How to watch Temple Owls vs. East Carolina Pirates: NCAA Basketball live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

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East Carolina Pirates @ Temple Owls

Current Records: East Carolina 12-9, Temple 13-8

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We’ve got another exciting American Athletic matchup on schedule as the East Carolina Pirates and the Temple Owls are set to tip at 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Liacouras Center. The Pirates are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 75.4 points per game this season.

Temple is hoping to do what South Florida couldn’t on Saturday: put an end to East Carolina’s winning streak, which now stands at three games. East Carolina came out on top against South Florida by a score of 64-55. That’s two games straight that the Pirates have won by exactly nine points.

East Carolina’s success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Trevion LaBeaux led the charge by posting eight points along with eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave LaBeaux a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five). Another player making a difference was Jordan Riley, who went 5 for 8 en route to 12 points plus six rebounds and two steals.

East Carolina smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. The team’s really been improving in that area: they’ve now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Temple ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They skirted by Charlotte 90-89 thanks to a clutch free throw from Jamal Mashburn Jr. with but a second left in the fourth quarter. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Mashburn Jr. was the offensive standout of the matchup as he had 34 points in addition to six rebounds. Steve Settle III was another key player, scoring 13 points along with three steals.

East Carolina’s victory bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Temple, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: East Carolina has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 39 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Temple struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 37.7. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.

East Carolina barely slipped by Temple in their previous meeting back in January, winning 80-79. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Carolina since the team won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

Odds

Temple is a slight 2.5-point favorite against East Carolina, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 2.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

The over/under is 145.5 points.

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Series History

Temple has won 6 out of their last 10 games against East Carolina.

• Jan 08, 2025 – East Carolina 80 vs. Temple 79
• Jan 28, 2024 – East Carolina 70 vs. Temple 64
• Jan 10, 2024 – East Carolina 73 vs. Temple 62
• Jan 18, 2023 – Temple 73 vs. East Carolina 58
• Dec 28, 2022 – Temple 59 vs. East Carolina 57
• Feb 02, 2022 – Temple 71 vs. East Carolina 63
• Jan 08, 2022 – Temple 78 vs. East Carolina 75
• Feb 23, 2020 – East Carolina 67 vs. Temple 63
• Feb 01, 2020 – Temple 76 vs. East Carolina 64
• Jan 16, 2019 – Temple 85 vs. East Carolina 74