Charlotte is in stop-the-pain mode having lost four in a row. The 49ers will be well rested having been idle a week. The team should play hard here for interim coach Houston Fancher following Mark Price getting fired. That was a shock. But it should shake Charlotte up.

Charlotte holds a backcourt edge. East Carolina is one of the worst free throw shooting teams in the country.

Charlotte has underachieved. The 49ers are better than they showed. So the 49ers needed to be shook up.