East Carolina vs. Presbyterian betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 17

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The Presbyterian Blue Hose (6-6) are 4.5-point underdogs as they look to break a five-game road slide when they square off against the East Carolina Pirates (4-7) on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The matchup airs at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The over/under is 130.5 in the matchup.

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East Carolina Cover -4.5 vs Presbyterian -110

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East Carolina vs. Presbyterian betting lines

  • East Carolina moneyline odds to win: -195
  • Presbyterian moneyline odds to win: +160
  • Spread: East Carolina (-4.5)
  • Total: 130.5

East Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • East Carolina did a better job covering the spread in away games (5-5-0) than it did in home games (7-9-0) last year.
  • The Pirates hit the over on the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (62.5%) than road games (60%) last season.
  • East Carolina won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home last year, going 8-4 (.667). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it sported a record of 3-0 (1.000).

Last season stats

  • At 75.8 points scored per game and 73.8 points conceded last season, the Pirates were 123rd in the country on offense and 234th on defense.
  • On the glass, East Carolina was 53rd in the country in rebounds (34.4 per game) last year. It was 202nd in rebounds conceded (31.5 per game).
  • The Pirates were 196th in college basketball in assists (13.4 per game) last year.

East Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-8-0 (Home: 1-5-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 0-5-0 (As Favorite: 1-5-0; As Underdog: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 3-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
39.8 (350th in nation) 45.6 (288th) 32.7 (209th) 31.4 (201st) 10.6 (351st) 12.8 (267th)

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Presbyterian statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Presbyterian has performed better at home (2-1-0) than away (3-3-0).
  • Blue Hose games have gone above the over/under 33.3% of the time at home (one of three), and 16.7% of the time away (one of six).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Blue Hose have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-1) than away (1-5).

Last season stats

  • The Blue Hose were 162nd in the nation last season with 74.2 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 143rd with 70.9 points allowed per game.
  • Last year Presbyterian averaged 30.5 rebounds per game (271st-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 30.1 rebounds per contest (104th-ranked).
  • The Blue Hose ranked 227th in the nation with 12.9 dimes per contest.

Presbyterian betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 3-3-0 (As Favorite: 2-0-0; As Underdog: 4-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-8-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (191st in nation) 42.0 (116th) 33.7 (165th) 26.2 (11th) 13.3 (263rd) 12.8 (267th)
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