East Carolina Pirates vs BYU Cougars Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/28/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Friday, October 28, 2022

Venue:  LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  ECU +3, BYU -3; Over/Under:  60.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  ECU +3, BYU -3; Over/Under:  60.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  ECU +3, BYU -3; Over/Under:  60.5 points

 

East Carolina Pirates:  5-3 (3-2) (5th place, AAC)

BYU Cougars:  4-4 (3rd place, FBS Independents)

 

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East Carolina Pirates:  won their last game at home against the Central Florida Knights 34-13.

BYU Cougars:  lost their last game on the road against the Liberty Flames 41-14.

 

ECU is entering this game with a 5-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd road game of the season here as they are 0-1 in their road games this year. They won against the UCF Knights in their last game at home 34-13. Holton Ahlers started that game at QB and he completed 30/36 passes for 311 yards and 1 touchdown. Keaton Mitchell led the team in rushing with 105 yards and 2 TDs on 16 rushing attempts. C.J. Johnson led the team in receiving with 140 yards and 1 TD on 11 receptions. Julius Wood led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles. Myles Berry and Rick D'Abreu each led the defense in sacks with 1.5 while Malik Fleming, Gerard Stringer, and Jireh Wilson each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

BYU is entering this game with a 4-4 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 5th home game of the season as they are 3-1 in their home games this year. They lost against the Liberty Flames in their last game on the road 41-14. Jaren Hall started that game at QB and he completed 16/34 passes for 187 yards and 2 touchdowns. Christopher Brooks led the team in rushing with 26 yards on 3 carries. Puka Nacua led the team in receiving with 114 yards and 1 TD on 7 receptions. Keenan Pili led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. Talan Alfrey came away with the only interception for them while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one.

The current betting odds have ECU listed as a 3 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. ECU has been starting to pick up a lot of steam in their games lately with 2 wins in a row now. Meanwhile, BYU hasn't looked very good in their games losing 3 games in a row now and getting blown out in their last 2. ECU has been a lot better on offense lately with over 30 points scored in each of their last 2 games, but their defense has also been great as they haven't given up many points in most of their games this season. Defense has been a big issue for BYU though as they have given up over 40 points in back-to-back games now. BYU is going to make it a point to be better defensively in this game and their offense has already been struggling lately so they will need a good defensive effort here. The ECU offense is starting to roll though and defense is their strength so this game could be calling for an ECU upset here. The best way to place a bet here is on ECU to cover the spread in this game.

 

East Carolina BYU Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, October 28, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is ECU 24 BYU 21.

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East Carolina Pirates: 25-9 ATS as a road underdog of 7 points or less. 21-13 ATS off a blowout win by 21 points or more over a conference rival. 9-4 UNDER off 2 consecutive home wins.

BYU Cougars: 18-24 ATS as a home favorite of 7 points or less. 0-6 ATS off a double digit upset loss as a favorite of 6 more points. 12-4 UNDER off a loss by 10 points or more to a conference rival.

 

 

East Carolina Pirates:  R. Harris (RB) out for season - Knee.

BYU Cougars:  L. Katoa (RB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. G. Romney (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. L. Lunt (TE) out for season - Undisclosed.

 

 

"I thought all three phases, our coaches had tremendous game plans. They all worked together, how we wanted to play this game. We wanted to control the ball on offense, we wanted to be aggressive and drive and score. … We knew we had to try to limit the explosive plays defensively." - Mike Houston after his team’s win against UCF in their last game.

 

 

“Obviously we need to make more plays defensively and we need more disruption overall, tackle better, shore up the run (defense). Once again we gave up a lot of run yards and lots of big plays, but we need to execute better. I thought a simplified game plan would be a lot easier for us to execute, and the thing is now the film doesn’t lie. We gotta go back and check it out and see why the reason was we didn’t execute and where is the fault.” - Kalani Sitake after his team’s loss against Liberty in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Winstead, Isaiah

WR Hatfield, Jsi

WR Johnson, C.J. 

TE Calhoun, Shane

QB Ahlers, Holton 

RB Mitchell, Keaton 

 

WR Epps, Kody

WR Nacua, Puka

WR Hill, Keanu 

TE Rex, Isaac 

QB Hall, Jaren

RB Brooks, Christopher 

 

 

Passing: H. Ahlers (2435)

Rushing: K. Mitchell (687)

Receiving: I. Winstead (808)

Touchdowns: C. Johnson (8)

 

Passing: J. Hall (2101)

Rushing: C. Brooks (459)

Receiving: K. Epps (459)

Touchdowns: K. Epps (6)

 

Coaches:

East Carolina Pirates: Mike Houston (4th season)

BYU Cougars: Kalani Sitake (7th season)