The Conference USA championship is on the line Saturday and the East Carolina Pirates and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane will both be trying to claim it at Chapman Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Golden Hurricane listed as 12½-point favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total is sitting at 65.
Trevor Vittatoe threw for 312 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions for UTEP, while Kris Adams caught nine balls for 116 yards and a TD.
Jarod Tracy’s 22-yard field goal with
The Golden Hurricane failed to cover the 16-point spread, while the combined final score played OVER the posted total of 65.5.
Team records:
Tulsa: 10-2 SU, 7-4 ATS East Carolina most recently:
When playing in December are 3-4 When playing on turf are 5-5 After outgaining opponent are 7-3 When playing within the conference are 7-3 Tulsa most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of East Carolina’s last 6 games East Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games East Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games East Carolina is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road Tulsa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Tulsa is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games |