C-USA Title Game:East Carolina-Tulsa Preview

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.
East Carolina defeated UTEP 53-21 as a 6.5-point favorite on Friday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (54.5).
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 4:15 remaining gave Tulsa a 38-35 win over Marshall in Week 14.
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:
East Carolina: 8-4 SU, 4-8 ATS
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:
When playing in December are 2-2
When playing on turf are 10-0
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing within the conference are 8-2

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

 

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