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The Appalachian State Mountaineers (1-1) are in action on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. ET versus the East Carolina Pirates (2-0) at Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
The Pirates are underdogs, but by less than a field goal (+1.5), versus the Mountaineers (with an over/under of 59 points).
Below you can find our betting primer for this season, and find all of our predictions here, too!
Appalachian State -1.5 vs. East Carolina
Appalachian State vs. East Carolina Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Mountaineers (-1.5)
- Moneyline: Mountaineers (-117), Pirates (-104)
- Total: 59 points
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Appalachian State vs. East Carolina Betting Stats and Info
Against the spread, the Mountaineers are winless in one games. Appalachian State has not been favored on the moneyline so far this season. East Carolina has yet to lose a game against the spread this season (1-0-0). The Pirates have won all one game against the spread when underdogs by 1.5 points or more. This will be the second game this year East Carolina is the moneyline underdog. The Pirates won the first one.
Appalachian State vs. East Carolina Key Players
Appalachian State Mountaineers
- Joey Aguilar collected 3,757 passing yards (268.4 per game) with a 63.7% completion percentage last season, while throwing for 33 touchdowns with 10 interceptions. He tacked on 245 rushing yards on 81 carries with three touchdowns.
- A season ago Nate Noel churned out 836 rushing yards (59.7 per game) and scored five touchdowns.
- Last season Kanye Roberts ran for 696 yards on 123 carries (49.7 yards per game), with seven rushing touchdowns.
- Last season Kaedin Robinson reeled in 67 passes for 905 yards (64.6 per game) with 10 touchdowns.
- Christan Horn’s stat line last year revealed 36 grabs for 566 yards and six touchdowns. He put up 40.4 yards per game.
- Makai Jackson caught 27 passes on 43 targets for 418 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 29.9 yards per game.
- Nate Johnson put together an impressive stat line of 7.5 sacks, seven TFL and 42 tackles last year.
- In last year’s campaign, Andrew Parker totaled 106 tackles, five TFL, and two sacks.
- Tyrek Funderburk picked off four passes and tacked on 44 tackles, one TFL, 0.5 sacks, and four passes defended last season.
East Carolina Pirates
- Alex Flinn recorded 1,558 passing yards (129.8 per game) with a 54.8% completion percentage last year (159-for-290), throwing for six touchdowns with 12 interceptions. He tacked on 188 rushing yards on 96 carries.
- Rahjai Harris racked up 485 rushing yards (40.4 per game) and scored five touchdowns.
- Last year Javious Bond ran for 231 yards on 40 carries (19.3 yards per game), with one rushing touchdown.
- Chase Sowell grabbed 47 passes for 622 yards last year while scoring one touchdown. He was targeted 82 times, and averaged 51.8 yards per game.
- Jaylen Johnson contributed with 466 yards on 45 grabs and two touchdowns. He was targeted 78 times, and averaged 38.8 receiving yards last season.
- Jsi Hatfield totaled 341 yards on 27 catches with one touchdown in 2023.
- D’Anta Johnson put together an impressive body of work a year ago, notching four sacks, seven TFL and 24 tackles.
- Over his 2023 campaign, Julius Wood collected 79 tackles, one TFL, and two interceptions.