Gardner-Webb at East Carolina - 2023 Matchup Preview

Gardner-Webb Bulldogs at East Carolina Pirates

Saturday, September 23rd 2023 (6:00 PM EDT)
East Carolina -13 (51.0) (0) Open: 0.0
East Carolina 44 - Gardner-Webb: 0

Bulldogs (0 - 2) (1 - 1 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 12 - 45 (12 - 45 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

WEBB coming off BYE
ECU is playing their 4th straight game
Our Line: -9 (SP+ ECU -13)
ECU Win prob: 80% | Cover: 46%

Pirates (2 - 10) (5 - 7 - 0)
Coach Mike Houston (22 - 27)
Avg Score : 17 - 22 (19 - 19 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 4.5 - 7.5 (#110)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

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

Gardner-Webb's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Gardner-Webb at App State	+22.5	51.0	L 24 - 45	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/23	Gardner-Webb at East Carolina	+13.0	51.0	L 0 - 44	U	N

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Predictions for Gardner-Webb's Schedule

East Carolina's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	East Carolina at Michigan	+36.0	53.5	L 3 - 30	U	Y
Sat 9/9	East Carolina vs Marshall	+3.0	43.5	L 13 - 31	O	N
Sat 9/16	East Carolina at App State	+7.5	48.5	L 28 - 43	O	N
Sat 9/23	East Carolina vs Gardner-Webb	-13.0	51.0	W 44 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/30	East Carolina at Rice	+3.5	47.0	L 17 - 24	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/12	East Carolina vs SMU	+11.5	48.5	L 10 - 31	U	N
Sat 10/21	East Carolina vs Charlotte	-6.0	39.5	L 7 - 10	U	N
Sat 10/28	East Carolina at UTSA	+17.5	48.0	L 27 - 41	O	Y
Sat 11/4	East Carolina vs Tulane	+17.0	46.0	L 10 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/11	East Carolina at Florida Atlantic	+7.5	44.5	W 22 - 7	U	Y
Sat 11/18	East Carolina at Navy	+2.5	30.5	L 0 - 10	U	N
Sat 11/25	East Carolina vs Tulsa	-4.5	44.5	L 27 - 29	O	N

Important Stats (2023)

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
WEBB		0%	12	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	44.5	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
ECU	#132 (.02)	33% (132)	17.3	35% (128)	2.85 (111)	112	32% (130)	164	2.62 (129)	#40 (.14)	34% (6)	22.4	30% (2)	39% (37)	2.84 (8)	54.3	1.8	1.3

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
WEBB		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
ECU	#49 (.22)	43% (62)		44% (71)	3.07 (57)	147	43% (54)	253	3.79 (83)	#64 (.16)	40% (40)		37% (11)	43% (86)	3.85 (76)	61	2.2	1.6

Overall Stats 2023

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
WEBB Offense	2	12	12	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
ECU Defense	12	22.4	19	34.3%	2.84	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	51%	48%	30%	39%	20%	.14

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
WEBB Defense	2	44.5	44.5	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
ECU Offense	12	17.3	18.5	33.3%	2.62	1.8	15	276	112	164	3.5	46%	53%	35%	32%	20%	.02

Additional Stats 2023

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
Gardner-Webb	2	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
East Carolina	12	28:59	15.1	30%	35%	5.8	54.3	1.8	1.3	6.9	1.5	2	30.6

Run Game Stats (2023)

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
WEBB Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
ECU Defense	12	51% (88)	30% (2)	-	-	-	-	-.01 (13)	2.53 (7)	74% (76)	13% (8)	1.19 (124)

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
WEBB Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
ECU Offense	12	46% (98)	35% (128)	32.2	111.7	3.5	12 (116)	.03 (123)	2.85 (111)	71% (90)	12% (108)	0.97 (87)

Pass Game Stats (2023)

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
WEBB Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
ECU Defense	12	48% (55)	39% (37)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6 (120)	.32 (100)	1.8 (126)	38% (6)	33% (107)	.43 (116)	6% (53)	2.2 (98)

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
WEBB Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
ECU Offense	12	53% (37)	32% (130)	17.3	32.3	163.9	5.1	9.5	7 (129)	14 (107)	.05 (129)	1.5 (92)	38% (133)	22% (129)	.11 (127)	8% (116)	2.1 (55)

Gardner-Webb's Power Ratings
Gardner-Webb's Power Rating: #NR
Gardner-Webb's Offense Rating: #NR
Gardner-Webb's Defense Rating: #NR
2023 Talent Rating: #177
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Gardner-Webb's 2023 Expected Record: -
Gardner-Webb's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: #N/A
Gardner-Webb's Offense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Gardner-Webb's Defense SP+ Rating: #N/A

Average Talent
Average Big South Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 96
Average FBS Talent: 96

Power Ratings Matchup
Gardner-Webb: East Carolina: -8.96

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Gardner-Webb: East Carolina: -13.3

East Carolina's Power Ratings
East Carolina's Power Rating: -8.96 #117
East Carolina's Offense Rating: 4.42 #132
East Carolina's Defense Rating: 4.62 #25
2023 Talent Rating: 96.00 #1
Blue Chip Ratio: 1 #69
East Carolina's 2023 Expected Record: 4.50 - 7.50
East Carolina's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -13.3 #111
East Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 15.1 #126
East Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.3 #81

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 96
Average Power Five Talent: 96
Average FBS Talent: 96

Gardner-Webb Scoring
Offense: 12 PPG
Offense on Road: 12
Defense: 44.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 44.5

Gardner-Webb's 2023 Record
Record: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0
Record on Road: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
East Carolina 31
Gardner-Webb 16

