Free Sports Game Preview and Prediction: Cincinnati vs. East Carolina
Sunday, February 16, 2020 12:00 PM
Play: Point Spread: 10.5/-110 East Carolina
CINCINNATI BEARCATS VS EAST CAROLINA PIRATES 12:00 PM EST, February 16, 2020 NCAAM 7-Star Best bet on the East Carolina Bearcats The Cincinnati Bearcats will take to the road to looking to stay in a dead heat with the No. 20 Houston Cougars when they take on the East Carolina Pirates in American Athletic Conference action. The Bearcats are on the bubble and rank 42nd overall among the 353 Division-1 programs in the nation in my quant rankings. So, the pressure is on in each game from here on out to the end of the regular season. They know that they have resume building games coming up against the Wichita Stat Shockers and the Cougars in each of the next two weeks. The letdown cloud could move over the Bearcats in this game against the Pirates. The Pirates are not as bad a team as their record indicates. They lack the depth that other winning record teams and play through Sophomore forward Jayden Gardner, who is averaging 20.2 points-per-game and 9.7 boards-per-game – both team-highs. However, a pair of freshman are stepping up in recent games and making for a more balanced offensive attack. Guard Tristen Newton and forward Brandon Suggs are the two freshman and both have upped their scoring averages to 10 points-per-game. Newton has the size and length at 6-5 to overcome the Bearcats suffocating defense. This has been a rebuilding year for the Pirates as they have only 26.7% of the minutes played and 39.6% of the points scored returning from last season. They have played enough games together to now have the team chemistry to go after some of the big-boys, like the Bearcats, in the AAC conference. HERE ARE SOME BUZZER BEATER TRENDS ? The Bearcats are 7-20 ATS after having on three of their last four games in games played over the last two seasons. ? The Bearcats are 91-136-1 ATS after failing to cover the spread in two of their last three games in games played over the last two seasons. ? The Bearcats are 1-9 ATS after 5 straight games forcing opponent to commit 14 or less turnovers over the last 2 seasons. Take the East Carolina Pirates and look for this game to be a closely contested game right to the end.
 

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