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East Carolina Pirates vs. Temple Owls
The East Carolina Pirates and the Temple Owls will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Liacouras Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Owls as -3-point favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 134.
Temple won its last outing, a 66-62 result against Knights on January 05. They covered in that game as a +10.5-point underdog.
Last time out for East Carolina, they were a 88-80 winner as they battled Green Wave at home. They covered in the match as a -1-point favorite.
East Carolina:
Team record: 10-3 SU,7-6 ATS
East Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
East Carolina is 3-19 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of East Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Temple:
Team record: 8-6 SU,8-6 ATS
Temple is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Temple is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Temple's last 11 games when playing East Carolina
Next up:
East Carolina at Cincinnati Wednesday, January 12
Temple at Tulsa Wednesday, January 12