East Carolina at Houston - 2017 Matchup Preview
East Carolina logo East Carolina Pirates at Houston Cougars(#22)Houston logo
Saturday, November 4th 2017 (12:00 PM EDT)
Houston -23.5 (62.5) (0)  Open: 0.0
Houston 52 - East Carolina: 27  (American Athletic)

 
Pirates (3 - 9) (3 - 9 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 25 - 45 (24 - 56 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
ECU coming off BYE
HOU is playing their 10th straight game
Our Line: -13.5  (SP+ HOU -22)
Projected Score: ECU: 26 - HOU: 42 (68)
HOU Win prob: 96% | Cover: 54%
ECU Travel: 1120 miles, 1 hrs ahead
Cougars (7 - 5) (6 - 6 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 28 - 24 (35 - 23 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
East Carolina's 2017 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/2 East Carolina vs James Madison+2.5
Sat 9/9 East Carolina at West Virginia+24.568.5L 20 - 56ON
Sat 9/16 East Carolina vs Virginia Tech+27.060.5L 17 - 64ON
Sun 9/24 East Carolina at UConn+5.063.5W 41 - 38OY
Sat 9/30 East Carolina vs South Florida+22.573.0L 31 - 61ON
Sat 10/7 East Carolina vs Temple+3.559.0L 10 - 34UN
Sat 10/14 East Carolina at UCF+35.070.0L 21 - 63ON
Sat 10/21 East Carolina vs BYU+5.555.0W 33 - 17UY
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/4 East Carolina at Houston+23.562.5L 27 - 52ON
Sat 11/11 East Carolina vs Tulane+6.564.0L 24 - 31UN
Sat 11/18 East Carolina vs Cincinnati+4.567.5W 48 - 20OY
Sat 11/25 East Carolina at Memphis+29.581.0L 13 - 70ON

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Predictions for East Carolina's Schedule
Houston's 2017 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
BYE WEEK
Sat 9/9 Houston at Arizona-1.566.0W 19 - 16UY
Sat 9/16 Houston vs Rice-23.053.5W 38 - 3UY
Sat 9/23 Houston vs Texas Tech-7.068.0L 24 - 27UN
Sat 9/30 Houston at Temple-11.044.5W 20 - 13UN
Sat 10/7 Houston vs SMU-10.060.5W 35 - 22UY
Sat 10/14 Houston at Tulsa-13.563.5L 17 - 45UN
Thu 10/19 Houston vs Memphis-1.061.0L 38 - 42ON
Sat 10/28 Houston at South Florida+10.055.0W 28 - 24UY
Sat 11/4 Houston vs East Carolina-23.562.5W 52 - 27OY
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/18 Houston at Tulane-9.548.0L 17 - 20UN
Fri 11/24 Houston vs Navy-6.555.0W 24 - 14UY
Sun 12/24 Houston vs Fresno State-2.552.0L 27 - 33ON

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Predictions for Houston's Schedule
Important Stats (2017)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
ECU.1241%24.936%2.3910843%3183.12.4352%4551%52%4.358.81.80.8
HOU.1844%28.341%2.8516745%2613.65.1143%23.842%43%2.7653.81.91.8
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
ECU#49 (.22)43% (62)44% (71)3.07 (57)14743% (54)2533.79 (83)#64 (.16)40% (40)37% (11)43% (86)3.85 (76)612.21.6
HOU#133 (-)35% (129)35% (130)2.52 (129)13737% (115)1532.57 (134)#51 (.14)40% (41)40% (41)39% (49)3.52 (41)51.92.31.6



Overall Stats 2017
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
ECU Offense1224.924.441.1%3.121.8234261083183.340%58%36%43%17%.12
HOU Defense1223.822.543.3%2.761.8 - - - - - 47%51%42%43%16%.11
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
ECU Defense124555.851.9%4.30.8 - - - - - 55%44%51%52%10%.43
HOU Offense1228.335.243.9%3.651.9214281672614.549%49%41%45%16%.18

