Tulane vs. East Carolina betting: College basketball preview for February 19

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The East Carolina Pirates (15-11, 7-6 AAC) are 2.5-point underdogs as they look to extend a three-game win streak when they visit the Tulane Green Wave (14-11, 8-4 AAC) on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. The game airs at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup’s over/under is set at 142.5.

Check out all the Latest NCAA Basketball Betting Previews!

Spread

Tulane Cover -2.5 vs East Carolina -110

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Tulane vs. East Carolina betting lines

  • Tulane moneyline odds to win: -139
  • East Carolina moneyline odds to win: +117
  • Spread: Tulane (-2.5)
  • Total: 142.5

Tulane statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Tulane owns an identical winning percentage against the spread as it does on the road (.500).
  • The Green Wave have hit the over on the over/under in a lower percentage of games at home (16.7%) than road tilts (62.5%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Tulane has won a lower percentage of its home games (.800) compared to away games (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Green Wave have seen a downturn in scoring recently, racking up 70.4 points per game in their last 10 contests, 3.8 points fewer than the 74.2 they’ve scored this year.
  • Tulane’s defense has been less stingy as of late, as the team has given up 70.5 points per game during its past 10 compared to the 68.4 points per game its opponents are averaging on the season.
  • During their last 10 contests, the Green Wave are making 0.7 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.1 compared to 7.8 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (32.6% compared to 33.3% season-long).

Tulane betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-13-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 5-6-0 (As Favorite: 5-8-0; As Underdog: 5-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-15-0 (Home: 2-10-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-4 (Home: 8-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-7 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (218th in nation) 39.9 (20th) 31.7 (201st) 32.4 (262nd) 14.9 (97th) 10.3 (83rd)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Tulane vs. East Carolina? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

East Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, East Carolina has had better results away (5-3-0) than at home (6-7-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Pirates’ games have finished above the over/under at home (61.5%, eight of 13) compared to away (62.5%, five of eight).
  • This season the Pirates are 2-2 at home when moneyline underdogs (.500 winning percentage). On the road they are 1-4 (.200).

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Pirates are compiling 74.5 points per game, compared to their season average of 75.9.
  • While East Carolina is surrendering 72.3 points per game in 2024-25, it has been worse over its past 10 games, allowing 73.0 points per contest.
  • The Pirates are making 7.9 threes per game over their past 10 games, which is 1.3 more than their average for the season (6.6). Likewise, they sport a better three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (36.1%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (30.9%).

East Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-12-0 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 6-2-0 (As Favorite: 6-9-0; As Underdog: 6-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-10-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-5 (Home: 5-4; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 2-2; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.8 (237th in nation) 43.7 (177th) 35.1 (45th) 31.0 (177th) 13.2 (216th) 10.7 (121st)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …