USF Bulls vs East Carolina Pirates 10/26/2019 Previews and Picks

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USF Bulls vs East Carolina Pirates 10/26/2019 – The East Carolina Pirates host the South Florida Bulls Saturday with sportsbooks sites favoring them. East Carolina is staying abreast of the best teams right now and is improving. They dropped their last assignment to UCF, losing by 13-point. Compared to previous years, that in itself is an improvement. The Pirates need to toughen up their defense and make life hard for the Bulls. USF is coming off an embarrassing loss to the Navy. If they are to defy BetOnline, improving their offense and defense needs to start now.

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USF Bulls

The South Florida Bulls have not exactly been impressive this season. Despite aiming to compete for a title, they seem to be far from reaching that goal. Against East Carolina, things are not expected to get easier. They face a team who continue to improve and rank among the best teams in the conference. The Bulls can’t seem to figure out the right quarterback to use, experimenting on a couple of guys. Jordan McCloud is standing out, throwing 674 yards, eight touchdowns and six interceptions for the season. However, his decision-making needs to improve to avoid turnovers.

Players to watch: J. McCloud QB  60 CMP 112 ATT 674 YDS 53.6 CMP% 6 AVG 54 LNG 8  TD 6 INT; J. Cronkrite RB 96  ATT 458 YDS 4.8 AVG 41 LNG; T. Sands RB  30 ATT 165 YDS 5.5 AVG 23 LNG; M. Wilcox TE 13 REC 241 YDS 18.5  AVG 54 LNG; B. Miller WR 14 REC 161 YDS 11.5 AVG 37 LNG

East Carolina Pirates

In a nutshell, there is nowhere to go but up for the Pirates East Carolina. They continue to improve with each game and are keeping in step with the best teams right now. However, they have yet to beat an actual good team. QB Holton Ahlers will be tasked to lead the offense anew. In the last four games, he has passed for at least 200 yards and connected with six of seven touchdowns. The East Carolina defense needs to be at its best as well. Kendal Futrell will be a key player to watch here. The senior leads the AAC with eight sacks, seven happenings in the Pirates’ last four games.

Players to watch: H. Ahlers QB  121 CMP 222 ATT 1,455 YDS 54.5  CMP% 6.6 AVG 72 LNG 7 TD 6 INT;  D. Mauney RB 78 ATT 318 YDS 4.1 AVG 27 LNG; T. Christian RB  43 ATT 192 YDS 4.5 AVG 21  LNG; B. Proehl WR 25 REC 342 YDS 13.7 AVG 72 LNG; C.J. Johnson WR 27 REC 314 YDS 11.6  AVG 28 LNG

Trends

USF Bulls

South Florida is 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of South Florida’s last 5 games.
Bulls are 3-10 SU in their last 13 games.
South Florida is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games against East Carolina.
South Florida is 8-1 SU in their last 9 games against East Carolina.

East Carolina Pirates

East Carolina is 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pirates’ last 7 games.
East Carolina is 4-11 SU in their last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pirates’ last 6 games against South Florida.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of East Carolina’s last 7 games at home.

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