Tulsa at East Carolina 2/17/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 11:34 AM ET

On Sunday, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane visit Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina to play the East Carolina Pirates. Tulsa improved to 15-10 on the season and 5-7 in the American Athletic Conference with an 80-57 win over Tulane on Thursday. The Golden Hurricane was led by Jeriah Home with 20 points and 12 rebounds

East Carolina fell to 9-15 overall and 2-10 in AAC play following its 79-69 loss to Memphis Wednesday. The Pirates were led in the loss by Seth LeDay with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Shawn Williams chipped in with 14 and Jayden Gardner scored 13. The Pirates have lost four straight.
DaQuan Jeffries is the leading scorer and leader in rebounding with averages of 14.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Martins Igbanu is second in scoring and in rebounding with averages of 11.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Sterling Taplin leads Tulsa in assists with an average of 4.3 per game. Tulsa is shooting 45.8% from the field and 35.5% from 3-point territory.

Jayden Gardner leads the Pirates in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Two other players for the Pirates are averaging double figures in scoring. Isaac Fleming is the team leader in assists with an average of 3.3 per game. East Carolina is shooting 41.8% from the field and 26.8% from 3-point territory.

Tulsa has dominated this matchup having covered the number in 4 of the last 7 meetings overall and 6 of the last 8 played at East Carolina. The Pirates on the other hand have had serious problems covering the number having failed to cover 7 of the last 8 overall and each of the last 5 at home. Final Score Prediction, Tulsa Golden Hurricane wins and covers ATS 74-64.

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