Memphis-East Carolina Preview

The Memphis Tigers and the East Carolina Pirates will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 8-point favorites versus the Tigers, while the game’s total is sitting at 56.
Memphis lost 35-28 to Louisville last time out, as 6.5-point road underdogs. The 63 points made it OVER the posted total of 56.
Arkelon Hall threw for 350 yards with two touchdowns, while also scoring two other TD’s in a losing effort.
Jonathan Williams rushed for 95 yards on 19 attempts with a score for East Carolina in its 35-20 loss to Virginia in Week 7.
Virginia covered as 4-point home underdogs as the teams played over the 41.5-point total listed by sportsbooks.
Current streak:
East Carolina has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Memphis: 3-4 SU, 2-3-1 ATS
East Carolina: 3-3 SU, 2-4 ATS
Memphis most recently:
When playing in October are 4-6
When playing on grass are 4-6
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 7-3

East Carolina most recently:
When playing in October are 6-4
When playing on grass are 6-4
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing within the conference are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Memphis’s last 13 games on the road
Memphis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Memphis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against East Carolina
Memphis is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against East Carolina
East Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
East Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of East Carolina’s last 7 games
East Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Memphis home to Southern Miss, Saturday, October 25
East Carolina at Central Florida, Sunday, November 2

 

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