East Carolina-Central Florida Preview

The fans at Bright House Networks Stadium will be treated to a game between the East Carolina Pirates and the Central Florida Knights when they take their seats on Sunday.
Oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 5-point favorites versus the Knights, while the game’s total is sitting at 47.
Rob Kass threw for two touchdowns as East Carolina beat Memphis 30-10 in Week 8.
The Pirates covered the 8.5-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the day’s posted total of 53.5.
The Knights lost to Tulsa 49-19 as a 23.5-point underdog last time out. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (68).
Rob Calabrese passed for 124 yards with two touchdowns for the Knights and Brian Watters caught seven passes for 121 yards with a touchdown.
Current streak:
Central Florida has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
East Carolina: 4-3 SU, 3-4 ATS
Central Florida: 2-5 SU, 2-3-1 ATS
East Carolina most recently:
When playing in November are 7-3
When playing on grass are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 8-2

Central Florida most recently:
When playing in November are 8-2
When playing on grass are 6-4
After being outgained are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of East Carolina’s last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of East Carolina’s last 5 games
East Carolina is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
East Carolina is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Central Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Central Florida is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Central Florida is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
East Carolina home to Marshall, Saturday, November 8
Central Florida home to Southern Miss, Saturday, November 8

 

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