Temple Owls vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 11/6/2021 College Football Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021

Location: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Pirates (-17)

Total/Over-Under: 54.5

The East Carolina Pirates (4-4) will compete against the Temple Owls (3-5) at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday. Temple is 17-point underdogs. The over/under comes in at 54.5.

The Temple Owls come into this matchup with a record of 3-5 this season. In their last contest, the Owls played the UCF Knights and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 49-7. D'Wan Mathis finished 16/29 with 121 yds passing. He had a QB rating of 90.2 and ended the game without throwing a pick. D'Wan Mathis led the offense in rushing for the Owls with 8 totes for 11 yds (1.4 yards per carry). In the game, they ran 68 plays which totaled 297 yards. The Temple Owls ran the football 33 different times and had 130 yds, earning them an average of 3.9 yards per attempt. On the ground, the Owls gave up 202 yds on 41 tries, which is an average of 4.9 yds per rush surrendered. Temple surrendered 15 completions on 22 attempts for a total of 229 yards, and a completion rate of 68.2%.

The Owls have earned 2,588 total yards this year. When it comes to getting in the endzone, Temple has compiled 9 passing touchdowns and 9 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the football 13 different times. Temple has accumulated 127 first downs, and they have been hurt by 50 penalties for 372 yds. As a team they average 113.8 yards on the ground ranking this team at 111th in Division 1. When it comes to putting the ball in the endzone, the Temple Owls have an average of 20.1 PPG.

When talking about yards through the air, the Owls are giving up 1,308 yds which has them sitting in 17th in the country. They are allowing 163.5 yards per contest via the pass in addition to allowing a completion percentage of 60.6%. Overall, they are granting 383.3 yards/outing which ranks them 77th in the country. They have yielded 16 touchdowns via the pass as well as 21 touchdowns pounding the rock. They are giving up an average of 4.9 yards per rush on the ground and 219.8 yards on the ground per game for the season. In total, they have allowed 1,758 rushing yards through 8 games. The Owls are ranked 130th in the nation concerning the opposition scoring, conceding 35.8 points per contest.

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The Pirates head into this matchup 4-4 this season. In their last game, the Pirates got the victory with a final of 29-14 against the USF Bulls. Holton Ahlers (1 TD) ended the game with 220 yards on 21/35 through the air while his quarterback rating was 122.2. He didn't throw any interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 6.3. Rahjai Harris carried the ball 22 times for 100 yards, finishing the contest with 4.5 yards per carry for East Carolina. The Pirates finished the game with 471 yards while running 86 plays (5.5 yards per play). East Carolina rushed for 4.9 yds per carry, finishing with a total of 251 yds on 51 attempts. East Carolina surrendered 30 rush attempts for 199 yds (6.6 yards per carry). The Pirates secondary gave up a completion percentage of 50.0%, relinquishing 192 yds on 15 out of 30 through the air.

In relation to this team's ability to score points, the Pirates are ranking 71st in college football with an average of 28.8 points per contest. During this campaign thus far, the Pirates have thrown for 2,104 yards through the air as well as holding an average of 263.0 passing yards per contest, ranking them 36th in D-1. The East Carolina Pirates average 425.1 yards/contest, ranking them 49th in D-1. The East Carolina offense has totaled 439 penalty yds on 44 infractions, which ranks them 94th in D-1 in terms of making mistakes.

The Pirates are conceding 26.6 points per game, which has them sitting 85th in D-1. East Carolina has given up a total of 1,246 rushing yards (155.8 yards per game) and 15 touchdowns via the rush so far this season. Overall, they have allowed 213 total points. They have conceded 10 touchdowns through the air in addition to 268.3 yards/game, which has them in 121st in the country. The Pirates defense has been on the field for 562 plays, ranking them 89th in college football.

Who will win tonight's Owls/Pirates college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Pirates -17

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