East Carolina Pirates vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Carolina Pirates vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

The North Texas Mean Green (12-7) will try to defeat the East Carolina Pirates (5-14) at The Super Pit on Saturday.

The East Carolina Pirates stepped onto the hardwood against Wichita State and took a loss by a score of 77-60 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Pirates left the arena with 14 and Wichita State recorded 17 fouls. They also made 9 out of their 34 tries from 3-point land. Wichita State finished shooting 73.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 19 attempts. Furthermore, Wichita State pulled down 45 rebounds (16 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Wichita State totaled 14 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. In reference to defending, East Carolina let their opponent shoot 42.2% from the floor on 27 out of 64 shooting. They also doled out 8 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 28 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pirates made 12 of 19 shots for a percentage of 63.2%. East Carolina finished having earned a 34.9% field goal percentage (22 of 63) and knocked down 4 of their 19 shots from downtown.

Jordan Riley is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He finished the contest at 27.8% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He played 35 minutes and also snagged 3 boards. He accumulated 15 points on 5 out of 18 shooting.

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East Carolina comes into this one with a mark of 5-14 so far this season. They turn it over 12.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.6 fouls every game. As a unit, East Carolina is grabbing 36.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 209 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 350th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Pirates are hitting 26.3% on shots from beyond the arc (92 of 350) and 68.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 68.2 pts per contest (332nd in college) while connecting on 40.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pirates are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 239th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 275 conceded for the campaign. The Pirates defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.3% (508 of 1,121) and they relinquish 36.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 36.1% on three-point shots and they rank 270th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (77.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the North Texas Mean Green went home victorious with a score of 81-62 when they played UTSA. The Mean Green were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 11 steals for this contest. UTSA had 19 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Mean Green to the charity stripe for 26 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 61.5%. With respect to shooting from downtown, North Texas converted 9 out of their 25 tries (36.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Mean Green went 28 out of 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2%. The Mean Green allowed UTSA to make 18 of 50 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.0% in this game. They wrapped up this game 26.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 out of 23 and ended up going 20 out of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, North Texas permitted UTSA to pull down 20 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Je'Shawn Stevenson was important for the Mean Green in the matchup. He had 27 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup. He made 10 out of 19 in the game for a rate of 52.6%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

North Texas has a win-loss mark of 12-7 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Mean Green are connecting on 43.8% from the field, which has them ranked 268th in the nation. North Texas has accounted for 1,338 pts this season (70.4 per game) and they grab 34.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per contest (255th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per game. The Mean Green are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 68.9% from the charity stripe.

The Mean Green defensively are ranked 16th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 64.6. They have forced 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (45th in college). The North Texas defense concedes 28.8% on shots from distance (106 of 368) and their opponents are converting on 71.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 10.3 dimes and 33.6 rebounds per game, which is ranked 10th and 128th in those categories on the defensive end.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take East Carolina

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