East Carolina at Memphis

The East Carolina Pirates are 9-7 on the season as they take to the road to take on a very solid Memphis team that is off to a 12-3 start. Memphis holds down the #19 ranking going into this contest. This is a good statistical matchup for East Carolina. The Pirates do not defend the 3-point line well at 38%, but Memphis is shooting 41% from beyond the arc, where Memphis' biggest advantage lies in this game. East Carolina is a much better rebounding team, as the Pirates are +6 on the season, Memphis is +1, and the Tigers are just 68% from the charity stripe. Both these teams have a scoring margin of +5, and Memphis tends not to bring their "A" game to games that are not considered highly competitive. The line is too high, and I will go with East Carolina.