E CAROLINA vs S FLORIDA
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 22, 2018
Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

TV: 8:00 PM
LINE: -22
PREDICTION: S FLORIDA , E CAROLINA

Oddsmakers currently have the S FLORIDA listed as -22 point favorites versus the E CAROLINA, while the game’s total is sitting at 67.5.

South Florida hopes to avoid needing another fourth-quarter comeback and remain unbeaten when it hosts well-rested East Carolina in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams Saturday. USF has scored 39 unanswered points in the final quarter of the last two contests, rallying from 10 down to beat Georgia Tech at home before scoring 18 points in the final 15 minutes to beat Illinois 25-19 in Chicago last week.

“We can’t keep putting (ourselves) in this situation,” Bulls quarterback Blake Barnett told the Tampa Bay Times after throwing two touchdown passes in the final 14:53 last Saturday. “Obviously everyone’s ecstatic and over the top, it was a very dramatic and emotional game. But we have to come out stronger at the start of the game so we don’t put ourselves in a hole.” USF coach Charlie Strong told reporters he likes the resiliency of his players and East Carolina will have to show the same type of fight after a difficult few weeks following a stunning 41-19 win over North Carolina. The Pirates, who had last weekend’s game at Virginia Tech postponed as Hurricane Florence crashed into the East Coast, moved their camp to Orlando, Fla. to prepare for the matchup against the Bulls. “We’re playing with a lot of confidence, we’re practicing with a lot of confidence,” East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery told reporters. “We’re really excited to be able to play again. … When the lights come on, our guys will be ready to play.”

TV: 8 p.m. ET, ESPNews. LINE: South Florida -22

ABOUT EAST CAROLINA (1-1): The Pirates rebounded from a season-opening loss to North Carolina A&T by registering 510 yards of offense against the Tar Heels, including 290 through the air from sophomore quarterback Reid Herring. Senior Trevon Brown had 90 of his team-leading 147 receiving yards versus North Carolina and is among four Pirates with at least 10 receptions in the early going while Herring has completed 57.7 percent of his passes for 599 yards. Senior Anthony Scott leads the team with 107 yards rushing to go along with a TD and senior defensive end Nate Harvey has 5.5 tackles for loss (1.5 sacks) in the first two games.

ABOUT SOUTH FLORIDA (3-0): Barnett is averaging 306 yards passing while accounting for 10 touchdowns (seven passing) and boasts a stable of four players with at least 182 receiving yards in the three wins. Freshman Randall St. Felix leads that group with 286 yards and senior Tyre McCants has a team-best 19 receptions for another 207 – needing 94 yards to move from seventh to fourth on the school’s all-time list. Junior Jordan Cronkrite leads the ground attack with 175 yards and freshman Duran Bell Jr. (69) is questionable again due to an ankle injury while senior linebacker Khalid McGee is on a torrid pace with a team-best 34 tackles.

EXTRA POINTS

1. The Bulls can become the fastest FBS team in Florida to reach 150 victories in program history Saturday.

2. South Florida has won seven of the eight previous matchups with the Pirates, including a 61-31 triumph at East Carolina in 2017.

3. The Pirates have lost their last four road openers after falling 56-20 at West Virginia last season.

PREDICTION: USF 42, East Carolina 21

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E CAROLINA vs VIRGINIA TECH
When: 12:20 PM ET, Saturday, September 15, 2018
Where: Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

TV: 12:20 PM
LINE: -29
PREDICTION: VIRGINIA TECH , E CAROLINA

Oddsmakers currently have the VIRGINIA TECH listed as -29 point favorites versus the E CAROLINA, while the game’s total is sitting at 48.

CANCELED

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N CAROLINA vs E CAROLINA
When: 9/8/2018 3:30 PM
Where:

TV: 3:30 PM
LINE:
PREDICTION: E CAROLINA , N CAROLINA

Oddsmakers currently have the E CAROLINA listed as point favorites versus the N CAROLINA, while the game’s total is sitting at .

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East Carolina Pirates vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane
When: 4:00 PM  ET, Sunday, February 26, 2017
Where: Donald Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

TV: 4 p.m. ET, ESPNU
LINE: -6.5
PREDICTION: Tulsa 68, East Carolina 64

Oddsmakers currently have the TULSA listed as -6.5 point favorites versus the E CAROLINA, while the game’s total is sitting at 130.

East Carolina goes after its first winning streak in American Athletic Conference play this season on Sunday, when it visits a Tulsa team that also will be seeking its second straight win following a six-game losing streak. The Pirates, who rank 333rd in the nation in field-goal percentage (39.7), shot 58.1 percent and scored 47 points in the second half to rally past Tulane 76-73 on Tuesday, while the Golden Hurricane finished strong to beat last-place South Florida 82-68 two days later.

Caleb White scored all 17 of his points against Tulane in the second half and led four players in double figures as the Pirates won for the fourth time in their last eight conference games after starting 1-6. East Carolina ranks eighth in field-goal percentage defense (38.6 percent) and 15th in blocked shots (5.5) thanks in large part to Andre Washington, a 7-1 graduate student who recorded a career-high seven blocks against Tulane and is fifth in the nation in that category (3.1). The Golden Hurricane only have one player – redshirt junior Junior Etou (12.4 points, seven rebounds) – averaging in double digits in points, but he was the only starter against USF who didn’t reach 10 as Tulsa scored 82 points after averaging only 54.8 during its losing streak. “We’ve seen this before, so we just came together and knew it was winning time,” senior guard Pat Birt told reporters about the team’s mindset prior to a late 11-1 run that assured the win. “We just had to gut-up and go even harder so we could get the  win. We just kept telling each other, ‘Don’t give up, don’t give up, don’t give up.'”

ABOUT EAST CAROLINA (13-15, 5-10 American Athletic Conference): Kentrell Barkley (12.1 points, 7.6 rebounds), who tied White for team scoring honors against Tulane with 17 while going 6-of-8, leads the Pirates in scoring but – like most of his teammates – is shooting below 40 percent on a squad that ranks 336th in points (62.4). The young Pirates started three freshmen versus Tulane – including point guard Jeremy Sheppard (9.3 points, 3.5 assists), who is showing steady improvement as he gains experience. In addition to being a rim protector, Washington (7.2 points, 7.3 rebounds) is shooting 56.2 percent, making him the only one of the team’s top seven scorers better than 40.

ABOUT TULSA (13-14, 7-8): There is no doubt the Pirates know who Etou is, as the forward torched them for 31 points while pulling down 12 rebounds earlier this season in a 69-66 loss. Tulsa has good depth in the backcourt with four players – Birt, Sterling Taplin, Jaleel Wheeler and Corey Henderson Jr. – averaging between 8.1 and 9.6 points with a combined 101 made 3-pointers. Freshman forward Martins Igbanu (5.4 points) has started eight games, including each of the last six, and is averaging 8.6 points on 21-of-35 shooting as a starter.

TIP-INS
1. Tulsa leads the AAC in free-throw percentage in league games (76.6 percent) while East Carolina ranks last (62.6 percent).
2. The Golden Hurricane lead the all-time series 15-3 and is 8-1 at home against the Pirates.
3. Washington has blocked 86 shots and needs just four more to set a new school record.

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