Data Skrive:
On Saturday at 4:00 p.m. ET, the UTSA Roadrunners (2-2) will take on the East Carolina Pirates (2-2).
The Pirates are slight favorites (-2.5) in their matchup against the Roadrunners, with the over/under at 53 points. (On the moneyline, the Pirates are -134 and the Roadrunners are +112.)
Keep reading to check out our preview for this season, and discover all of our predictions here, too!
East Carolina -2.5 vs. UTSA
East Carolina vs. UTSA Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Pirates (-2.5)
- Moneyline: Pirates (-134), Roadrunners (+112)
- Total: 53 points
East Carolina vs. UTSA Betting Stats and Info
In three opportunities, the Pirates have won just once against the spread. East Carolina has yet to play a game as the moneyline favorite. UTSA has won once against the spread so far this season (1-3-0). Against the spread, the Roadrunners are winless in two games when underdogs by 2.5 points or more. UTSA has played as the underdog on the moneyline in two games this season, and it lost both games.
East Carolina vs. UTSA Recent Stats and Trends
East Carolina Pirates
UTSA Roadrunners
East Carolina vs. UTSA Key Players
East Carolina Pirates
- Jake Garcia has 1,021 passing yards (255.3 per game) and a 62.3% completion percentage (86-for-138), throwing five touchdown passes and nine interceptions. He also has 51 rushing yards on 32 attempts (with one touchdown).
- Rahjai Harris has taken 63 attempts for a team-high 289 rushing yards (72.3 YPG) and three touchdowns.
- Javious Bond has rushed for 92 yards (23 per game), with one touchdown on the ground.
- Anthony Smith has 15 catches (26 targets) and paces his team with 212 receiving yards (53 ypg) and one touchdown.
- Winston Wright has 18 catches for 207 yards (51.8 per game) and one touchdown.
- Chase Sowell has racked up 149 yards on 11 receptions, averaging 37.3 yards per game.
- This season Elijah Morris leads the team with three sacks and has added three TFL and six tackles.
- Over the current campaign, Zakye Barker has racked up 24 tackles, two TFL, and 0.5 sacks and leads the team in tackles.
- This season Gavin Gibson leads the team with two interceptions and has added 10 tackles, three TFL, and two passes defended.
UTSA Roadrunners
- Owen McCown has passed for 803 yards (77-of-115), with six touchdowns and zero interceptions (200.8 yards per game).
- Robert Henry has run for a team-high 157 yards on 27 attempts (39.3 yards per game) and one touchdown. He also has 78 receiving yards on four catches and one touchdown.
- So far this season Kevorian Barnes has run for 111 yards on 31 carries (27.8 yards per game), with one touchdown.
- Willie McCoy has 11 catches (22 targets) and paces his team with 215 receiving yards (53.8 per game) while scoring two touchdowns.
- Devin McCuin has tacked on 27 receptions (on 33 targets) for 178 yards and three touchdowns.
- Houston Thomas has 89 receiving yards on six receptions (12 targets).
- This season Jimmori Robinson leads the team with three sacks and has added three TFL and 10 tackles.
- Ken Robinson has collected 13 tackles and two TFL this season, leading his team in tackles.
- In terms of picks, Zach Morris leads the team with one interception this season and has added one pass defended.