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East Carolina Pirates vs. Houston Cougars
The East Carolina Pirates and the Houston Cougars will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Fertitta Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -22-point favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 143.5.
Houston won its last outing, a 74-55 result against Bulls on January 18. They covered in that game as a -18-point favorite.
East Carolina was a 92-85 loser in their most recent outing at home against Knights. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs.
East Carolina:
Team record: 11-6 SU,10-7 ATS
East Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
East Carolina is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of East Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Houston:
Team record: 16-2 SU,11-7 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 15-6-2 ATS in its last 23 games when playing East Carolina
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing East Carolina
Next up:
East Carolina at Memphis Thursday, January 27
Houston at Central Florida Saturday, January 29