Can The North Carolina Tar Heels keep pace with the East Carolina Pirates

East Carolina Host the UNC Tar Heels

The North Carolina Tar Heels and the East Carolina Pirates will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 3-point favorites versus the Tar Heels, while the game’s total is sitting at 67. North Carolina was a 31-27 winner in their most recent outing at home against Aztecs. They failed to cover the -14.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (58) made winners of UNDER bettors. East Carolina was a 28-21 winner in its last match on the road against Hokies. They covered the +10-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 49 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Current streak:

North Carolina has won 2 straight games. Team records: North Carolina: 2-0 SU, 0-2 ATS East Carolina: 2-1 SU, 3-0 ATS

North Carolina Tar Heels most recently:

When playing in September are 5-5 When playing on grass are 8-2 After being outgained are 7-3 When playing outside the conference are 7-3 East Carolina most recently: When playing in September are 6-4 When playing on grass are 8-2 After outgaining opponent are 7-3 When playing outside the conference are 6-4

A few trends to consider:

North Carolina is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina’s last 6 games on the road North Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing East Carolina North Carolina is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road East Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home East Carolina is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of East Carolina’s last 5 games at home East Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina Next up: North Carolina at Clemson, Saturday, September 27 East Carolina home to Southern Methodist, Saturday, October 4 Bovada Online Sportsbook has all you 2014-15 NCAAFootball Prop Bets and Betting Lines. If you want to comment on this post please visit our online sports forums.