East Carolina vs. Temple Predictions - January 8

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The East Carolina Pirates (8-7, 0-2 AAC) will look to halt a three-game losing streak when they host the Temple Owls (9-5, 1-0 AAC) on January 8, 2025 at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

Wednesday's matchup between the Pirates and the Owls features the Pirates as 3.5-point favorites. The matchup has a point total of 146.5.

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East Carolina vs. Temple Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
  • Game time: 7:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: ESPN+
  • Location: Greenville, North Carolina
  • Arena: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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East Carolina vs. Temple Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: East Carolina (-3.5)
  • Moneyline: East Carolina (-170), Temple (+138)
  • Total: 146.5 points

Pick ATS:Temple (+3.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (146.5)
  • Prediction: Temple 74, East Carolina 73

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East Carolina vs. Temple Comparison

East Carolina Rank East Carolina Stat Temple Stat Temple Rank
149th 76.6 Points Scored 79.4 87th
189th 71.3 Points Allowed 74.1 254th
286th 12.4 Assists 11.6 320th
60th 10.2 Turnovers 10.4 72nd
289th 42.8% Field Goal % 45.5% 162nd
199th 43.4% Field Goal % Allowed 41.6% 98th

East Carolina Key Players

  • The scoring leader for the Pirates this season is RJ Felton, who averages 17.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.
  • East Carolina's leading rebounder is C.J. Walker averaging 7.3 boards per game and its best passer is Cam Hayes, averaging 3.8 assists per game.
  • The Pirates get the most three-point shooting production out of Felton, who knocks down 1.8 threes per game.
  • Joran Riley is East Carolina's leader in steals, averaging 2.1 steals per game, while Jayshayne Woodard leads them in blocks with 1.0 per contest.

Temple Key Players

  • Jamal Mashburn Jr. sits at the top of the Owls scoring leaderboard with 20.4 points per game. Mashburn also collects 2.4 rebounds and averages 2.0 assists per game.
  • The Temple leaders in rebounding and assists are William Settle with 7.0 rebounds per game (also adding 12.2 points and 1.9 assists per game) and Quante Berry with 2.2 assists per game (also tacking on 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game).
  • Mashburn is the top scorer from deep for the Owls, hitting 2.0 threes per game.
  • Berry (1.5 steals per game) is the steal leader for Temple while Settle (1.4 blocks per game) is the block leader.

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