| MATCHUP | East Carolina Pirates | Temple Owls |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 5-3 | 5-4 |
| Where | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA | |
| When | Saturday, November 1, 2025 | |
| Time | 02:00 PM EDT | |
| TV | ESPN+ | |
The East Carolina Pirates and the Temple Owls meet in week 10 college football action from Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an East Carolina Pirates vs. Temple Owls prediction.
East Carolina Pirates Recap
The East Carolina Pirates come into this game looking to add on to their 41-27 win over Tulsa last time out to sit at 4-3 this season. After this game, East Carolina will head home for a game against Charlotte.
Pirates Alternate Wins & Losses In 5 Straight
Katin Houser leads ECU in passing with 1,989 passing yards, 10 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 65.7% passing while London Montgomery leads the Pirates on the ground with 365 rushing yards and 3 TDs and Marlon Gunn Jr. has 238 rushing yards and 3 TDs as well. Anthony Smith leads ECU’s receiving group with 556 receiving yards, 34 catches and 3 TDs while Yannick Smith and Brock Spalding each have 350+ receiving yards and 2 TDs apiece. Ja’Marley Riddle leads East Carolina’s defense with 43 total tackles including 24 solo tackles while East Carolina’s defense as a whole has combined for 17 sacks and 3 interceptions so far this season.
Temple Owls Recap
The Temple Owls come into this game looking to add on to their 38-37 win over Tulsa last time out to improve to 5-3 this season. After this game, Temple will head on the road for a game against Army.
Owls Win Back-To-Back Games
Evan Simon leads Temple in passing with 1,610 yards and 21 touchdowns on 63.2% passing while Jay Ducker leads the Owls in rushing with 638 rushing yards and 5 TDs and Hunter Smith has 317 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns. Kajiya Hollawayne leads Temple with 31 catches for 426 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns while Peter Clarke and JoJo Bermudez each have 350+ receiving yards and 4 TDs this season. Curly Ordonez leads Temple’s defense with 42 total tackles while Cam’Ron Stewart has a team-high 4 sacks. As a unit, Temple’s defense has combined for 15 sacks and 6 interceptions this season.
East Carolina Pirates @ Temple Owls Betting Trends: Week 10
Why the Temple Owls will win
- Temple has won five of its last six games against non-AP-ranked teams.
- Temple has covered the spread in each of its last six home games against non-AP-ranked teams.
- East Carolina has failed to cover the spread in six of its last seven November games as a favorite.
- East Carolina has lost the first half in five of its last six road games against conference opponents.
Why the East Carolina Pirates will win
- The favorite has won each of the last eight games between East Carolina and Temple.
- Temple has lost each of its last six games as an underdog against teams from North Carolina.
- Temple has failed to cover the spread in five of its last six games as an underdog against teams from North Carolina.
- East Carolina has covered the spread in four of its last five games against Temple.
- Temple has lost the first half in seven of its last nine games against conference opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Five of Temple’s last six games against non-AP-ranked teams have gone OVER the total points line.
- Eight of East Carolina’s last 10 games have gone UNDER the total points line.
Temple Owls Player Prop Facts
- Evan Simon has recorded a 120.0+ passer rating in two consecutive games – equal-longest streak in the FBS.
East Carolina Pirates Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 10, Katin Houser leads East Carolina for touchdowns (4) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- Temple ranks T2nd among FBS teams for 4th down conversion percentage this season (83.3).
- Temple ranks 6th among FBS teams for Q3 points per game this season (10.5).
- East Carolina ranks 6th among FBS teams for 3rd down conversion percentage this season (53.1).
- East Carolina ranks 130th among FBS teams for 4th down conversion percentage this season (27.8).
East Carolina Pirates vs. Temple Owls Prediction
I’m on the over here. You have two teams that have been extremely active on the offensive side of the football and have outstanding quarterback play so far this season. I think this has potential to be a track meet and I think the over is well in play here so give me the over in this one, in what I think has potential to be one of the most exciting games on Saturday’s card.