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East Carolina Pirates vs. Temple Owls
The East Carolina Pirates and the Temple Owls will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Liacouras Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Owls as -10-point favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 140.
Temple was a 78-63 loser in its last match on the road against Huskies. They failed to cover the +5-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for East Carolina, they were a 69-59 loser as they battled Cougars at home. They covered in the match as a +12.5-point underdog.
East Carolina:
Team record: 9-12 SU,10-11 ATS
East Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
East Carolina is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
East Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Temple:
Team record: 10-10 SU,8-12 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Temple is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Temple is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Temple's last 21 games
Next up:
East Carolina home to Central Florida Thursday, February 6
Temple at Memphis Wednesday, February 5