East Carolina at Tulane - 2022 Matchup Preview
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Saturday, October 8th 2022 (3:30 PM EDT)
Tulane -2.5 (56.0)
Tulane 24 - East Carolina: 9  (American Athletic)

 
Pirates (8 - 5) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach Mike Houston (14 - 19)
Avg Score : 33 - 20 (31 - 21 on Road)
'22 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
ECU 2nd straight Road Game
TULN is playing their 6th straight game
ECU is playing their 6th straight game
Our Line: -8  (SP+ TULN -11)
Projected Score: ECU: 26 - TULN: 24 (50)
TULN Win prob: 55% | Cover: 49%
ECU Travel: 837 miles, 1 hrs ahead
Green Wave (12 - 2) (12 - 2 - 0)
Coach Willie Fritz (31 - 43)
Avg Score : 28 - 24 (29 - 16 @ Home)
'22 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
East Carolina's 2022 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/3 East Carolina vs NC State+12.552.0L 20 - 21UY
Sat 9/10 East Carolina vs Old Dominion-13.049.5W 39 - 21OY
Sat 9/17 East Carolina vs Campbell-32.558.0W 49 - 10OY
Sat 9/24 East Carolina vs Navy-16.548.5L 20 - 23UN
Sat 10/1 East Carolina vs South Florida-10.055.5W 48 - 28OY
Sat 10/8 East Carolina at Tulane+2.556.0L 9 - 24UN
Sat 10/15 East Carolina vs Memphis-5.562.5W 47 - 45ON
Sat 10/22 East Carolina vs UCF+5.563.0W 34 - 13UY
Fri 10/28 East Carolina at BYU+3.064.0W 27 - 24UY
BYE WEEK
Fri 11/11 East Carolina at Cincinnati+4.551.5L 25 - 27OY
Sat 11/19 East Carolina vs Houston-6.066.5L 3 - 42UN
Sat 11/26 East Carolina at Temple-9.552.0W 49 - 46ON
Tue 12/27 East Carolina vs Coastal Carolina-7.067.5W 53 - 29OY

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Predictions for East Carolina's Schedule
Tulane's 2022 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/3 Tulane vs Massachusetts-28.559.0W 42 - 10UY
Sat 9/10 Tulane vs Alcorn State-35.559.5W 52 - 0UY
Sat 9/17 Tulane at Kansas State+13.549.0W 17 - 10UY
Sat 9/24 Tulane vs Southern Miss-12.048.5L 24 - 27ON
Fri 9/30 Tulane at Houston+5.052.0W 27 - 24UY
Sat 10/8 Tulane vs East Carolina-2.556.0W 24 - 9UY
Sat 10/15 Tulane at South Florida-12.055.0W 45 - 31OY
Sat 10/22 Tulane vs Memphis-7.055.5W 38 - 28OY
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/5 Tulane at Tulsa-6.556.0W 27 - 13UY
Sat 11/12 Tulane vs UCF-1.054.5L 31 - 38ON
Thu 11/17 Tulane vs SMU-3.565.0W 59 - 24OY
Fri 11/25 Tulane at Cincinnati-1.044.0W 27 - 24OY
Sat 12/3 Tulane vs UCF-3.557.5W 45 - 28OY
Mon 1/2 Tulane vs USC+1.567.0W 46 - 45OY

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Predictions for Tulane's Schedule
Important Stats (2021)
 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.1941%32.740%2.7516241%2713.65.2140%20.143%38%3.749.31.81.9
TULN.239%27.740%3.0816538%2224.1.2242%23.941%44%3.851.22.11.6
 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
ECU0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
TULN0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2021
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
ECU Offense1232.730.840.6%3.651.8224331622714.149%51%40%41%19%.19
TULN Defense1223.915.942.3%3.81.6 - - - - - 50%50%41%44%17%.22
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
ECU Defense1220.120.840.4%3.71.9 - - - - - 49%51%43%38%19%.21
TULN Offense1227.72938.6%4.12.1203871652224.447%53%40%38%21%.2

Additional Stats 2021
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
East Carolina1233:5922.335%72%5.349.31.81.96.12.2229.5
Tulane1227:5419.536%50%651.22.11.67.32.8129.2
Run Game Stats (2022)
 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 Offense1249%40%39.6162.44.120.12.7570%12%1.08
TULN Defense1250%41% - - - - .112.6971%12%1.04
 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 Defense1249%43% - - - - .183.0270%11%1.1
TULN Offense1247%40%37.3164.94.419.253.0869%13%1.31

