UNC Wilmington visits Walker and East Carolina

Published Dec. 3, 2024 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

UNC Wilmington Seahawks (5-2) at East Carolina Pirates (7-1)

Greenville, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pirates -5.5; over/under is 139.5

BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina hosts UNC Wilmington after C.J. Walker scored 23 points in East Carolina's 93-69 victory over the North Carolina A&T Aggies.

The Pirates have gone 5-0 in home games. East Carolina ranks seventh in the AAC with 13.1 assists per game led by Cam Hayes averaging 3.9.

The Seahawks are 1-1 in road games. UNC Wilmington leads the CAA scoring 84.9 points per game while shooting 46.0%.

East Carolina is shooting 44.5% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points lower than the 45.0% UNC Wilmington allows to opponents. UNC Wilmington averages 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per game than East Carolina allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: RJ Felton averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Pirates, scoring 21.3 points while shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc.

Donovan Newby is scoring 17.6 points per game and averaging 2.9 rebounds for the Seahawks.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.