South Carolina at East Carolina - 2021 Matchup Preview

South Carolina Gamecocks at East Carolina Pirates

Saturday, September 11th 2021 (12:00 PM EDT)
South Carolina -3 (56.5)
South Carolina 20 - East Carolina: 17

Gamecocks (7 - 6) (6 - 6 - 1)
Coach Shane Beamer (2 - 1)
Avg Score : 23 - 22 (19 - 28 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Our Line: -1 (SP+ SC -3.5)
Projected Score: SC: 20 - ECU: 29 (49)
SC Win prob: 56% | Cover: 47%
SC Travel: 236 miles

Pirates (7 - 5) (7 - 4 - 1)
Coach Mike Houston (8 - 16)
Avg Score : 33 - 20 (36 - 20 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
SC Players
ECU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

South Carolina's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/4	South Carolina vs Eastern Illinois	-31.5	55.5	W 46 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/11	South Carolina at East Carolina	-3.0	56.5	W 20 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/18	South Carolina at Georgia	+31.5	47.5	L 13 - 40	O	Y
Sat 9/25	South Carolina vs Kentucky	+4.5	49.0	L 10 - 16	U	N
Sat 10/2	South Carolina vs Troy	-6.5	43.0	W 23 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/9	South Carolina at Tennessee	+10.5	57.0	L 20 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/16	South Carolina vs Vanderbilt	-19.0	50.0	W 21 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/23	South Carolina at Texas A&M	+19.0	46.0	L 14 - 44	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/6	South Carolina vs Florida	+20.5	52.0	W 40 - 17	O	Y
Sat 11/13	South Carolina at Missouri	+1.0	56.5	L 28 - 31	O	N
Sat 11/20	South Carolina vs Auburn	+7.0	45.5	W 21 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/27	South Carolina vs Clemson	+11.5	42.5	L 0 - 30	U	N
Thu 12/30	South Carolina vs North Carolina	+12.5	57.5	W 38 - 21	O	Y

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Predictions for South Carolina's Schedule

East Carolina's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 9/2	East Carolina at App State	+9.0	55.5	L 19 - 33	U	N
Sat 9/11	East Carolina vs South Carolina	+3.0	56.5	L 17 - 20	U	Y
Sat 9/18	East Carolina at Marshall	+11.0	58.5	W 42 - 38	O	Y
Sat 9/25	East Carolina vs Charleston Southern	-24.5	59.0	W 31 - 28	U	N
Sat 10/2	East Carolina vs Tulane	+3.0	65.0	W 52 - 29	O	Y
Sat 10/9	East Carolina at UCF	+10.0	65.0	L 16 - 20	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23	East Carolina at Houston	+13.5	56.0	L 24 - 31	U	Y
Thu 10/28	East Carolina vs South Florida	-9.5	55.5	W 29 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/6	East Carolina vs Temple	-15.5	52.0	W 45 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/13	East Carolina at Memphis	+4.0	58.5	W 30 - 29	O	Y
Sat 11/20	East Carolina at Navy	-3.5	46.0	W 38 - 35	O	N
Fri 11/26	East Carolina vs Cincinnati	+14.5	56.5	L 13 - 35	U	N
Mon 12/27	East Carolina vs Boston College	+3.0	52.5

Important Stats (2020)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SC	.15	41%	22.7	45%	2.71	167	38%	187	3.91	.31	50%	22.1	53%	46%	4.37	43.2	1.5	1.1
ECU	.12	39%	32.7	38%	2.66	174	40%	230	3.29	.19	44%	20.1	40%	49%	3.93	58.2	2.2	2.2

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SC		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
ECU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2020

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SC Offense	10	22.7	18.5	41.5%	3.91	1.5	20	354	167	187	4.6	51%	49%	45%	38%	21%	.15
ECU Defense	9	20.1	19.8	44.3%	3.93	2.2	-	-	-	-	-	52%	47%	40%	49%	15%	.19

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SC Defense	10	22.1	27.5	49.9%	4.37	1.1	-	-	-	-	-	53%	47%	53%	46%	12%	.31
ECU Offense	9	32.7	36.2	38.9%	3.29	2.2	22	404	174	230	4.3	49%	51%	38%	40%	21%	.12

Additional Stats 2020

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
South Carolina	10	29:10	19.5	37%	74%	4.9	43.2	1.5	1.1	3.9	1.4	0	25.4
East Carolina	9	31:03	22	33%	56%	6.3	58.2	2.2	2.2	5.1	1.4	3	29.1

