East Carolina at North Texas

A pair of teams in the bottom half of the American Athletic Conference standings. East Carolina is on a 5-4 spread run, including 3-1 ATS as a dog of +7.5 or more. North Texas is 11th in the 13-team conference in points scored (70.4 per game), 10th from the free-throw line (.689), eighth in shooting (.438), and ninth in 3-point shooting (33%). Senior guard Will McClendon, the second-leading scorer, is out for the season with a knee injury. They've failed to cover three of their last four as a double-digit favorite. Play East Carolina.