Houston at East Carolina 2/27/19 - College Basketball Betting Picks & Odds
Houston Cougars vs. East Carolina Pirates
CBB: 7:00 PM EST
Feb. 27, 2019
TV: ESPN3
Latest Odds : HOU -17.5 Total 134
The Houston Cougars have been playing great basketball on the season so far and they have been dominating most of the teams they have faced on the year. However, with 4 games left in the season and only one of them against a really good team it could be easy for the Cougars to start to look towards the brackets, instead of the play they need to have here.
On the year the Cougars offense has been decent with only 75.2 points a game being scored. The defense, though, has been amazing for Houston by giving up only 60.3 points a game, which is ranked 5th in the nation. The Cougars have been able to get a total of 15 assist a game, but have managed to get 41.6 boards a game.
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East Carolina on the season has not been playing well at all and it is easy to see why with the losses that they have had in the conference and even out of the conference at times. The Pirates have only managed to get 3 wins total in the American Conference so far, but have racked up a total of 11 losses on the year so far.
The Pirates for their part have been able to score 67.7 points a game on the year so far. However, the Pirates defense has given up a total of 72.4 points a game on the season so far. The Pirates have only been able to get 12.3 assist a game, but have ended up getting 35.4 boards a game on the season.
Recent Betting Trends:
Cougars are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Pirates are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall.
Under is 8-3 in Cougars last 11 road games.
Over is 9-3 in Pirates last 12 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
Free Betting Pick: Houston Cougars -17.5
The Cougars blew the Pirates out earlier this year and that will continue in this game here as the Pirates are going to struggle, but the Cougars are going to make a statement in this game here. Look for the Cougars offense to run away with this game here and bring home a big win. Final Score, Houston Cougars win and cover ATS 88-56.