West Virginia-East Carolina Pointers

The fans at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium will be treated to a game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the East Carolina Pirates when they take their seats on Saturday. Oddsmakers currently have the Mountaineers listed as 8-point favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 49. Team records: West Virginia: 1-0 SU, 0-0 ATS East Carolina: 1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS West Virginia most recently: When playing in September are 9-1 When playing on grass are 9-1 After being outgained are 8-2 When playing outside the conference are 10-0 East Carolina most recently: When playing in September are 3-7 When playing on grass are 7-3 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing outside the conference are 5-5 A few trends to consider: West Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing East Carolina West Virginia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games West Virginia is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games on the road West Virginia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road East Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games East Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games East Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home East Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home Next up: West Virginia at Colorado, Thursday, September 18 East Carolina at Tulane, Saturday, September 13