UIC vs East Carolina 11/23/24 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

The UIC Flames will meet the East Carolina Pirates Saturday afternoon in Daytona Beach for a matchup in the Boardwalk Battle. UIC has four wins and two losses on the year following a double digit victory over La Salle in their last outing. Offensively the Flames have been rolling this season averaging 90.8 points on 52.6% shooting from the floor. Defensively the Flames have been mediocre allowing 72.6 points per game overall. Stay up to date with our College Basketball Picks.

UIC was top tier in their last outing scoring more than 90 points on 52% shooting and knocked down 10 triples in the game. The Flames also won the rebounding battle by double digits and forced double digit turnovers. Sasa Ciani leads UIC this season averaging 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Javon Jackson and Ahmad Henderson II both average 12.4 points per game. Henderson also leads the team this season averaging 4.8 assists.

The East Carolina Pirates come into Saturday with five wins and one loss after a narrow 7-point victory against Stetson on Friday. Offensively East Carolina has been stout this season averaging 85.2 points on 43.6% shooting. Defensively the Pirates have done the work holding opponents to exactly 73 points per game overall.

East Carolina was top tier in their last outing scoring 71 points in the game. Defensively the Pirates were the better team as well winning the rebounding battle by 11 and forced 18 total turnovers. RJ Felton leads East Carolina offense this season averaging 22.6 points per game. CJWalker is second on the roster averaging 17 points and adds a team leading 8.8 rebounds. Jordan Riley is the third East Carolina Pirate in double digits this year averaging 13.4 points on just over 31 minutes of action per game. Cam Hayes is 4th on the team averaging 8.8 points and leads the way pushing out 4.2 assists per contest.

Both teams are playing good basketball coming into this matchup as each have a positive record on the year. East Carolina is the better overall team however as they are playing better basketball coming into this game. Take the pirates to do the work on both sides of the ball as they stifle UIC leading to the win and cover in Daytona. Final Score Prediction. East Carolina Pirates win and cover 75-66.