UAB vs East Carolina Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for AAC Tournament

The No. 3 seed UAB Blazers (20-11, 13-5 AAC) will hit the court in the AAC tournament against the No. 6 seed East Carolina Pirates (19-13, 10-8 AAC), Friday at 9:30 p.m. ET live on ESPNU.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

UAB vs. East Carolina Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Friday, March 14, 2025
• Game time: 9:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPNU
• Location: Fort Worth, Texas
• Arena: Dickies Arena

UAB vs. East Carolina Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: UAB win (65.7%)

UAB is a 5.5-point favorite over East Carolina on Friday and the over/under is set at 150.5 points. Below are some betting insights and trends before making an informed wager on the outing.

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UAB vs. East Carolina: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• UAB is 14-16-0 ATS this season.
• East Carolina has won 14 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover 16 times.
• When the spread is set as 5.5 or more this season, UAB (9-9) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (50%) than East Carolina (2-1) does as the underdog (66.7%).
• The Blazers have done a better job covering the spread when playing on the road (5-5-0) than they have at home (8-9-0).
• The Pirates have performed better against the spread away (5-5-0) than at home (7-9-0) this season.
• UAB has covered the spread 11 times in 18 conference games.
• East Carolina is 9-10-0 against the spread in AAC action this season.

UAB vs. East Carolina: Moneyline Betting Stats

• UAB has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 24 games this year and has walked away with the win 17 times (70.8%) in those games.
• The Blazers have a win-loss record of 14-4 when favored by -220 or better by oddsmakers this year.
• East Carolina has won three of the 11 games it was the moneyline underdog this season (27.3%).
• The Pirates have played in three games as a moneyline underdog with odds of +180 or longer without earning a win.
• UAB has an implied victory probability of 68.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

UAB vs. East Carolina Head-to-Head Comparison

• UAB outscores opponents by 6.4 points per game (scoring 83 per game to rank 15th in college basketball while giving up 76.6 per outing to rank 306th in college basketball) and has a +199 scoring differential overall.
• Yaxel Lendeborg's team-leading 17.1 points per game ranks 105th in the country.
• East Carolina is outscoring opponents by 2.7 points per game, with a +85 scoring differential overall. It puts up 75.8 points per game (120th in college basketball) and gives up 73.1 per contest (214th in college basketball).
• RJ Felton's team-leading 18.4 points per game rank him 62nd in the country.
• The Blazers are 19th in college basketball at 35.9 rebounds per game. That's 5.4 more than the 30.5 their opponents average.
• Lendeborg paces the team with 10.5 rebounds per game (10th in college basketball action).
• The 34.7 rebounds per game the Pirates accumulate rank 47th in the nation, 3.5 more than the 31.2 their opponents record.
• C.J. Walker's 6.6 rebounds per game lead the Pirates and rank 224th in the country.
• UAB averages 101.9 points per 100 possessions on offense (48th in college basketball), and gives up 94.1 points per 100 possessions (194th in college basketball).
• The Pirates' 96 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 173rd in college basketball, and the 92.6 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 160th in college basketball.

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