Total Points: 47

East Carolina Scoring
Offense: 17.3 PPG
Offense at Home: 18.5
Defense: 22.4 PPG
Defense at Home: 19

East Carolina's 2023 Record
Record: 2 - 10
Record vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 0
Record at home: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2023	09/23	East Carolina	44	Gardner-Webb	0	East Carolina	East Carolina -13	East Carolina	51.0	Under
2019	09/07	East Carolina	48	Gardner-Webb	9	East Carolina	East Carolina -31	East Carolina	58.5	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
East Carolina	2	2	0 Overs
Gardner-Webb	0	0	2 Unders

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

(#NR) Gardner-Webb Info
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: #N/A
Offense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Defense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Talent Rating: #177
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

Gardner-Webb has lost 1 straight
Gardner-Webb has lost 1 straight on the Road
Record on Road: 0 - 2 (1 - 1 - 0 vs Spread )

Gardner-Webb Highlights

Gardner-Webb Deficiencies
Gardner-Webb has a really bad Offense
Gardner-Webb Defense Gives up a Lot of Points

Performance GradesPerf Grades
CategoryCat	ECU	WEBB
OverallOver	#106	—
OffenseOff	#115	—
DefenseDef	#57	—
Special TeamsST	#72	—
PassingPass	#97	—
RushingRush	#65	—
Run BlockRBLK	#87	—
Pass BlockPBLK	#117	—
Route RunningWR Rt	#114	—
TacklingTkl	#12	—
Run DefenseR Def	#34	—
Pass Rush DefPRush	#82	—
Coverage DefCov	#87	—

Rematch from Week 4
East Carolina -13.0 (51.0)
East Carolina won vs Gardner-Webb this year (44-0)

Previous Matchups
East Carolina beat Gardner-Webb in 2023 (44-0)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Team Information
Injuries: WEBB | ECU
Depth Chart: WEBB | ECU
Rosters: WEBB | ECU

(#117) East Carolina Info
Power Rating: -8.96 #117
Offense Rating: 4.42 #132
Defense Rating: 4.62 #25
Overall SP+ Rating: -13.3 #111
Offense SP+ Rating: 15.1 #126
Defense SP+ Rating: 28.3 #81
Talent Rating: 96.00 #1
Blue Chip Ratio: 1 #69
Expected Record: 4.50 - 7.50

East Carolina has lost 3 straight
East Carolina has lost 1 straight at Home
Record at home: 1 - 5 (2 - 4 - 0 vs Spread)

East Carolina Highlights
East Carolina has a really good defense (#34)
East Carolina defense is really good in red zone (#20)
East Carolina has a good run defense (#44)
East Carolina Stuffs a lot of Run Plays (#5)
East Carolina Defensive Line is very good (#15)
East Carolina Front 7 is disruptive (#3)

East Carolina Deficiencies
East Carolina has a really bad Offense
East Carolina has a really bad Offense at Home
East Carolina Can Not Run the Ball (#86)
East Carolina throws a Lot of Interceptions (#23)
East Carolina offense is really bad (#73)
East Carolina offense is bad in Scoring Opportunities (#66)
East Carolina run game is really bad (#132)
East Carolina pass game is really bad (#23)
East Carolina offense is bad on 3rd Downs
East Carolina does not Sack the QB (#31)
East Carolina gives up a Lot of Explosive Plays (#91)

Gardner-Webb's OC

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Matthew Caldwell	141	224	63%	1608	13	8	7.2
Jaylen King	116	221	53%	1536	9	11	7.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jayden Brown	98	578	2	5.9	52
Jaylen King	105	422	5	4.0	57
Matthew Caldwell	48	47	5	1.0	15
Ephraim Floyd	8	39	0	4.9	12

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
AJ Johnson	40	662	6	16.6	75
Hakeem Meggett	21	427	2	20.3	68
Karim Page	30	373	0	12.4	36
Ephraim Floyd	22	326	2	14.8	34

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Gardner-Webb's DC

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Brendan Jackson	77	16	2	2	3
Brice Bass	43	7	3	7	1
Ty French	22	3	0	3	1
Charlie Jackson	21	4	0	2	2

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Brice Bass	43	7	3	7	1
Brendan Jackson	77	16	2	2	3
Ja'Kai Young	1	0	0	0	0
Jecari Bryson	1	0	0	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Brendan Jackson	77	16	2	2	3
Charlie Jackson	21	4	0	2	2
Tray Dunson	16	1	0	1	2

East Carolina's OC Donnie Kirkpatrick

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Alex Flinn	159	290	55%	1558	6	12	5.4
Mason Garcia	48	95	51%	408	1	2	4.3

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Rahjai Harris	129	485	5	3.8	50
Mason Garcia	50	227	2	4.5	57
Javious Bond	41	221	1	5.4	39
Alex Flinn	97	178	0	1.8	21

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Chase Sowell (Tr)	47	622	1	13.2	45
Jaylen Johnson	45	466	2	10.4	39
Jsi Hatfield	27	341	1	12.6	39
Jhari Patterson	20	137	0	6.9	30

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East Carolina's DC Blake Harrell

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Julius Wood	87	3	0	1	1
Michael Edwards III	58	8	1	1	0
BJ Davis	57	6	0	2	6
Shavon Revel	55	4	1	0	6

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
D'Anta Johnson	33	9	4	1	0
Chad Stephens	39	12	4	4	0
Jeremy Lewis	40	9	3	6	1
J.D. Lampley	16	6	2	2	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
BJ Davis	57	6	0	2	6
Shavon Revel	55	4	1	0	6
Teylor Jackson	51	5	1	3	4