Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 12/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Location: Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

Minges Coliseum is the location where the East Carolina Pirates (2-5) will try to beat the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (3-6) on Tuesday.

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks took the court against Hampton and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-68 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Hawks walked away with 24 while Hampton finished the game with 20 fouls. They made 5 of 13 attempts from 3-point range. Hampton shot 75.8% from the charity stripe by making 25 of their 33 shots. Additionally, Hampton collected 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Hampton doled out 12 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. When discussing defending, Maryland Eastern Shore allowed 50.0% from the floor on 22 out of 44 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes for this game while creating 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Hawks made 17 of 23 attempts for a rate of 73.9%. Maryland Eastern Shore ended the game with a 43.4% FG percentage (23 of 53) and made 5 of their 14 shots from 3-point land.

Zion Obanla is a guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He left the arena with 20 points on 8 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins played and pulled down 9 rebounds. He shot 80.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Maryland Eastern Shore will enter this matchup with a mark of 3-6 so far this season. They are turning it over 17.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Maryland Eastern Shore is collecting 34.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 112 assists for the campaign, which is 122nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 30.2% on shots from downtown (54 of 179) and 62.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 61.2 points per game (358th in D-1) while going 42.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are able to force 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They are 312th in college hoops in allowing assists with 114 surrendered for the season. The Hawks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.0% (213 of 519) and they concede 36.6 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 26.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 120th in the country in PPG allowed (70.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the East Carolina Pirates walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-58 against St. Bonaventure. The Pirates collected 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 35 for this game. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. St. Bonaventure earned 21 personal fouls for this game which took the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.0%. In relation to three-point attempts, East Carolina made 5 out of 16 attempts (31.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Pirates went 16 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 29.1%. The Pirates allowed St. Bonaventure to bury 24 of their 59 tries from the floor which had them shooting 40.7% for the matchup. They finished 31.8% from three-point range by going 7 of 22 and ended up going 12 of 14 from the charity stripe (85.7%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, East Carolina permitted St. Bonaventure to pull down 33 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Jordan Riley ended up being a factor for the Pirates in this contest. He recorded 28 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and added 1 assist in the game. He buried 9 of 17 in this game for a rate of 52.9%, and added 4 rebounds.

East Carolina has a record of 2-5 on the year. The Pirates are committing 17.7 personal fouls every game and they go 70.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 10.0 times per contest (359th in the country) and they are giving up possession 15.3 times per game. East Carolina has earned 474 pts so far this season (67.7 per game) and they snag 37.9 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Pirates are hitting on 38.8% from the floor, which is 346th in Division 1.

The East Carolina defense concedes 39.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (73 of 184) and opponents are making 74.7% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 15.6 dimes and 35.4 rebounds every game, which is 298th and 197th in those categories. The Pirates on the defensive end are ranked 306th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 80.6. They are forcing 11.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (272nd in the nation).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Maryland Eastern Shore

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