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East Carolina hosts North Alabama for cross-conference matchup

North Alabama Lions (6-4) at East Carolina Pirates (7-3)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pirates -7; over/under is 139.5

BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina hosts North Alabama in out-of-conference action.

The Pirates are 5-1 on their home court. East Carolina is sixth in the AAC scoring 78.3 points while shooting 44.1% from the field.

The Lions are 1-3 on the road. North Alabama averages 78.7 points and has outscored opponents by 6.9 points per game.

East Carolina is shooting 44.1% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points lower than the 45.2% North Alabama allows to opponents. North Alabama averages 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 more makes per game than East Carolina gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: RJ Felton is scoring 18.8 points per game and averaging 6.9 rebounds for the Pirates.

Jacari Lane is scoring 15.4 points per game and averaging 2.7 rebounds for the Lions.

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