A key Week 13 battle has the visiting East Carolina Pirates travelling to Memphis on Saturday to face the Tigers.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Memphis Tigers were listed as -25-point favorites at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook on the college football lines menu.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pointed to a potential 53-16 result in favor of the Tigers early in the week. That outcome may change during the week, if injuries alter the models, so check the college football picks page before game time. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NCAAF matchups here.
East Carolina Pirates vs Memphis Tigers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Memphis Tigers currently sport a record of 9-1, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 6-4 ATS. The East Carolina Pirates are 3-8 and 3-8 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Memphis Tigers post a 7-3 over under record this season, while the East Carolina Pirates have gone 7-4 against the number. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Memphis vs East Carolina injuries news.
The OddsShark Power Rankings have the Memphis Tigers at No. 22 and the East Carolina Pirates at No. 128 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Memphis's No. 4-ranked offense, averaging 44.7 PPG, against a East Carolina defense that ranks No. 128 this week at 42.73 PPG. The Memphis aerial game is averaging 329.6 yards per game, more than the East Carolina Pirates secondary allows through the air, 294.55 YPG per game.
Defensively, the East Carolina Pirates feature the league's No. 87-rated road run defense, allowing 195.75 yards per game. Memphis, meanwhile, ranks No. 28 in rushing offense at home.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
In their last game, East Carolina's aerial attack generated 444 yards and the Pirates came away with a 48-20 victory over Cincinnati at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Riley Ferguson throttled the Mustangs defense in his team's most recent action, throwing for 320 yards as Memphis handed SMU a 66-45 defeat.
- East Carolina is 4-17 ATS in its last 21 games
- East Carolina is 4-17 SU in its last 21 games
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of East Carolina's last 10 games
- East Carolina is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
- Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
- Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 6 games
- Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
