East Carolina vs South Florida AAC Tournament odds, tips and betting trends

Watch as the No. 8 seed South Florida Bulls (14-17, 7-11 AAC) and the No. 9 seed East Carolina Pirates (15-16, 6-12 AAC) look to advance in the AAC tournament on Thursday as they meet at 12:30 PM on ESPNU.

The matchup between the Bulls and the Pirates currently does not have a line set.

South Florida has a 17-12-2 record against the spread this season compared to East Carolina, who is 18-11-2 ATS. The Bulls have a 21-10-0 record hitting the over, while games involving the Pirates have a record of 17-14-0 when it comes to hitting the over. Over the last 10 games, South Florida is 4-4-2 against the spread and 5-5 overall while East Carolina has gone 5-3-2 against the spread and 4-6 overall.

As college basketball matchups continue, prepare for the outing with everything you need to know before Thursday’s game.

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South Florida vs. East Carolina prediction

South Florida 73, East Carolina 70

Against the spread

• South Florida has put together a 17-12-2 record against the spread this season.
• East Carolina has covered 18 times in 31 matchups with a spread this year.
• The Bulls record 72.4 points per game, just 1.1 more points than the 71.3 the Pirates give up.
• When South Florida totals more than 71.3 points, it is 15-1 against the spread and 11-5 overall.
• East Carolina has a 12-2-2 record against the spread and an 11-5 record overall when allowing fewer than 72.4 points.
• The Pirates’ 69.4 points per game are only 2.5 fewer points than the 71.9 the Bulls allow to opponents.
• East Carolina has put together a 13-2 ATS record and a 12-3 overall record in games it scores more than 71.9 points.
• South Florida’s record is 7-6-2 against the spread and 9-6 overall when it gives up fewer than 69.4 points.

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Players to watch

South Florida

• Russel Tchewa averages a team-leading 8.5 rebounds per game. In addition, he’s recording 11.3 points and 0.8 assists, shooting 60.8% from the field.
• Selton Miguel is averaging 10.5 points, 3.3 assists and 3.2 rebounds per contest.

East Carolina

• Brandon Johnson leads the Pirates in rebounding (8.3 per game), and produces 12.8 points and 1.9 assists. He also delivers 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.
• RJ Felton is posting team highs in points (13.8 per game) and assists (1.6). And he is delivering 4.4 rebounds, making 39.5% of his shots from the field and 32.8% from 3-point range, with 1.9 treys per contest.
• Jaden Walker is averaging a team-leading 2.8 assists per game. And he is producing 7.3 points and 4.6 rebounds, making 38.4% of his shots from the field.

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