Florida Atlantic vs East Carolina Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/5/25

The FAU Owls and the East Carolina Pirates meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Minges Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a FAU vs. East Carolina prediction.

FAU Recap

The FAU Owls come into this game looking to bounce back after a 90-62 loss to Memphis last time out to fall to 7-7 on the year. After this game, FAU will head on the road for a matchup with the Charlotte 49ers.

Owls Drop Back-To-Back Games

Kaleb Glenn leads FAU in scoring with 13.2 PPG along with 4.3 RPG while Leland Walker has 10.6 PPG with a team-high 4.6 APG to lead the Owls in the assist department as well. Baba Miller has 10.9 PPG with a team-high 7.2 RPG to lead the Owls on the glass while Tre Carroll has 11.3 PPG with 4.4 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for FAU so far this year. Matas Vokietaitis has 9.6 PPG with 5.6 RPG while KyKy Tandy also has 9.1 PPG while Ken Evans Jr. has 8.4 PPG and 2.8 APG as well on the year. As a team, FAU is averaging 83.1 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 34.4% from three, and 69.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Florida Atlantic Owls will win

• East Carolina has lost seven of its last eight games against the American Athletic Conference.
• Florida Atlantic has won each of its last four games when playing with a rest disadvantage.

East Carolina Recap

The East Carolina Pirates come into this game looking to bounce back from a 75-69 loss to USF last time out to fall to 8-6 on the year. After this game, East Carolina will welcome Temple to town for a conference tilt.

Pirates Lose 5 of 6

RJ Felton leads the Pirates in scoring with 17.1 PPG along with 6.5 RPG and 2.5 APG while C.J. Walker has 16.4 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead the Pirates on the glass. Jordan Riley has 14.3 PPG and 6 RPG while Cam Hayes has 10.6 PPG with a team-high 3.9 APG to lead the Pirates in the assist department, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for ECU so far this season. As a team, East Carolina is averaging 76.6 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 27.8% from three, and 71.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the East Carolina Pirates will win

• The home team has won three of Florida Atlantic’s last four games.

Total Points Facts

• Eight of East Carolina’s last nine games against Conference opponents at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum have produced a total of 148 or fewer points.
• Each of Florida Atlantic’s last four road day games against the American Athletic Conference have produced a total of 152+ points.

FAU vs. East Carolina Prediction

I’m on FAU here. The Owls are just the far more trustworthy offense in this matchup in my opinion, and I can’t really rely on East Carolina to slow down the Owls with their defense in this matchup. The Owls just have the better weapons and East Carolina’s lost far easier matchups at home this season. This is simply a case of not getting enough points with East Carolina to take a shot on the Pirates here. Give me FAU laying the points in this one.