The East Carolina Pirates (3-3, 1-1 AAC) will face 24th place Black knights of the army (6-0, 5-0) Saturday at Michie Stadium in West Point. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET (ESPN2). Let's analyze the 24/7 college football odds from BetMGM Sportsbook East Carolina vs. Army Opportunitiesand make our college football picks and predictions.

The Pirates didn't get a quarter last week in Charlotte and fell 55-24 as 9.5-point favorites. East Carolina is now just 1-3 (SU) and against the spread (ATS) in its last four games after a 2-0 SU/ATS start against Tidewater schools Norfolk State and Old Dominion.

The Black Knights have returned to the rankings this season and this Army team continues to post big numbers. It has scored 37 or more points in 5 of 6 games while going a perfect 6-0 ATS this season. The Over is 3-1 in their last 4 games and narrowly missed out by a point in a 44-10 win over UAB last week.

Army has averaged 462.3 total yards per game, good for 18th in the nation, while leading the country with 369.8 rushing yards per game. Army also reports 39.7 PPG.

On defense, Army allowed just 267.3 total yards per game (10th nationally) and gave up just 78.3 rushing yards (4th) and 9.8 PPG (2nd).

– Rankings: US LBM Coaches Survey conducted by the American Football Coaches Association and USA TODAY Sports

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East Carolina vs. Army

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• Moneyline (ML): East Carolina +600 (bet $100 to win $600) | Army -900 (bet $900 to win $100)
• Against the spread: East Carolina +17 (-105) | Army -17 (-115)
• Over/Under (O/U): 52.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

East Carolina at Army picks and predictions

forecast

Army 45, East Carolina 24

Money line

There is no way to justify supporting the Army (-900), either directly or as part of a parlay. It's never a good idea to risk nine times your potential return, no matter how certain a win looks.

HAPPENand instead pay attention to the spread.

Against the spread

Back ARMY -17TH (-115) at home as the Black Knights increase their mileage. QB Bryson Daily leads the team with 738 rushing yards and 14 TDs, an average of 6.9 yards per game, while throwing for 482 yards, 6 TDs and 0 INTs. For RB Kanye UdohHe has 531 rushing yards (7.2 per attempt) and 7 touchdowns while RB Noah Short has 397 rushing yards and 2 TDs with a ridiculous YPC of 12.4.

While East Carolina +17 (-105) allows 148.5 rushing yards per game, which is middle of the road, Charlotte has allowed 311 yards on the ground. This is an ominous sign that the army's most coveted team is at stake.

Over/Under

OVER 52.5 (-110) is a strong play, and Army could do some heavy lifting here.

East Carolina has scored 26.5 PPG and 260.0 passing yards per game. As the team is expected to play from the back, these passing numbers are likely to continue as we see some points for the Pirates in the second half with the game already decided.

Army has scored big in 3 of the last 4 games and has scored 42 or more points in 3 consecutive games.

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