East Carolina vs Memphis College Football Odds, College Football Picks & College Football Predictions: The East Carolina Pirates and the Memphis Tigers will dust it up tomorrow night in a Conference USA clash at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. The two East division rivals are set to kickoff at 8:00pm ET on ESPN2. College Football Odds at online bookmaker SBGglobal.com have the Pirates listed as a -3.5 against the spread road favorite.
East Carolina will look to move into sole possession of first place in the Conference USA East division tomorrow evening with
a win over rival Memphis. The Pirates, currently 4-3 overall and 3-1 in league action, are in a three way tie at the top of the standings with Marshall and Southern Mississippi. Skip Holtz' crew certainly has the momentum heading into this contest, having won three of their last four games. ECU scored a blowout win in its last game, beating conference foe Rice 49-13 in Greenville, North Carolina on October 17th.
The Pirates racked up 459 yards in the easy victory and they possessed the ball for 35:04, despite turning it over three times. Quarterback Paul Pinkney completed 18-of-26 passes for 231 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. Pinkney relied heavily on junior wideout Dwayne Harris, who snagged nine catches for 128 yards and two scores. Running back Dominique Lindsay carried the load on the ground, rushing just 12 times but posting 78 yards.
Memphis' frustrating season continued on October 17th as the Tigers fell to Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg by a score of 36-16. The loss, which relegated Memphis to the East division basement, dropped the Tigers to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in Conference USA play. Tommy West's troops had more yardage and first downs than the Golden Eagles, but Southern Miss got the better of things on special teams, returning a punt 50 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. Memphis also finished the game with 11 penalties for 105 yards and two turnovers.
Tigers running back Curtis Steele did give the something to be excited about, carrying the ball 24 times for 136 yards and reeling in four receptions for 30 yards. The solid effort was a nice follow-up to his 39 carry, 240 yard, two touchdown performance in a 35-20 win over UTEP.
College Football Odds Betting Trend: Memphis is 7-2 against the spread dating back to October of 1999 playing as a home dog during the month of October versus a conference USA opponent.
SBGglobal.com East Carolina vs Memphis College Football Odds, Picks & Predictions:
East Carolina Pirates -3.5 (-110)
Memphis Tigers +3.5 (-110)
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