ECU 7PT Favorities

[UConnSean]

When you go to weather.com it says that it will be 35 degrees tonight, but then when you look at the hourly forecast it only gets as low as 40....not sure what's going on there.

Hey, the cold isn't something a nice liquid layer can't fix

 

[huskymedic]

Friday's Tip Sheet

>>**East Carolina at Connecticut**

-- As of Wednesday, most books had East Carolina (4-4 SU, 4-4 ATS) installed as a seven-point ‘chalk’ with a total of 51. The Huskies were +220 on the money line (risk $100 to win $220).

-- UConn (3-5 SU, 3-5 ATS) has lost back-to-back games and four of its last five both SU and ATS, including a 37-13 setback at Cincinnati last Saturday as a 10.5-point underdog. Bryant Shirreffs completed only 12-of-27 passes for merely 87 yards and was intercepted once. He rushed 17 times for 90 yards. The defense gave up 612 yards.

-- UConn owns wins over Villanova (20-15), Army (22-17) and UFC (40-13). The Huskies have lost at Missouri (9-6), vs. Navy (28-18), at BYU (30-13) vs. USF (28-20) and at Cincy.

-- Ruffin McNeill’s squad has wins vs. Towson (28-20), vs. Va. Tech (35-28), at SMU (49-23) and vs. Tulsa (30-17). ECU has lost at Florida (31-24), at Navy (45-21), at BYU (45-38) and vs. Temple (24-14). The Pirates failed to cover the number as three-point home favorites against the Owls, who overcame a 14-10 deficit by scoring a pair of TDs in the last 3:31 of the fourth quarter last Thursday in Greenville.

-- ECU had more total offense (378-322) than Temple, but it couldn’t overcome a pair of turnovers and a blocked punt. The Pirates’ defense limited Temple RB Jahad Thomas, the AAC’s leading rusher, to a season-low 66 yards on 20 carries. Chris Hairston ran for 65 yards and one TD on just eight carries in the losing effort. Junior QB Blake Kemp threw for 272 yards and one TD, but he was also intercepted once. Isaiah Jones had 10 receptions for 106 yards.

-- Kemp became the starter when Kurt Benkert went down with a season-ending injury in August. Kemp has completed 70.1 percent of his passes for 1,823 yards with an 11/7 TD-INT ratio. Juco transfer QB James Summers usually get a few series in each game, in addition to snaps in short-yardage situations. Summers has connected on 32-of-48 throws for 428 yards with a 4/1 TD-INT ratio. Summers has also rushed for 383 yards and six TDs while averaging 6.4 YPC.

-- Hairston has run for a team-best 525 yards and seven TDs while averaging 4.4 YPC. Jones has a team-high 61 catches for 701 yards and three TDs. Hairston has 24 receptions for 159 yards and one TD.

-- ECU WR Daquan Barnes is ‘questionable’ due to a hip injury, while WR Jimmy Williams is ‘out’ with an ankle injury. Williams had 14 receptions for 118 yards and two TDs in the first five games. Starting OT Dontae Livingston is ‘out’ with an undisclosed injury.

-- The UConn offense revolves around Shirreffs, a sophomore transfer from North Carolina State, and sophomore RB Arkeel Newsome, who has rushed for a team-high 408 yards and four TDs while averaging 5.0 YPC. Shirreffs has connected on 62.0 percent of his passes for 1,723 yards with a 7/5 TD-INT ratio. Shirreffs has rushed for 342 yards and a pair of scores.

--As a home underdog since Bob Diaco took over in 2014, the Huskies have compiled a 2-6 record both SU and ATS.

--ECU has limped to an abysmal 4-9 spread record in 13 games as a road favorite during McNeill’s tenure.

--The ‘over’ is 5-3 overall for ECU, 4-0 in its road assignments. However, the Pirates have seen the ‘under’ cash in back-to-back games. Their games have produced a combined points average of 59.0 points per game.

-- The ‘under’ is 6-2 overall for the Huskies, 3-1 in their four home outings. Their games have averaged a combined score of 41.1 PPG.

-- ESPNU will have the broadcast at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.<<

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

First long johns game of the year!

Woman.

 

[Dooley]

Woman.

I know you jest, but I am a firm believer in dressing for 8 hours. I see thousands of fans wearing shorts or just a plain t-shirt and know that they will be leaving early. I can just about walk through the lots before games and put Post-It notes on cars/fans that I know will be LONG GONE before I get back to mine after the game is over. Whatever the reason, our fans don't dress for a full day. Just for running around in the parking lot before the game for a hour.

And for the record: you will NEVER see me huddled under a bathroom heater like those wimpy UCF fans!

 

[HuskyHawk]

Spread seems fair to me. I think oddsmakers struggle with UConn. If it is the UConn of the last two weeks, ECU covers that spread. If the UConn shows up and plays as it can, it changes things and UConn can win, not just cover. A much weaker UConn team played a stronger ECU team very tough last year.

 

[BlueDogs]

I have a good feeling going into tonight. I feel like the rent will be bumping and we'll pull off an impressive W. Hopefully we can create some noise similar to those Pittsburgh and WVU night games back in the BCS year

I had a good feeling going into Navy, USF and Cincy.., and left with a not so good feeling...
I've got a bad feeling about this game, so hopefully we win.

 

[Milo65]

Woman.

Be careful @APA is a member of the gender police! My last insensitive comment was responded by this "It says a lot about you that you insult someone by referring to that person as a woman."

 

[HomeKing93]

I've seen a few ECU games this year - I give McNeill a lot of credit. He lost most of his offensive weapons to graduation last year and his offensive coordinator to Oklahoma. ECU still scores about 30 points a game. Like most coaches off the Mike Leach tree, however, the defense is usually not as good. It should be a tough game, but I can't wait to get to the Rent tonight.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Be careful @APA is a member of the gender police! My last insensitive comment was responded by this "It says a lot about you that you insult someone by referring to that person as a woman."

I can live with it. This doesn't crack the top 25 list of insensitive things I've posted here.

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

Be careful @APA is a member of the gender police! My last insensitive comment was responded by this "It says a lot about you that you insult someone by referring to that person as a woman."

If I was a lady, I'd probably get pretty tired of hearing every dude ever refer to women as weak. I know some pretty tough women who are mostly just tired of it.

 

[sportsart]

Be careful @APA is a member of the gender police! My last insensitive comment was responded by this "It says a lot about you that you insult someone by referring to that person as a woman."

I told my wife to quit being a dick and she called me a p.u.s.s.y.

We moved on.