Pass Game Stats (2022)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
ECU Offense1251%41%21.835.3270.87.712.52111.281.733%30%.267%2.1
TULN Defense1250%44% - - - - - - 10.331.632%35%.475%2.2
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
ECU Defense1251%38% - - - - - - 15.241.733%28%.258%2.1
TULN Offense1253%38%17.831.3221.87.112.52313.151.738%30%.318%2

East Carolina's Power Ratings
East Carolina's Power Rating: NR
East Carolina's Offense Rating: NR
East Carolina's Defense Rating: NR
2022 Talent Rating:  #82
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
East Carolina's 2022 Expected Record: -
East Carolina's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.1  #68
East Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 31.5  #51
East Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.7  #75

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

Power Ratings Matchup
East Carolina:    Tulane: 8.7

SP+ Ratings Matchup
East Carolina: 1.1   Tulane: 12.4




Tulane's Power Ratings
Tulane's Power Rating: 8.7 NR
Tulane's Offense Rating: NR
Tulane's Defense Rating: NR
2022 Talent Rating:  #75
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Tulane's 2022 Expected Record: -
Tulane's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 12.4  #28
Tulane's Offense SP+ Rating: 32.0  #47
Tulane's Defense SP+ Rating: 19.7  #29

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


East Carolina Scoring
Offense: 32.7 PPG
Offense on Road: 30.8
Defense: 20.1 PPG
Defense on Road: 20.8

East Carolina's 2022 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 6
Record on Road: 3 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 1 - 0
Projected Score
East Carolina 26
Tulane 24

Projected Total Points: 50
Tulane Scoring
Offense: 27.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 29
Defense: 23.9 PPG
Defense at Home: 15.9

Tulane's 2022 Record
Record: 12 - 2
Record vs Spread: 12 - 2 - 0
Over/Under Record: 8 - 6
Record at home: 6 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 6 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 9 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 6 - 2 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202510/09Tulane26East Carolina19Tulane -7Push53.5Under
202311/04East Carolina10Tulane13Tulane -17East Carolina46.0Under
202210/08Tulane24East Carolina9Tulane -2.5Tulane56.0Under
202110/02East Carolina52Tulane29Tulane -3East Carolina65.0Over
202011/07East Carolina21Tulane38Tulane -3.5Tulane63.5Under
201811/10Tulane24East Carolina18Tulane -10.5East Carolina53.0Under
201711/11East Carolina24Tulane31Tulane -6.5Tulane64.0Under
201411/22East Carolina34Tulane6East Carolina -17.5East Carolina0
201310/12Tulane36East Carolina33East Carolina -9Tulane0
201211/17Tulane23East Carolina28
201110/29East Carolina34Tulane13
200809/13Tulane24East Carolina28
200711/24East Carolina35Tulane12
200410/09East Carolina27Tulane25
200311/22Tulane28East Carolina18
200209/14East Carolina24Tulane20
200109/08Tulane24East Carolina51
200009/15East Carolina37Tulane17
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Tulane841 Overs
East Carolina1046 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams12 - 65 - 32 - 13 - 2
Road Teams6 - 123 - 52 - 31 - 2

(#) ECU at (#) TULN
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatECUTULN
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #68 #28
Perf GradeGrade #77 #29
OffenseOff #49 #33
DefenseDef #119 #47
Spec TeamsST #41 #8
TalentTal #82 #75
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
East Carolina on Offense
CategoryCat
ECU OffTULN Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #49 #47
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #51 #29
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
East Carolina Run Game
CategoryCat
ECU OffTULN Def
Run GameRun #31 #63
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #75 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #71
East Carolina Pass Game
CategoryCat
ECU OffTULN Def
Pass GamePass #14 #31
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk #101 #82
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Tulane on Offense
CategoryCatTULN OffECU Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #33 #119
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #47 #75
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Tulane Run Game
CategoryCat
TULN OffECU Def
Run GameRun #20 #45
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #68 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #40
Tulane Pass Game
CategoryCatTULN OffECU Def
Pass GamePass #38 #128
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP Blk #19 #130
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
TULN 5 Year Profile: Improving Below Avg P4
'22 Profile: Up to Average P4

ECU 5 Year Profile: Improving Average G5
'22 Profile: Up to Top G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Benson Field at Yulman Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 6
Tulane -2.5 (56.0)
Tulane won vs East Carolina this year (24-9)

Previous Matchups
Tulane beat East Carolina last year (26-19)
Tulane beat East Carolina in 2023 (13-10)

  
ECU's OC Donnie Kirkpatrick (in his second season)
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ECU's DC Blake Harrell (in his second season)
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TULN's OC Jim Svoboda (in his first season)
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TULN's DC Chris Hampton (in his second season)
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