East Carolina Pirates vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/01/2022

Game Time: 2:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 1, 2022

Venue:  Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  ECU -8.5, USF +8.5; Over/Under:  57.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  ECU -9, USF +9; Over/Under:  57 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  ECU -9.5, USF +9.5; Over/Under:  57.5 points

 

East Carolina Pirates:  2-2 (0-1) (9th place, AAC)

South Florida Bulls:  1-3 (0-0) (11th place, AAC)

 

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East Carolina Pirates:  lost their last game at home against the Navy Midshipmen in overtime 23-20.

South Florida Bulls:  lost their last game on the road against the Louisville Cardinals 41-3.

 

ECU is entering this game with a 2-2 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. This will also be their 2nd conference game of the college football season this year as they are 0-1. They lost against the Navy Midshipmen in their last game at home 23-20 in OT. Holton Ahlers started that game at QB and he completed 22/34 passes for 267 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Rahjai Harris led the team in rushing with 75 yards on 15 rushing attempts. Isaiah Winstead led the team in receiving with 143 yards and 1 TD on 11 receptions. Jeremy Lewis led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles. Xavier Smith led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

USF is entering this game with a 1-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd home game of the season as they are 1-1 in their home games this year. This will also be the 1st conference matchup on their conference schedule this season. They lost against the Louisville Cardinals in their last game on the road 41-3. Gerry Bohanon started that game at QB and he completed 9/17 passes for 62 yards and 2 interceptions. K'Wan Powell led the team in rushing with 45 yards on 8 carries. Yusuf Terry led the team in receiving with 38 yards on 4 receptions. TJ Robinson and Antonio Grier Jr. both led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles each. Tramel Logan and Jatorian Hansford each led the defense in sacks with 0.5 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have ECU listed as an 8.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. ECU just lost at home by 3 points to Navy in overtime and that is not a very good look on them since Navy doesn't have a very good team. USF has had even worse luck to start their season though as they have lost some bad games by a lot of points. They just lost last week to Louisville by almost 40 points and they really did nothing on offense in that game scoring just 3 points, and those points didn't come until the 4th quarter. Their opponent this week is not as strong but ECU still has a very good team and they are upset over the way their game ended last week. ECU has more weapons on their offense and their defense will be able to stop the South Florida offense from scoring a lot of points here since they have been bad all year. The best way to place a bet here is on ECU to cover the spread in this game.

 

East Carolina South Florida Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 1, 2022 (2:30 pm ET start time) is ECU 35 USF 21.

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East Carolina Pirates: 11-6 ATS against conference opponents. 8-3 ATS off 1 or more consecutive unders. 10-6 UNDER in games played on a grass field.

South Florida Bulls: 16-24 ATS as an underdog of 3.5 to 10 points. 26-14 UNDER as an underdog of 3.5 to 10 points. 25-15 UNDER when the total is between 56.5 and 63.

 

 

East Carolina Pirates:  None.

South Florida Bulls:  L. Williams (WR) Ques Sat - Hamstring. A. Ajou (WR) Ques Sat - Leg. D. Jennings (OL) Ques Sat - Leg.

 

 

"If you want to put that game on anyone, put it on Holton Ahlers, don't put it on Owen Daffer. It's a full game. It came down to one kick because we missed a bunch of plays. It should have come down to a kick at the end of regulation. He should have had a chance to win it instead of trying to tie it in double overtime." - Holton Ahlers after his team’s loss against Navy in their last game.

 

 

"Obviously we are very disappointed. We played very poorly. We didn't coach well and we didn't play well that's the bottom line." - Jeff Scott after his team’s loss against Louisville in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Winstead, Isaiah

WR Johnson, Jaylen

WR Johnson, C.J. 

TE Calhoun, Shane

QB Ahlers, Holton 

RB Mitchell, Keaton 

 

WR Weaver, Xavier 

WR Brown, Khafre 

WR Dollison, Omarion 

TE Carter, Chris

QB Bohanon, Gerry

RB Battie, Brian  

 

 

Passing: H. Ahlers (1067)

Rushing: K. Mitchell (386)

Receiving: I. Winstead (402)

Touchdowns: R. Harris (5)

 

Passing: G. Bohanon (569)

Rushing: B. Battie (295)

Receiving: X. Weaver (252)

Touchdowns: J. Mangham (3)

 

Coaches:

East Carolina Pirates: Mike Houston (4th season)

South Florida Bulls: Jeff Scott (3rd season)