Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction & Picks - NCAA

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Tulsa Golden Hurricane
10/16/25 19:30
East Carolina Pirates

Prediction:

 

East Carolina -17

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 by Travis Pulver in NCAA Picks

The Tulsa Golden Hurricanes will try to win their first conference game of the season Thursday, Oct. 16, when they travel to North Carolina to take on the East Carolina Pirates at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville. Kickoff for this American Athletic Conference matchup is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST, and the game will be broadcast on ESPN.

Tulsa opened the season with a blowout win over Abilene Christian, 35-7, before dropping games to New Mexico State (21-14) and Navy (42-23). They got back on track with a 19-12 win over Oklahoma State, a game where they were 10.5-point underdogs. At 2-2, there was hope heading into conference play, but not so much after dropping games to Tulane (31-14) and Memphis (45-7). As for the Pirates, East Carolina has had mixed results on their way to a 3-3 record (1-1 in conference play). They lost a tight one to NC State (24-17) to open the season, then rolled over Campbell (56-3) and Coastal Carolina (38-0). However, they lost their second game of the year to BYU (34-13). Conference play started off with a nice 28-6 win over Army, but they lost last week, on the road, to Tulane 26-19.  

Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs East Carolina Pirates Form

Table

Teams % P W D L
8
East Carolina Pirates
East Carolina Pirates
0.5 2 1 0 1
13
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
0 3 0 0 3

Tulsa Golden Hurricane and East Carolina Pirates Latest Matches

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Latest matches
W L L W L L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Oct 4, 2025 - NCAA

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
7 :  45
Memphis Tigers

Sep 27, 2025 - NCAA

Tulane Green Wave
31 :  14
Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Sep 19, 2025 - NCAA

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
19 :  12
Oklahoma State Cowboys

Sep 13, 2025 - NCAA

Navy Midshipmen
42 :  23
Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Sep 6, 2025 - NCAA

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
14 :  21
New Mexico State Aggies

Aug 30, 2025 - NCAA

Abilene Christian Wildcats
7 :  35
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
W L L W L L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Sep 27, 2025 - NCAA

Tulane Green Wave
31 :  14
Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Sep 13, 2025 - NCAA

Navy Midshipmen
42 :  23
Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Aug 30, 2025 - NCAA

Abilene Christian Wildcats
7 :  35
Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Nov 30, 2024 - NCAA

Florida Atlantic Owls
63 :  16
Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Nov 14, 2024 - NCAA

East Carolina Pirates
38 :  31
Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Oct 26, 2024 - NCAA

UTSA Roadrunners
45 :  46
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
L L L L W L
Victories

1/6 (17%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

5/6 (83%)

Oct 4, 2025 - NCAA

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
7 :  45
Memphis Tigers

Sep 19, 2025 - NCAA

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
19 :  12
Oklahoma State Cowboys

Sep 6, 2025 - NCAA

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
14 :  21
New Mexico State Aggies

Nov 23, 2024 - NCAA

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
30 :  63
South Florida Bulls

Nov 2, 2024 - NCAA

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
21 :  59
UAB Blazers

Oct 19, 2024 - NCAA

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
10 :  20
Temple Owls
East Carolina Pirates
East Carolina Pirates Latest matches
L W W L W L
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Oct 9, 2025 - NCAA

East Carolina Pirates
19 :  26
Tulane Green Wave

Sep 25, 2025 - NCAA

Army Black Knights
6 :  28
East Carolina Pirates

Sep 20, 2025 - NCAA

BYU Cougars
34 :  13
East Carolina Pirates

Sep 13, 2025 - NCAA

East Carolina Pirates
38 :  0
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Sep 6, 2025 - NCAA

Campbell Fighting Camels
3 :  56
East Carolina Pirates

Aug 28, 2025 - NCAA

East Carolina Pirates
17 :  24
North Carolina State Wolfpack
W W L W L W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Sep 25, 2025 - NCAA

Army Black Knights
6 :  28
East Carolina Pirates

Sep 20, 2025 - NCAA

BYU Cougars
34 :  13
East Carolina Pirates

Sep 6, 2025 - NCAA

Campbell Fighting Camels
3 :  56
East Carolina Pirates

Nov 29, 2024 - NCAA

Navy Midshipmen
34 :  20
East Carolina Pirates

Nov 7, 2024 - NCAA

Florida Atlantic Owls
14 :  49
East Carolina Pirates

Oct 26, 2024 - NCAA

Temple Owls
34 :  56
East Carolina Pirates
W W W L W L
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Oct 9, 2025 - NCAA

East Carolina Pirates
19 :  26
Tulane Green Wave

Sep 13, 2025 - NCAA

East Carolina Pirates
38 :  0
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Aug 28, 2025 - NCAA

East Carolina Pirates
17 :  24
North Carolina State Wolfpack

Dec 28, 2024 - NCAA Division I, FBS, Playoffs

East Carolina Pirates
26 :  21
North Carolina State Wolfpack

Nov 23, 2024 - NCAA

East Carolina Pirates
40 :  28
North Texas Mean Green

Nov 14, 2024 - NCAA

East Carolina Pirates
38 :  31
Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Tulsa Golden Hurricane against East Carolina Pirates : Head to Head (H2H)

Nov 14, 2024 - NCAA

East Carolina Pirates
38 :  31
Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Tulsa Golden Hurricane - East Carolina Pirates Key Points

  1. East Carolina leads the all-time series vs. Tulsa, 7-5.
  2. Tulsa had won four in a row over East Carolina before losing last season at home, 38-31.
  3. Betting Public: 94% of moneyline tickets and 97% of the handle are on East Carolina (-800).
  4. Betting Public: 67% of spread tickets and 63% of the handle are on Tulsa (+17.5 points).

Our Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction

Ranked 82nd in the FBS in total offense, it is not fair to say Tulsa has a bad offense; they average 368.3 yards per game, with 152 on the ground and 216.3 in the air. But they can’t turn those yards into points (18.7 per game, 118th in FBS), so it certainly isn't a good one. They also struggle against the run and turn the ball over a lot (seven interceptions, five lost fumbles). Against an East Carolina defense that ranks 15th in scoring (15.5 points per game allowed), they aren’t going to play better. East Carolina’s offense will move the ball with ease en route to an easy win.

Our Tulsa vs. East Carolina Pick: East Carolina -17

Prediction:

 

East Carolina -17

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