East Carolina Pirates vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction & Picks - NCAA
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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.
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East Carolina Pirates - Tulsa Golden Hurricane Key Points
- East Carolina leads the all-time series vs. Tulsa, 7-5.
- Tulsa had won four in a row over East Carolina before losing last season at home, 38-31.
- Betting Public: 94% of moneyline tickets and 97% of the handle are on East Carolina (-800).
- Betting Public: 67% of spread tickets and 63% of the handle are on Tulsa (+17.5 points).
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Our East Carolina Pirates vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane 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
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