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The East Carolina Pirates (2-1) play on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. ET at Williams Stadium (VA) against the Liberty Flames (3-0).
The Flames are solid favorites (-7.5) in their game against the Pirates, with the over/under at 54.5 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Flames are -291 and the Pirates are +231.)
Below you can find our preview for this season, and find all of our expert picks here, too!
Liberty -7.5 vs. East Carolina
Liberty vs. East Carolina Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Flames (-7.5)
- Moneyline: Flames (-291), Pirates (+231)
- Total: 54.5 points
Liberty vs. East Carolina Betting Stats and Info
The Flames are winless in three games against the spread. The Flames are winless in three games against the spread when favored by 7.5 points or more. In three games as the moneyline favorite, Liberty has not lost (3-0). East Carolina has won once against the spread this season (1-1-0). This will be the third game this year East Carolina is the moneyline underdog, after split the two games.
Liberty vs. East Carolina Key Players
Liberty Flames
- This year Kaidon Salter has 726 passing yards (242 yards per game) while going 47-for-71 (66.2%) and tossing three touchdowns with zero interceptions. He has tacked on 95 rushing yards, averaging 31.7 yards per game.
- Quinton Cooley has 34 attempts for a team-leading 266 rushing yards (88.7 per game) and three touchdowns.
- Billy Lucas has run for 205 yards (68.3 YPG), with four touchdowns on the ground.
- Treon Sibley has been targeted 18 times and has 14 catches, leading his team with 341 yards (113.7 ypg) while hauling in one touchdown.
- Elijah Canion’s stat line this year reveals five catches for 109 yards. He averages 36.3 receiving yards per game and has been targeted eight times.
- Tyson Mobley is averaging 27.7 yards per game, racking up 10 receptions (13 targets) for 83 yards and one touchdown.
- This season TJ Bush has team-high numbers in both sacks and tackles, collecting 3.5 sacks, three TFL and 14 tackles.
- This season Christian Bodnar leads the team with one interception and has added one pass defended.
East Carolina Pirates
- This campaign, Jake Garcia has collected 817 passing yards (272.3 per game) while completing 66 of 102 passes (64.7%), with five touchdowns and eight interceptions.
- Rahjai Harris has rushed for a team-high 242 yards on 50 attempts (80.7 yards per game) and two touchdowns.
- London Montgomery has 67 yards on 14 carries (22.3 yards per game).
- Anthony Smith has been targeted 20 times and has 15 catches, leading his team with 212 yards (70.7 per game) while also scoring one touchdown.
- Winston Wright has hauled in 13 catches for 162 yards (54 per game) and one touchdown.
- Casey Kelly has 98 receiving yards on 11 receptions (14 targets), with one touchdown.
- Elijah Morris has two sacks to lead the team, and has also racked up two TFL and five tackles.
- Zakye Barker’s 16 tackles, one TFL, and 0.5 sacks make him the team’s leading tackler.
- In terms of picks, Shavon Revel leads the team with two interceptions this season and has added six tackles and two passes defended.