ESPN College Football Odds: East Carolina vs Memphis

The East Carolina Pirates and the Memphis Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Liberty Bowl. Oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Dwayne Harris returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown and added two touchdown catches to help East Carolina beat Rice 49-13 in Week 7. The Pirates covered the 18.5-point spread, while the final score played OVER the day's posted total of 55.5. Memphis was defeated 36-16 by Southern Miss in Week 7 as 15.5-point underdogs. The 52 points went UNDER the posted total of 54. Duke Calhoun had 77 yards receiving with a touchdown in the loss. Team records: East Carolina: 4-3 SU, 2-4 ATS Memphis: 2-5 SU, 1-5 ATS East Carolina most recently: When playing in October are 7-3 When playing on turf are 5-5 After outgaining opponent are 7-3 When playing within the conference are 8-2 Memphis most recently: When playing in October are 5-5 When playing on turf are 4-6 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing within the conference are 5-5 A few trends to consider: East Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis East Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis The total has gone UNDER in 6 of East Carolina's last 9 games on the road East Carolina is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games Memphis is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing East Carolina Memphis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games Memphis is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against East Carolina Memphis is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing East Carolina Next up: East Carolina home to Virginia Tech, Thursday, November 5 Memphis at Tennessee, Saturday, November 7