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Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is set to be where the East Carolina Pirates (1-5) will look to finally break their losing streak against the Charlotte 49ers (1-5) on Saturday, October 21st, 2023. Check out our breakdown of this matchup to get the best college football bets.
The Charlotte 49ers enter this matchup with a 1-5 record for the year. Despite their recent loss to the Navy Midshipmen by a score of 14-0, the 49ers showcased their strong ground game led by the impressive Shadrick Byrd, who made 20 attempts for 92 yards, averaging an impressive 4.6 yards per attempt. On top of that, Trexler Ivey displayed his skills by connecting 11 out of 27 passes, accumulating a total of 142 yards. He boasted a rather low quarterback rating of 70.1 mainly thanks to giving 2 interceptions. The 49ers may currently be ranked 70th in the nation for team defense, but they are determined to improve. Despite conceding an average of 25.3 points per game, they are confident in their ability to turn things around.
The Pirates may have a record of 1-5 for this season, but they have recently made a statement. Despite their defeat in their last game against the SMU Mustangs with a final score of 31-10, Mason Garcia showed his skills with 155 yards on 12 out of 26 through the air and an impressive QB rate of 96.2. The Pirates are currently allowing 26.5 points per contest, and are ranked 75th in college football. East Carolina has given up a total of 663 rushing yards, averaging 110.5 yards per contest, and have allowed 8 touchdowns via ground game this season.
A bottom of the barrel battle, however the one that manages to win this matchup might be able to finally turn things around via momentum. Nevertheless we believe Mason Garcia has a good chance to break Charlotte’s secondary, thus we give a slight edge to the Pirates.
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Charlotte vs East Carolina Game Information
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- Date: 10/21/2023
- Time: 02:00 PM ET
- Location: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
- How to Watch Charlotte vs East Carolina: ESPN
- Live Stream: fubo.tv