Run Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SC Offense	10	51%	45%	36.5	167.1	4.6	19	.21	2.71	67%	14%	1.09
ECU Defense	9	52%	40%	-	-	-	-	.11	2.85	59%	9%	1.18

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SC Defense	10	53%	53%	-	-	-	-	.24	3.32	92%	7%	0.87
ECU Offense	9	49%	38%	40.1	173.6	4.3	11	.04	2.66	61%	13%	1.04

Pass Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SC Offense	10	49%	38%	17.5	29.5	187.2	6.4	10.7	8	9	.1	1.5	31%	30%	.32	7%	2.1
ECU Defense	9	47%	49%	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	.27	1.4	29%	34%	.36	6%	1.9

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SC Defense	10	47%	46%	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	.39	1.6	27%	34%	.48	5%	2.2
ECU Offense	9	51%	40%	19.6	32.6	230.1	7.1	11.8	19	9	.19	1.6	31%	27%	.2	8%	2.1

South Carolina's Power Ratings
South Carolina's Power Rating: NR
South Carolina's Offense Rating: NR
South Carolina's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #22
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
South Carolina's 2021 Expected Record: -
South Carolina's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 3.9 #66
South Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 26.0 #87
South Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 24.2 #49

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
South Carolina: East Carolina: 2.75

SP+ Ratings Matchup
South Carolina: 3.9 East Carolina: 0.5

East Carolina's Power Ratings
East Carolina's Power Rating: 2.75 NR
East Carolina's Offense Rating: NR
East Carolina's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #76
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
East Carolina's 2021 Expected Record: -
East Carolina's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 0.5 #78
East Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 27.4 #80
East Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.3 #83

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

South Carolina Scoring
Offense: 22.7 PPG
Offense on Road: 18.5
Defense: 22.1 PPG
Defense on Road: 27.5

South Carolina's 2021 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 1
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record on Road: 1 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 3 - 1
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 1 - 1
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
East Carolina 29
South Carolina 20

Projected Total Points: 49

East Carolina Scoring
Offense: 32.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 36.2
Defense: 20.1 PPG
Defense at Home: 19.8

East Carolina's 2021 Record
Record: 7 - 5
Record vs Spread: 7 - 4 - 1
Over/Under Record: 4 - 8
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 2 - 1
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 2 - 1
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 1

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2021	09/11	East Carolina	17	South Carolina	20	South Carolina -3	NA	56.5	Under
2016	09/17	South Carolina	20	East Carolina	15	South Carolina -6	East Carolina	51.5	Under
2014	09/06	South Carolina	33	East Carolina	23	South Carolina -15.5	East Carolina	0
2012	09/08	South Carolina	48	East Carolina	10
2011	09/03	South Carolina	56	East Carolina	37

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
East Carolina	0	2	0 Overs
South Carolina	5	0	2 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	4 - 1	0 - 2	0 - 2	0 - 0
Road Teams	1 - 4	2 - 0	0 - 0	2 - 0

(#) SC at (#) ECU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	SC	ECU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#66	#78
Perf GradeGrade	#77	#104
OffenseOff	#97	#103
DefenseDef	#59	#87
Spec TeamsST	#3	#122
TalentTal	#22	#76
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

South Carolina Injury Report

East Carolina Injury Report

South Carolina on Offense


CategoryCat	SC Off	ECU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#97	#87
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#87	#83
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

South Carolina Run Game


CategoryCat	SC Off	ECU Def
Run GameRun	#66	#101
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#82	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#68

South Carolina Pass Game


CategoryCat	SC Off	ECU Def
Pass GamePass	#99	#37
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#118	#126
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

East Carolina on Offense


CategoryCat	ECU Off	SC Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#103	#59
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#80	#49
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

East Carolina Run Game


CategoryCat	ECU Off	SC Def
Run GameRun	#96	#98
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#111	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#97

East Carolina Pass Game


CategoryCat	ECU Off	SC Def
Pass GamePass	#78	#18
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#122	#19
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
ECU 5 Year Profile: Improving Average G5
'21 Profile: Up to Top G5

SC 5 Year Profile: Consistent Below Avg P4
'21 Profile: Down to Top G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 79°

Rematch from Week 2
South Carolina 3.0 (56.5)
South Carolina won at East Carolina this year (20-17)

No Matchups Past 4 Years

SC's OC Marcus Satterfield (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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SC's DC Clayton White (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

ECU's OC Donnie Kirkpatrick (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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ECU's DC Blake Harrell (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD