Presbyterian Blue Hose vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 12/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Presbyterian Blue Hose vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Location: Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Presbyterian Blue Hose (6-6) are on their way to Minges Coliseum on Wednesday where they will go up against the East Carolina Pirates (4-7).

The Presbyterian Blue Hose took the court against Morehead State and notched a win by a score of 80-72 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Blue Hose ended up finishing with 15 while Morehead State recorded 23 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 of their 21 tries from beyond the perimeter. Morehead State walked away from this one shooting 73.3% at the free throw line by making 11 of 15 shots. Moreover, Morehead State snagged 20 rebounds (6 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't have a block. Morehead State doled out 11 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In the matter of the defense, Presbyterian allowed 44.8% from the field on 26 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in this game while forcing 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Blue Hose converted 19 of their 30 shots for a rate of 63.3%. Presbyterian walked away from the contest with a 50.9% FG percentage (27 out of 53) and knocked down 7 of their 20 shots from downtown.

Carl Parrish is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He notched 18 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins played and grabbed 2 boards. He finished the game at 53.8% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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Presbyterian will enter this contest with a mark of 6-6 on the campaign. They average 67.9 points per outing (336th in college) while going 45.2% from the field. The Blue Hose are shooting 30.0% on 3-pointers (66 of 220) and 67.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Presbyterian is grabbing 36.5 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 159 dimes so far this year, which is 171st in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Blue Hose are forcing 10.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 fouls. They surrender 34.2% on shots from distance and they rank 49th in D-1 in opponents points per game (66.8). The Blue Hose defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.0% (274 of 652) and they concede 30.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 171st in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 141 conceded for the season.

For their last game, the East Carolina Pirates got the victory with a final of 73-70 against Buffalo. The Pirates collected 25 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 12 steals in this matchup. Buffalo was called for 22 fouls for this contest which got the Pirates to the free throw line for 30 attempts. They were able to make 23 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.7%. When talking about shots from distance, East Carolina knocked down 4 of their 20 tries (20.0%). Overall, the Pirates finished shooting 23 for 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.5%. The Pirates allowed Buffalo to convert 23 of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.0% for the matchup. They shot 30.8% from three-point range by hitting 8 of 26 and ended up shooting 16 of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, East Carolina permitted Buffalo to grab 36 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Jordan Riley ended up being important for the Pirates for the matchup. He scored 31 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this game. He made 10 out of 22 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and had 8 rebounds.

East Carolina has a record of 4-7 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pirates are shooting 39.7% from the floor, which is ranked 350th in college. East Carolina has tallied 747 points on the campaign (67.9 per contest) and they pull in 36.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 10.6 times per game (350th in college) and they are turning it over 13.5 times per contest. The Pirates are responsible for committing 16.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.9% from the free throw line.

The Pirates on defense are ranked 252nd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 76.3. They are forcing 12.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (288th in college). The East Carolina defense surrenders 35.3% on 3-point attempts (95 of 269) and opponents are knocking down 75.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 14.3 assists and 34.5 rebounds per game, ranking them 242nd and 175th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Presbyterian

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