Thursday’s contest between the East Carolina Pirates (4-0) and Jacksonville State Gamecocks (3-1) at Ocean Center should be a competitive matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 69-68, with East Carolina securing the victory. Game time is at 3:30 PM ET on November 21.

Based on our computer prediction, Jacksonville State projects to cover the 3.5-point spread in its matchup versus East Carolina. The over/under has been set at 132.5, and the two sides are projected to exceed it.

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East Carolina vs. Jacksonville State Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024
• Time: 3:30 PM ET
• TV: BallerTV
• Where: Daytona Beach, Florida
• Venue: Ocean Center
• Line: East Carolina -3.5
• Point total: 132.5
• Moneyline (to win): East Carolina -154, Jacksonville State +128

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East Carolina vs. Jacksonville State Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  East Carolina 69, Jacksonville State 68

Spread & Total Prediction for East Carolina vs. Jacksonville State

• Pick ATS: Jacksonville State (+3.5)
• Pick OU: Over (132.5)

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East Carolina Performance Insights

• Last season, East Carolina was 292nd in the country offensively (69.3 points scored per game) and 121st on defense (70.3 points allowed).
• The Pirates were 230th in the country in rebounds per game (31.3) and 141st in rebounds allowed (30.9) last season.
• With 12.2 assists per game last season, East Carolina was 258th in the nation.
• The Pirates made 6.6 3-pointers per game and shot 31.3% from beyond the arc last season, ranking 257th and 313th, respectively, in college basketball.
• Giving up 7.8 3-pointers per game and conceding 32.7% from downtown last season, East Carolina was 243rd and 120th in the country, respectively, in those categories.
• Last year, East Carolina took 63.4% of its shots from inside the arc, and 36.6% from beyond it. In terms of makes, 72.9% of East Carolina’s buckets were 2-pointers, and 27.1% were 3-pointers.

Jacksonville State Performance Insights

• On offense, Jacksonville State put up 70.0 points per game (281st-ranked in college basketball) last season. It allowed 66.4 points per contest at the other end (30th-ranked).
• With 27.6 rebounds allowed per game, the Gamecocks were 12th-best in college basketball. They ranked 105th in college basketball by grabbing 33.3 boards per contest.
• Jacksonville State ranked 325th in college basketball with 11.1 dimes per contest.
• With 12.8 turnovers per game, the Gamecocks were 320th in the country. They forced 11.8 turnovers per contest, which ranked 122nd in college basketball.
• While the Gamecocks ranked in the bottom 25 in college basketball in treys per game with 5.3 (17th-worst), they ranked 205th in college basketball with a 33.6% three-point percentage.
• Jacksonville State was 74th in college basketball with 6.5 threes allowed per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 190th with a 33.8% shooting percentage allowed from beyond the arc.
• When it comes to shot breakdown, Jacksonville State took 71.5% two-pointers (accounting for 78.8% of the team’s baskets) and 28.5% from beyond the arc (21.2%).

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