The East Carolina Pirates (14-15, 7-9 American) and SMU Mustangs (19-10, 10-6) meet Wednesday at Moody Coliseum in Dallas. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the East Carolina vs. SMU odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Pirates slipped under .500 with losses in each of the past 3 games, and East Carolina has failed to cover each of those outings, too. The Pirates are just 3-5 straight up (SU) in the past 8 games, while going just 5-8 against the spread (ATS) in the previous 13 contests.
The Under has cashed in 4 of the past 5 games for the Pirates, and the total has gone low in an amazing 18 of the past 22 outings.
East Carolina suffered a 75-64 loss against SMU in the 1st meeting at Minges Coliseum in Greenville on Jan. 3, as the Mustangs covered as a 4-point favorite with the Over (136.5) coming through.