East Carolina vs Charlotte Prediction College Football Picks 10/5/24

The East Carolina Pirates and the Charlotte 49ers meet in week 6 college football action from Jerry Richardson Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an East Carolina vs. Charlotte prediction.

East Carolina Recap

The East Carolina Pirates come into this game looking to build on their 30-20 win over UTSA last time out to improve to 3-2 on the year. After this game, East Carolina will have a bye week before heading out on the road to take on Army.

Pirates Trying To Find Consistent Play

Jake Garcia has thrown for 1,315 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions on 59.5% passing while Rahjai Harris has rushed for a team-high 349 yards and 3 touchdowns. Anthony Smith has a team-high 277 receiving yards while Winston Wright Jr. has a team-high 21 receptions of his own for 263 yards and 2 TDs. Chase Sowell has 216 receiving yards while another pair of Pirates receivers have 100+ receiving yards on the year. On defense, Zakye Barber has a team-high 40 total tackles while Gavin Gibson has 2 interceptions and Elijah Morris has a team-high 3 sacks. As a unit, East Carolina has combined for 11 sacks and 7 interceptions on the year.

Why the East Carolina Pirates will win

• The favorite has won each of Charlotte’s last eight games at Jerry Richardson Stadium.
• Charlotte has lost eight of its last nine home games against conference opponents.
• Charlotte has failed to cover the spread in each of its last six October home games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• The road team has covered the spread in 14 of Charlotte’s last 17 games.

Charlotte Recap

The Charlotte 49ers come into this one looking to build on their 21-20 win over Rice last time out to improve to 2-3 on the year. After this game, Charlotte has a bye week before their road date with Navy.

49ers Dealing With Inconsistency Of Their Own

Deshawn Purdie has 511 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and an interception on 61.4% passing while Max Brown has thrown for 368 yards, a touchdown, and 2 interceptions on 52.6% passing and Trexler Ivey has 315 passing yards, 3 TDs, and INT on 58.9% passing. Cartevious Norton has a team-high 158 rushing yards while Hahsaun Wilson has 143 rushing yards with 2 TDs. Jairus Mack has a team-high 214 receiving yards and O’Mega Blake has 206 receiving yards with 3 TDs. Sean Brown has a team-high 18 grabs for 199 yards while Colin Weber and Bryce Kennon each have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Al-Ma’hi Ali has a team-high 27 total tackles and a pair of interceptions while Reid Williford has 27 total tackles of his own. Stephen Sings V and Donovan Spellman each have a team-high 2 sacks for Charlotte. As a unit, Charlotte’s defense has combined for 9 sacks and 5 interceptions this season.

Why the Charlotte 49ers will win

• East Carolina has lost seven of its last nine games against conference opponents.
• The home team has won three of Charlotte’s last four games.
• The underdog has covered the spread in three of Charlotte’s last four games.

East Carolina vs. Charlotte Prediction

I’m on the Pirates here. I just have no faith in the 49ers in this matchup as I don’t think the 49ers defense can take advantage of/force any miscues of this turnover-prone ECU offense. The Pirates match up well on both sides of the ball here and while it’s not ideal laying this many points on the road, I think the 49ers do more than enough to win this one by 10+. Give me ECU here.