East Carolina Defense Set to Test Tulsa in American Athletic Conference Showdown

Game outlook

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane and East Carolina Pirates are set to face each other in an American Athletic Conference matchup at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday. The Golden Hurricane enter the contest 3-8 (1-6 AAC), while the Pirates are 2-9 (1-6 AAC). Tulsa has lost its past six contests and East Carolina has dropped its last seven. Tulsa will be without RB Tahj Gary and WR Marquis Shoulders, while QB Cardell Williams and WR Dean Williams are questionable. East Carolina will play without DB Omar Rogers, OL Teagan Wilk, TE Shane Calhoun and WR Kerry King. East Carolina opened as the favorite at -3 with no line movement.

Game Info

When: Saturday, 11/25/2023 @ 2:00pm EST

Where: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Stadium Betting Odds Moneyline: Golden Hurricane +135 | Pirates -158

Spread: Golden Hurricane +3 (-110) | Pirates -3 (-110)

Total: Over/Under 44.5 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that East Carolina will win straight-up is 61%.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Tulsa Golden Hurricane has under-performed this season, ranked 126th in power rankings. Their offense has been haphazard, scoring an average of 22.4 points per game and allowing an average of 34.4 points per game defensively. Teams have consistently outrun them with an average of 447.9 yards per game conceded and outpassed them with 288.5 yards per game conceded. Kendarin Ray leads the team with 116 total tackles and Ben Kopemski with 8.5 quarterback sacks, whilst Jaise Oliver has made 3 interceptions. 3-8 (4-6-1 ATS) for the season, quarterback Cardell Williams has 1,149 yards, 10 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, with Kirk Francis steering the offense since, recording 670 yards with 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Anthony Watkins leads the rushing with 783 yards with 4 touchdowns and Kamdyn Benjamin stands out with 584 yards receiving and 5 touchdown receptions.