Charlotte vs. East Carolina Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 18

The Charlotte 49ers (9-9, 3-2 AAC) visit the East Carolina Pirates (5-12, 0-4 AAC) at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, tipping off at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 18, 2026. The 49ers are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has a point total of 143.5.

Charlotte heads into this contest following an 86-74 loss to Tulsa on Wednesday. In Charlotte's loss, Ben Bradford led the way with a team-high 26 points (adding one rebound and one assist). East Carolina's last game on Wednesday ended in an 82-71 loss to South Florida. Joran Riley recorded 25 points, 10 rebounds and two assists for East Carolina.

Charlotte vs. East Carolina Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina
• Spread favorite: Charlotte -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Charlotte -132
• Moneyline underdog: East Carolina +110
• Over/Under: 143.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Charlotte vs. East Carolina

• This season, Charlotte's games have gone over this game's 143.5-point total nine times.
• In East Carolina's 16 games this season, nine finished with more combined points than Sunday's point total of 143.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 142.7 points per game, 0.8 points fewer than the point total of 143.5 for this matchup.
• This game's over/under is 7.5 less than the 151 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• On average, Charlotte has had a 147.9-point over/under in its games this season, 4.4 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• East Carolina's games have an average over/under of 145.8 points this season, 2.3 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Charlotte vs. East Carolina

• In Charlotte's 17 games this year, it has eight wins against the spread.
• The 49ers have been favored by 1.5 points or more nine times this season and are 5-4 ATS in those games.
• East Carolina is 5-11-0 against the spread this year.
• The Pirates have been underdogs by 1.5 points or more nine times this year and are 3-6 ATS in those games.
• East Carolina is 3-6 against the spread, and 4-5 overall, at home.
• East Carolina has two wins ATS (2-5) as a 1.5-point underdog or greater at home.
• Charlotte has two wins against the spread, and are 2-3 overall, on the road.
• Away from home, Charlotte has one win ATS (1-1) as 1.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Charlotte vs. East Carolina

• This season, Charlotte has been moneyline favorites nine times and won seven of those games.
• The 49ers have been at least a -132 moneyline favorite six times this season and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from Charlotte, based on the moneyline, is 56.9%.
• East Carolina has been named as the moneyline underdog nine times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• The Pirates have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +110 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• East Carolina has an implied victory probability of 47.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.