Florida Atlantic vs. East Carolina betting: College basketball preview for January 5

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The Florida Atlantic Owls (7-7, 0-1 AAC) hit the road in AAC play against the East Carolina Pirates (8-6, 0-1 AAC) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET. The Owls are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has a point total of 150.5.

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Florida Atlantic Cover -2.5 vs East Carolina -108

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Florida Atlantic vs. East Carolina betting lines

  • Florida Atlantic moneyline odds to win: -139
  • East Carolina moneyline odds to win: +117
  • Spread: Florida Atlantic (-2.5)
  • Total: 150.5

Florida Atlantic statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Florida Atlantic has done a better job covering the spread at home (2-2-0) than it has in road games (1-3-0).
  • The Owls have gone over the over/under less consistently at home, hitting the over in two of four home matchups (50%). In away games, they have hit the over in three of four games (75%).
  • Florida Atlantic has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 2-1 (.667). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 1-0 (1.000).

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Owls were 18th-best in the country on offense (82.0 points scored per game) and ranked 231st on defense (73.4 points conceded).
  • With 34.9 rebounds per game and 30.5 rebounds allowed, Florida Atlantic was 52nd and 116th in the country, respectively, last year.
  • The Owls were 70th in college basketball in assists (14.9 per game) last year.

Florida Atlantic betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 4-3-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (133rd in nation) 44.5 (254th) 33.2 (177th) 34.1 (315th) 16.9 (40th) 11.6 (190th)

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East Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last year, East Carolina had better results away (5-5-0) than at home (7-11-1).
  • Looking at the over/under, Pirates games finished over seven of 19 times at home (36.8%) and four of 10 away (40%) last season.
  • The Pirates, as moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (1-4) than on the road (2-6) last season.

Last season stats

  • The Pirates ranked 292nd in college basketball last season with 69.3 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 121st with 70.3 points allowed per game.
  • Last year East Carolina averaged 31.3 boards per game (230th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 30.9 rebounds per contest (141st-ranked).
  • The Pirates averaged 12.2 assists per game, which ranked them 258th in the country.

East Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-7-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 3-6-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-5-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-4 (Home: 3-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.2 (268th in nation) 42.7 (164th) 36.1 (46th) 31.5 (212th) 12.5 (282nd) 10.1 (59th)
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