SMU at East Carolina 2/12/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The SMU Mustangs will travel on the road to face off against the ECU Pirates on Saturday for a tip off time of 6 PM Eastern. This game will be available on ESPN plus and ESPNU. SMU comes into this game with a record on the season of 17–5 and have won four out of their last five consecutive games coming against Memphis, South Florida, Temple, and most recently against Houston by the score of 85–83. SMU has one defeat coming on the road against Wichita State by the score 72–57.

ECU comes into this game with a record on the season of 12–11, and have lost four out of the last five games with the only one coming on the road against Tulsa by the score of 73–71. The four losses came against two Lane, Temple, Cincinnati, and on the road against Memphis by the score of 71–54.

Kendrick Davis is leading SMU in points per game at 19.6 with a field goal percentage of 45.2% and a free-throw percentage of 87.6%. Davis is also the team leader for SMU in minutes per game averaging 34. Marcus Weathers is the team leader for SMU in rebounds per game averaging 7.0.

Vance Jackson is leading ECU in rebounds per game at 6.2 on average. Tristan Newton is leaving ECU in points per game at 17.1 with a field goal percentage on the season of 43.9%. Newton has a free-throw percentage of 85.7% and it's also the team leader for ECU in minutes per game averaging 34.1.