The East Carolina Pirates and the South Florida Bulls will both be trying to pocket a win on December 23 when they meet in the Papajohns.com Bowl at Legion Field in Birmingham. East Carolina finished the season 7-5 SU & 10-2 ATS and South Florida went 8-4 SU & 7-4 ATS.
The Pirates are playing in their first bowl game since 2001. They beat two ACC teams this season, 31-21 over Virginia and 21-16 at North Carolina State. The Bulls upset West Virginia 24-19 and came within a dropped two-point conversion pass of tying Rutgers and forcing overtime.
Bulls are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite and they are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite of 3.5-10.0. Overall, they are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games.
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South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe is one of the most underrated freshmen signal callers in all of college football. He threw for 2,495 yards and 14 touchdowns and ran for 607 yards and nine scores during the regular season.
