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East Carolina football predictions & picks

American Athletic

2026 record: 5-4
American: 8th
PPG: 23.6
Streak: W2
Last 5: Won 28–12 vs Jerry Rice Team · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 17–30 OT at UAB · Thu, Oct 15 Lost 34–41 OT at Memphis · Thu, Oct 22 Won 17–9 vs Temple · Sat, Oct 31 Won 20–17 vs South Florida · Fri, Nov 6

East Carolina next game

Wk 11

East Carolina @1:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Charlotte

Best pick ECU −4.5−250 78% confidence See the prediction: East Carolina at Charlotte

East Carolina 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Alabama Alabama L10–48 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Appalachian State App State L24–27 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Old Dominion Old Dominion W20–17 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs North Carolina Central NC Central W42–9 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Jerry Rice Team Rice W28–12 —

Wk 7Thu, Oct 15Oct 15 @UAB UAB L17–30 OT ECU ML−217✗ East Carolina at UAB prediction

Wk 8Thu, Oct 22Oct 22 @Memphis Memphis L34–41 OT MEM ML−455✓ East Carolina at Memphis prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Temple Temple W17–9 O 42.5−313✗ Temple at East Carolina prediction

Wk 10Fri, Nov 6Nov 6 vs South Florida South Florida W20–17 O 44.5+170✗ South Florida at East Carolina prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Charlotte Charlotte 1:00 PM ET ECU −4.5−250 East Carolina at Charlotte prediction

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Army Army 11:00 AM ET Pick coming soon

East Carolina team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 23.6/ game 101st

Total yards 351.7/ game 98th

Passing yards 190.6/ game 109th

Rushing yards 161.1/ game 58th

Third-down conversions 32.3% 125th

Giveaways 1.7/ game 119th

Time of possession 28:02 113th

Defense

Points allowed 23.3/ game 56th

Yards allowed 335.7/ game 47th

Passing yards allowed 194.7/ game 50th

Rushing yards allowed 141.0/ game 68th

Takeaways 1.3/ game 44th

Penalties 5.8/ game 46th

East Carolina leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Emory Williams 891yds 9 TD · 2 INT · 63.9% comp. · 7 games

Rushing TJ Engleman 695yds 5 TD · 6.3 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Ray Ray Joseph 365yds 40 catches · 3 TD · 9 games

Tackles DJ Johnson Jr. 60 9 games

Sacks Preston Carr 3 8 games

Interceptions Ayden Duncanson 2 6 games

East Carolina picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

25.0% 1 won · 3 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

American standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Memphis Memphis 720 7-2 .778 338212 +126 W2

2 North Texas North Texas 720 7-2 .778 402278 +124 W6

3 UTSA UTSA 720 7-2 .778 297268 +29 L1

4 South Florida South Florida 630 6-3 .667 233136 +97 L1

5 Florida Atlantic FAU 630 6-3 .667 362315 +47 W1

6 Tulsa Tulsa 540 5-4 .556 298205 +93 W1

7 Army Army 540 5-4 .556 290228 +62 L2

8 East Carolina East Carolina 540 5-4 .556 212210 +2 W2

9 UAB UAB 540 5-4 .556 196214 −18 W1

10 Tulane Tulane 450 4-5 .444 190263 −73 L1

11 Navy Navy 360 3-6 .333 263274 −11 W1

12 Temple Temple 270 2-7 .222 224255 −31 L4

13 Jerry Rice Team Rice 180 1-8 .111 191306 −115 L8

14 Charlotte Charlotte 180 1-8 .111 177345 −168 L2

East Carolina FAQ

Who does East Carolina play next?

Next up for East Carolina: on the road at Charlotte, Saturday, November 14, 1:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is East Carolina’s record this season?

East Carolina is 5-4, 8th in the American.

Who leads East Carolina in passing yards?

Emory Williams, with 891 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (9 TD · 2 INT · 63.9% comp. · 7 games).

What is the model’s record picking East Carolina games?

Its best pick is 1-3 in East Carolina games this season (25.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

American rivals

All teams

Army Charlotte Florida Atlantic Jerry Rice Team Memphis Navy North Texas South Florida Temple Tulane Tulsa UAB UTSA

East Carolina this week

East Carolina is 5-4, 3-2 in American Athletic play. Its last game was a 20–17 win over South Florida at home on November 6, its second in a row. Its offense averages 23.6 points a game (tied for 101st in FBS), and its defense allows 23.3 (tied for 56th).

Next up, East Carolina visits Charlotte on Saturday, November 14 at 1:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, East Carolina is an 11.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 45.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the East Carolina vs Charlotte prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.