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The East Carolina Pirates will look to become bowl-eligible on Thursday when they visit the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. ECU (5-4, 3-2) has won back-to-back games since replacing coach Mike Houston with interim Blake Harrell and is now just one victory short of landing only its second bowl game over the last decade. Meanwhile, Tulsa (3-6, 1-4) needs to win its remaining three games to avoid a losing season for the fourth straight year. The Golden Hurricane have won the last four meetings, including a 29-27 road victory last season.
Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa. Okla. ECU is favored by 14 points in the latest Tulsa vs. East Carolina odds, per SportsLine consensus. and the over/under is 62.5 points. Before entering any East Carolina vs. Tulsa picks, you’ll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a betting profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and it is a sizzling 18-12 on all top-rated picks over the past seven weeks of this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen strong returns.
The model has set its sights on ECU vs. Tulsa. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football betting lines for Tulsa vs. ECU:
- Tulsa vs. East Carolina spread: ECU -14
- Tulsa vs. East Carolina over/under: 62.5 points
- Tulsa vs. East Carolina money line: East Carolina -592, Tulsa +422
- ECU: The Over has hit in four straight East Carolina games
- TUL: Tulsa is 1-4 against the spread in AAC matchups
- Tulsa vs. East Carolina picks: See picks at SportsLine
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Why Tulsa can cover
Tulsa was dealt a 59-21 loss at the hands of UAB last Saturday, but the team reestablished its presence on the ground with 187 rushing yards, which was more than it had in its two previous games combined. The Golden Hurricane have a multi-pronged rushing attack as four different players have at least 205 yards on the ground this season, led by Bill Jackson (296 yards). He’s averaging 5.3 yards per carry, and he found the endzone in last year’s win over ECU.
Meanwhile, Kamdyn Benjamin is one of the most productive receivers in the AAC, as he leads the conference in receptions (55), ranks third in yards (683) and is fourth in receiving touchdowns (five). He also has a punt return touchdown this season and lit up the Pirates in his last matchup, posting a 6-143-1 stat line against them in 2023. Additionally, Tulsa can take comfort in that East Carolina has covered just once over four road games this season. See which team to pick here.
Why East Carolina can cover
Meanwhile, East Carolina really took it to FAU for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-14 victory last Thursday. Katin Houser was a one-man wrecking crew for ECU as he threw for 343 yards and five touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. As a team, the Pirates racked up 581 total yards, which is a season-high, as ECU averaged a robust 10.4 yards per play.
ECU also has numerous spread advantages over its Thursday opponent, starting with Tulsa’s lack of success as a home underdog. The Golden Hurricane have covered just once over their last eight games as a home underdog, and Tulsa has lost versus the spread in four of its last five games overall. East Carolina is undefeated ATS over its last three games and has undoubtedly received a boost since Harrell was named interim coach, as the team has won its two games under him by at least 22 points each. See which team to pick here.
How to make Tulsa vs. East Carolina picks
The model has simulated East Carolina vs. Tulsa 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Under, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that hits almost 60% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins ECU vs. Tulsa, and which side of the spread cashes in almost 60% of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Tulsa vs. ECU spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up well over $2,000 on its FBS college football picks since its inception, and find out.
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