The East Carolina Pirates (9-9, 1-4 AAC) visit the Wichita State Shockers (11-6, 1-3 AAC) after losing three straight road games. The Shockers are favored by 3.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The matchup has an over/under set at 147.5 points.

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Wichita State vs. East Carolina betting lines

• Wichita State moneyline odds to win: -175
• East Carolina moneyline odds to win: +146
• Spread: Wichita State (-3.5)
• Total: 147.5

Wichita State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Wichita State has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered three times in nine opportunities at home, and it has covered one time in four opportunities in road games.
• In terms of point totals, the Shockers hit the over less often at home, as they’ve exceeded the total four times in nine opportunities this season (44.4%). In road games, they have hit the over four times in four opportunities (100%).
• Wichita State has won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 6-2 (.750). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 0-1 (.000).

Recent trends

• The Shockers have seen an increase in scoring lately, racking up 78.1 points per game in their last 10 contests, 0.6 points more than the 77.5 they’ve scored this season.
• The past 10 games have seen Wichita State give up 1.8 more points per game (77.2) than its season-long average (75.4).
• Over their last 10 outings, the Shockers are making 0.3 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (5.8 compared to 5.5 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (33.0% compared to 31.0% season-long).

Wichita State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 5-10-1 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 1-3-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 2-7-0 (As Favorite: 3-7-1; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
• O-U-P: 8-8-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 4-0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-3 (Home: 6-2; Away: 0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-2)

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East Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• In 2023-24 against the spread, East Carolina had a lower winning percentage at home (.368, 7-11-1 record) than on the road (.500, 5-5-0).
• In terms of the over/under, Pirates games finished over seven of 19 times at home (36.8%) and four of 10 away (40%) last year.
• The Pirates, when moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (1-4) than on the road (2-6) last year.

Recent trends

• The Pirates have played worse offensively over their last 10 games, putting up 69.7 points per contest, 5.8 fewer points their than season average of 75.5.
• East Carolina has fared worse defensively over its previous 10 games, surrendering 73.9 points per contest, 2.1 more points than its season average of 71.8.
• In their last 10 games, the Pirates are making 5.2 treys per game, 0.6 fewer threes than their season average (5.8). They also sport a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 games (25.7%) compared to their season average (28.1%).

East Carolina betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-9-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 2-1-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 3-0-0 (As Favorite: 3-7-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
• O-U-P: 10-6-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 2-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-4 (Home: 4-3; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-3)