, which was very disappointing, and I thought they absolutely dominated every component of the game.'' - Joe Dooley on his team’s loss against Houston.
 
 
“The one thing I can say to this media – because this media gets kind of f—ed up sometimes when it comes to me – we don’t have our full roster. Y’all know we don’t have our full roster. Stop asking me stupid f—ing questions about if I feel like I can do something.” - Penny Hardaway on the major disadvantage his team has and the criticism toward his team when they are missing their starting players and have freshmen going up against seniors in their games.
 
 

Starting Lineups

 
East Carolina Pirates
L. Debaut 
V. Jackson 
J. Miles 
T. Newton 
B. Suggs
 
Memphis Tigers
E. Bates 
J. Duren 
A. Lomax 
L. Quinones 
D. Williams
 

Statistical Leaders

 
East Carolina Pirates
PPG: T. Newton (17.7)
APG: T. Newton (4.8)
Reb/G: B. Johnson (6.6)
 
Memphis Tigers
PPG: D. Williams (11.3)
APG: A. Lomax (3.5)
Reb/G: J. Duren (7.3) 
 
Coaches:
East Carolina Pirates: Joe Dooley (4th season)
Memphis Tigers: Anfernee Hardaway (4th season)


Amedeus Mastrangelo

About the Author:

Amedeus Mastrangelo has been heavily wagering on all sports for years and plays just about everything, including sides, totals, favorites, underdogs, against the spread, alternative spreads, first half, second half, player props, and futures. The bottom line is, if Mastrangelo can see an edge in any way shape or form, then he's going to take advantage.

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