East Carolina at Connecticut

East Carolina heads out on the road to play the defending champs and they will not be getting into an up-tempo game. East Carolina averages 65 points per game and has tallied 54, 58, 48, 50 and 54 in its last five road contests. Against defensive-oriented SMU and Cincinnati on the road they scored 22 first half points in each contest, and shot 36% and 27% for the games. The Pirates have started playing great defense, holding opponents to just 64 points per game over their last five games, going 4-1 ATS as a result. Connecticut's offense has fallen down since conference play began, averaging a measley 61.2 points per game. Since Jeff Lebo took over at East Carolina, the Pirates are 87-62 ATS in road games. The Huskies meanwhile are just 2-5 ATS in their last seven following a loss and 0-5 ATS following an ATS loss. East Carolina is on a 21-8 run UNDER the total. The UNDER is 43-21 in the Huskies' last 64 home games. Play on East Carolina and the first half UNDER the total.