Additional Stats 2017
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
East Carolina1231:0823.341%59%6.758.81.80.83.30.9027.4
Houston1228:022145%44%653.81.91.86.81.9131.1
Run Game Stats (2017)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
ECU Offense1240%36%33107.73.310-.12.3963%8%0.79
HOU Defense1247%42% - - - - .052.766%10%0.91
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
ECU Defense1255%51% - - - - .273.3475%6%1.04
HOU Offense1249%41%37.2166.84.525.12.8571%11%1.07

Pass Game Stats (2017)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
ECU Offense1258%43%25.645.1317.97.112.42616.281.734%37%.339%1.8
HOU Defense1251%43% - - - - - - 15.211.433%33%.136%1.5
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
ECU Defense1244%52% - - - - - - 7.661.925%46%.74%2
HOU Offense1249%45%23.434.3261.37.611.21612.281.531%34%.396%1.9

East Carolina's Power Ratings
East Carolina's Power Rating: NR
East Carolina's Offense Rating: NR
East Carolina's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating:  #74
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
East Carolina's 2017 Expected Record: -
East Carolina's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: -14.0  #110
East Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 27.2  #77
East Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 41.8  #125

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
East Carolina:    Houston: 6.35

SP+ Ratings Matchup
East Carolina: -14.0   Houston: 7.7




Houston's Power Ratings
Houston's Power Rating: 6.35 NR
Houston's Offense Rating: NR
Houston's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating:  #57
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Houston's 2017 Expected Record: -
Houston's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 7.7  #43
Houston's Offense SP+ Rating: 32.3  #41
Houston's Defense SP+ Rating: 25.8  #56

Average Talent
Average Big 12 Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482


East Carolina Scoring
Offense: 24.9 PPG
Offense on Road: 24.4
Defense: 45 PPG
Defense on Road: 55.8

East Carolina's 2017 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 3 - 9 - 0
Over/Under Record: 8 - 4
Record on Road: 1 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 3 - 9 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 4 - 0
Projected Score
Houston 42
East Carolina 26

Total Points: 68

Based on Last 4 Games
Houston 43
East Carolina 28

Total Points: 71

Based on Entire Season
Houston 41
East Carolina 24

Total Points: 65
Houston Scoring
Offense: 28.3 PPG
Offense at Home: 35.2
Defense: 23.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 22.5

Houston's 2017 Record
Record: 7 - 5
Record vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 3 - 9
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 5 - 6 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 4 - 2 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202211/19East Carolina3Houston42East Carolina -6Houston66.5Under
202110/23Houston31East Carolina24Houston -13.5East Carolina56.0Under
201810/13East Carolina20Houston42Houston -16Houston69.5Under
201711/04Houston52East Carolina27Houston -23.5Houston62.5Over
201211/03East Carolina48Houston28
201110/08Houston56East Carolina3
200912/05East Carolina38Houston32
200809/27East Carolina24Houston41
200709/29Houston35East Carolina37
200411/06Houston34East Carolina24
200309/30East Carolina13Houston27
200211/09Houston48East Carolina54
200011/10East Carolina62Houston20
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Houston831 Overs
East Carolina513 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams7 - 61 - 31 - 20 - 1
Road Teams6 - 73 - 11 - 02 - 1

(#) ECU at (#) HOU
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatECUHOU
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #110 #43
Perf GradeGradeNRNR
OffenseOffNRNR
DefenseDefNRNR
Spec TeamsSTNRNR
TalentTal #74 #57
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
East Carolina on Offense
CategoryCat
ECU OffHOU Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #77 #56
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
East Carolina Run Game
CategoryCat
ECU OffHOU Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
East Carolina Pass Game
CategoryCat
ECU OffHOU Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Houston on Offense
CategoryCatHOU OffECU Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #41 #125
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Houston Run Game
CategoryCat
HOU OffECU Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Houston Pass Game
CategoryCatHOU OffECU Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
HOU 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to Below Avg P4

ECU 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to Below Avg G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 81°( - Hum: 79%)
- Wind: 7 mph
Rematch from Week 10
Houston -23.5 (62.5)
Houston won vs East Carolina this year (52-27)

Previous Matchups
Houston beat East Carolina in 2022 (42-3)

  
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