Old Dominion Monarchs vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 9/10/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Old Dominion Monarchs vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Pirates (-12)

Total/Over-Under: 52.5

Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is the location where the East Carolina Pirates (0-1) will take on the Old Dominion Monarchs (1-0) on Saturday. East Carolina opens this game as 12-point favorites. The total comes in at 52.5.

The Old Dominion Monarchs head into this game 1-0 this season. The last time they took the field, the Monarchs faced the Virginia Tech Hokies and notched a win by a score of 20-17. Hayden Wolff went 14/35 with 165 yards passing. He had a quarterback rate of 79.6 and walked away from the game without throwing an interception. Blake Watson led the offense in rushing for the Monarchs with 19 totes for 60 yds (3.2 yards per attempt). The Old Dominion Monarchs ran the football 33 times and accrued 84 yards, earning them an average of 2.5 yards per attempt. In all, they had 68 plays which gave them a total of 249 yds. Old Dominion allowed 21 pass completions on 37 tries for 197 yards, and a completion rate of 56.8%. On the ground, the Monarchs conceded 136 yds on 39 tries, which is 3.5 yds per rush allowed.

The Monarchs earned 4,848 total yards for the prior campaign. Old Dominion totaled 16 touchdowns via the pass and 22 touchdowns via the ground. They gave the ball to the opposition 23 times. Old Dominion recorded 267 1st downs offensively, and they were flagged for 88 penalties for 783 yds. As a team they averaged 158.2 yds via the ground game, which ranked them 72nd in college football. When talking about scoring, the Old Dominion Monarchs were sitting at 27.6 points per game.

The Monarchs sat in 79th in the nation when it comes to the opposition scoring, giving up 27.8 points per contest. They allowed an average of 3.6 yards per run and 134.5 rushing yards per contest last season. In total, they conceded 1,749 running yards through 13 games. In terms of passing yards, the Monarchs gave up 3,257 yards which ranked them 108th in the nation. In their 13 games, they gave up 250.5 yards per contest via the pass in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 62.3%. They relinquished 385.1 yards/game which had them sitting 71st in the country. They surrendered 29 touchdowns through the air in addition to 12 running touchdowns.

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The Pirates come into this matchup with a record of 0-1 for this year. The last time they took the gridiron, the Pirates took a loss by a score of 21-20 against the NC State Wolfpack. Holton Ahlers (2 TDs) walked away from the contest with 267 yds on 25/41 through the air while his QB rate was 122. He threw 2 interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 6.5. Holton Ahlers ran the football 5 times for 57 yds, finishing the game with 11.4 yds per carry for East Carolina. The Pirates finished with 383 yards and they ran 68 plays (5.6 yds per play). East Carolina ran the football for 4.3 yds per carry, finishing the game with 116 yards on 27 carries. East Carolina allowed 32 attempts on the ground for 133 yds (4.2 yards per carry). The Pirates pass defense conceded a completion percentage of 51.5%, surrendering 211 yds on 17 out of 33 through the air.

The East Carolina Pirates had an average of 433.2 yards/game, which had them ranked 39th in college football. The East Carolina offense totaled 592 penalty yards on 64 violations, which was good for 106th in the country in terms of giving up free yards. Last year, the Pirates threw for 3,250 yards via the pass in addition to an average of 270.8 passing yards per outing, ranking them 24th in the country. When it comes to how much they scored, the Pirates were ranked 54th in college football with an average of 29.7 PPG.

The Pirates conceded 26.3 points per game, ranking them 65th in the country. East Carolina yielded a total of 1,942 yards on the ground (161.8 yards per game) in addition to 20 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. Last year, they surrendered 316 total points. They gave up 17 touchdowns through the air in addition to 233.1 yards per outing, which had them ranked 73rd in Division 1. The Pirates defense participated in 790 plays, ranking them 18th in the nation.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Monarchs +12

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