Who's Playing

East Carolina @ UCF

Current Records: East Carolina 13-12; UCF 15-9

What to Know

The UCF Knights are 13-0 against the East Carolina Pirates since January of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success Sunday. UCF and East Carolina will face off in an American Athletic battle at 2 p.m. ET at Addition Financial Arena. The Pirates should still be riding high after a win, while the Knights will be looking to right the ship.

UCF ended up a good deal behind the Houston Cougars when they played this past Thursday, losing 70-52. Guard Darius Perry just could not get things rolling his way, finishing with only eight points on 2-for-12 shooting in his 27 minutes on the court.

Meanwhile, East Carolina netted a 65-57 victory over the South Florida Bulls this past Thursday. East Carolina got double-digit scores from four players: forward Vance Jackson (16), guard Tristen Newton (14), guard Brandon Suggs (13), and guard Tremont Robinson-White (10).

The Knights are expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Temple Owls Jan. 5 easily too and instead slipped up with a 66-62. In other words, don't count the Pirates out just yet.

How To Watch

  • When: Sunday at 2 p.m. ET
  • Where: Addition Financial Arena -- Orlando, Florida
  • TV: ESPN Plus
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $6.00

Odds

The Knights are a big 9-point favorite against the Pirates, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Knights as a 9.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

UCF have won all of the games they've played against East Carolina in the last eight years.

  • Jan 18, 2022 - UCF 92 vs. East Carolina 85
  • Mar 11, 2021 - UCF 72 vs. East Carolina 62
  • Mar 04, 2021 - UCF 64 vs. East Carolina 60
  • Jan 27, 2021 - UCF 71 vs. East Carolina 64
  • Mar 08, 2020 - UCF 94 vs. East Carolina 62
  • Feb 06, 2020 - UCF 68 vs. East Carolina 64
  • Jan 13, 2019 - UCF 76 vs. East Carolina 65
  • Mar 08, 2018 - UCF 66 vs. East Carolina 52
  • Dec 31, 2017 - UCF 59 vs. East Carolina 39
  • Feb 18, 2017 - UCF 61 vs. East Carolina 58
  • Jan 03, 2017 - UCF 48 vs. East Carolina 45
  • Jan 16, 2016 - UCF 89 vs. East Carolina 69
  • Jan 02, 2016 - UCF 71 vs. East Carolina 68

Injury Report for UCF

  • Sean Mobley: Game-Time Decision (Personal)
  • Tony Johnson Jr.: Game-Time Decision (Personal)

Injury Report for East Carolina

  • J.J. Miles: Out (Achilles)
  • Wynston Tabbs: Out for the Season (Knee)