Tulane vs. East Carolina Prediction: Spread, Total Points, Moneyline Picks

The Tulane Green Wave (17-9, 10-5 AAC) hit the road in AAC play against the East Carolina Pirates (14-14, 5-10 AAC) on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET. The Green Wave are favored by 6.5 points in the game. The point total is set at 155 for the matchup.

Tulane vs. East Carolina Odds

Tulane odds to win: -269
East Carolina odds to win: +219
Spread: Tulane (-6.5)
Total: 155

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Game Time and Information

Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Time: 9:00 PM ET
TV: ESPNU
Where: Greenville, North Carolina
Venue: Minges Coliseum

Who Will Win Tulane vs. East Carolina?

Tulane and East Carolina Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

Tulane has a 4-7 record against the spread in games it was favored by 6.5 points or more this season.

East Carolina has a 6-3-1 record against the spread this season when an underdog by 6.5 points or more.

The Green Wave and the Pirates combine to average 4.8 fewer points per game than the over/under of 155 set for this matchup.

Tulane and East Carolina have seen their opponents average a combined 8.3 fewer points per game than the point total of 155 set in this game.

The average total Tulane has had set in matchups this season is 2.3 more points than this outing’s point total.

The average total in Pirates games this year is 15.4 fewer points than the point total of 155 for this outing.

The Green Wave are 12-14-0 against the spread this season.

The Pirates have a 16-10-2 record against the spread this year.

Tulane Stats & Insights

Tulane outscores opponents by 5.1 points per game (scoring 81.2 per game to rank 14th in college basketball while giving up 76.1 per contest to rank 332nd in college basketball) and has a +131 scoring differential overall.

The 29.4 rebounds per game Tulane averages rank 299th in college basketball, and are 7.2 fewer than the 36.6 its opponents pull down per outing.

The Green Wave connect on 7.9 three-pointers per game (120th in college basketball), 1.7 fewer than their opponents (9.6).

Tulane scores 98.9 points per 100 possessions (50th in college basketball), while allowing 92.7 points per 100 possessions (221st in college basketball).

The Green Wave are putting up 83.8 points per game this season when playing at home, which is 0.3 more points than they’re averaging in road games (83.5).

East Carolina Stats & Insights

East Carolina is being outscored by 1.6 points per game, with a -43 scoring differential overall. It puts up 69.0 points per game (252nd in college basketball), and gives up 70.6 per contest (199th in college basketball).

East Carolina is 99th in the nation at 33.2 rebounds per game. That’s 1.7 more than the 31.5 its opponents average.

East Carolina makes 7.7 three-pointers per game (146th in college basketball) at a 31.7% rate (309th in college basketball), compared to the 6.4 per game its opponents make, at a 33.3% rate.

East Carolina ranks 291st in college basketball with 88.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 166th defensively with 90.9 points conceded per 100 possessions.

In 2022-23 the Pirates are scoring 9.6 more points per game at home (71.5) than on the road (61.9).

Tulane Key Players to Watch

The Green Wave leader in points and assists is Jalen Cook, who scores 20.7 points per game to go with 5.0 assists.

Tulane’s best rebounder is Kevin Cross, who averages 6.2 boards per game in addition to his 14.8 PPG average.

Jaylen Forbes makes more threes per game than any other member of the Green Wave, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.8 per contest.

Sion James is Tulane’s leader in steals, averaging 2.2 steals per game, while Tylan Pope leads them in blocks with 1.2 per contest.

East Carolina Key Players to Watch

RJ Felton is the top scorer for the Pirates with 13.6 points per game. He also adds 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game to his statistics.

East Carolina’s leader in rebounds is Brandon Johnson with 8.0 per game, and its leader in assists is Jaden Walker with 2.7 per game.

Felton is consistent from deep and leads the Pirates with 1.9 made threes per game.

East Carolina’s leader in steals is Walker with 1.3 per game, and its leader in blocks is Johnson with 0.8 per game.