Thursday, November 19, 2015

Bright House Networks Stadium

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The East Carolina Pirates face the UCF Knights on Thursday at Bright House Networks Stadium. The opening line for this game has East Carolina as 17 point favorites and the over/under was set at 54.5.

James Summers finished his last game with 158 yards through the air for East Carolina. He completed 14 passes out of 22 attempts for a 64% completion percentage. The Pirates were led in rushing by James Summers, who finished with 42 yards on 20 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 2 yards per carry. Bryce Williams led the team in receiving. He had a total of 85 yards on 6 receptions for an average of 14 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game East Carolina had 220 total yards on 57 plays. They gained 2 rushing first downs, 5 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 8 first downs on the game. The Pirates rushed for 62 yards by way of 34 carries.

Justin Holman finished his last game with 293 yards through the air for UCF. He completed 22 passes out of 41 attempts for a 54% completion percentage. The Knights were led in rushing by Taj McGowan, who finished with 38 yards on 11 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 3 yards per carry. Tre'Quan Smith led the team in receiving. He had a total of 131 yards on 7 receptions for an average of 19 yards per catch in the game. UCF had 412 total yards on 83 plays. They gained 5 rushing first downs, 15 passing, and 2 by way of penalty for a total of 22 first downs on the game. The Knights rushed for 109 yards by way of 40 carries.

East Carolina is scoring 26.9 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 25.1 passes on 37 attempts for a 67.8 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 258 yards per game through the air as well. The Pirates are averaging 140.1 rushing yards per game on 35.4 attempts per contest for an average of 4 yards per carry. They are also running 72.4 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for an average of 398.1 yards per contest. The Pirates manage 20.6 first downs per contest and they average a total of 70.1 penalty yards on 7.2 penalties.

East Carolina allows 231.6 passing yards per game and 28.6 points per contest on defense. They give up 16.3 completions on 29.7 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 54.9. The Pirates allow an average of 183.6 rushing yards per game on 44.6 carries for a 4.1 average. East Carolina allows 415.2 total yards per game including 5.6 yards per play. They force 1.2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.5 penalties for 64.6 yards per game.

UCF averages 15.7 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 19 passes per game on 36.6 attempts for a 51.9 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 200.3 yards through the air per game thus far. The Knights rush for an average of 78.3 yards per contest on 29.9 attempts for an average of 2.6 yards per carry for the season. They also run 66.5 plays per game and average 4.2 yards per play for an average of 278.6 yards in each contest. The Knights are gaining 16.7 first downs per contest and they average 47.1 penalty yards on 5.4 penalties per game.

UCF allows an average of 253.1 passing yards and 36.4 points per contest. They give up 18.2 completions on 28.1 attempts for a completion percentage of 64.8 per game. The Knights allow an average of 196.1 rushing yards per game on 40.9 carries for an average of 4.8 yards per carry. UCF allows 449.2 total yards per game for an average of 6.5 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and 7.2 penalties for 66.8 yards in each contest.

East Carolina Betting Trends

East Carolina is 5-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

East Carolina has an ATS record of 4-6-0 this season

UCF Betting Trends

UCF is 5-4-1 against the over/under so far this season

UCF has an ATS record of 2-8-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

East Carolina

10/27/15 OL Dontae Levingston Shoulder out indefinitely
10/27/15 OL Christian Matau Arm out for season
10/05/15 WR Jimmy Williams Ankle out indefinitely
09/24/15 LB Devaris Brunson Knee out indefinitely
09/15/15 LB Jeton Beavers ACL out indefinitely
09/11/15 Backup QB Cody Keith Personal left the team
08/27/15 QB Kurt Benkert Knee out for season

UCF

10/31/15 DL Tony Guerad Personal has left the team
09/22/15 RB William Stanback Dismissed dismissed from team
09/21/15 WR Jordan Akins ACL out for season
09/14/15 OL Joey Grant Shoulder out for season
08/22/15 DL Demetris Anderson Knee out for season
08/13/15 DB Chris Williams Arm out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take UCF

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