East Carolina Pirates

East Carolina football won eight of nine as a favorite in 2025, covering six. As an underdog the Pirates lost all three.

Nine games laying points

East Carolina’s 2025 regular season finished 8-4, with the Pirates favored in nine of the 12. It won eight of those nine and covered six. One unit on the Pirates to win in each finished 1.67 units up; 18 FBS teams made more as favorites, and one matched East Carolina’s 1.67.

The one favored loss was the worst result of the year: 58-24 at UTSA on 22 November, with East Carolina laying 2.5 points at -135. Two other road games as favorite went the other way, 38-0 at Coastal Carolina as 7.5-point favorites and 45-14 at Temple at -5.5.

As underdogs

Three games, three losses, three units down: NC State, BYU and Tulane. The only cover was the opener, a 24-17 loss at NC State as 13.5-point underdogs.

The big numbers

Two home games carried spreads near 30 points: Campbell at -30.5 and Charlotte at -29.5. East Carolina won both, 56-3 and 48-22, and covered only the first. October was the one month without a cover: the loss at Tulane and a 41-27 win over Tulsa as 16.5-point favorites.

The moneyline

East Carolina had a price posted for every game, and a unit on the Pirates in each of the 12 finished 1.33 down: the 1.67 made as favorites did not cover the three units lost as underdogs. At home it was 0.45 up, away 1.79 down.

The total

The total split 6-6, and the Pirates scored 33.5 points a game while allowing 20.33.

The season ended with a 23-17 win over Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl.

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