{"id":31954,"date":"2013-12-21T23:57:24","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T04:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=31954"},"modified":"2013-12-21T23:57:24","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T04:57:24","slug":"college-football-beef-o-bradys-bowl-ohio-bobcats-vs-east-carolina-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/college-football-beef-o-bradys-bowl-ohio-bobcats-vs-east-carolina-pirates-31954\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl: Ohio Bobcats vs East Carolina Pirates"},"content":{"rendered":"

2013 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl
\nOhio Bobcats vs East Carolina Pirates<\/strong>
\nTropicana Field – St. Petersburg, Florida<\/strong>
\nMonday, December 23, 2013, 2:00 pm Eastern, TV: ESPN<\/strong>
\nOpening Line: East Carolina -12 1\/2<\/strong>
\nCurrent Line: East Carolina -14<\/strong>
\nOpening Total: 62<\/strong>
\nCurrent Total: 62<\/strong>
\nOpening Money Line: ECU -525 \/ Ohio +425<\/strong>
\nCurrent Money Line: ECU -570 \/ Ohio +435\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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East Carolina is a 14 point favorite over Ohio in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburg, Florida Monday afternoon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 9-3 East Carolina Pirates and 7-5 Ohio Bobcats meet in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl Monday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Pirates went 6-2 in the Conference USA East Divisi0n. The Pirates are 8-10 all time in bowl games. East Carolina has lost 4 straight bowl games including 43-34 to Louisiana in the New Orleans Bowl last year. The last bowl win for the Pirates came in the 2007 Hawaii Bowl against Boise State 41-38. East Carolina has qualified for four straight bowl games.<\/p>\n

Ohio went 4-4 in the MAC East. The Bobcats are 2-5 all-time in bowl games. Ohio is playing in their fifth straight bowl game. The Bobcats have won two straight bowls, including 45-14 over Louisiana-Monroe last year in the Independence Bowl.<\/p>\n

East Carolina is 2-0 all-time against Ohio. East Carolina won both legs of a home and home in 1996 and 1998, 55-45 in Greenville, North Carolina and 21-14 in Athens, Ohio.<\/p>\n

Ohio is coached by Frank Solich. The Bobcats have road losses at Louisville 49-7, Buffalo 30-3, and at Bowling Green 49-0. and were upset at home by Central Michigan 26-23 and Kent State 44-13. Ohio has home wins over North Texas 27-21, Marshall 34-31, Austin Peay 38-0, Miami-(OH) 41-16 and Massachusetts 51-23 to close out the regular season, along with road wins at Akron 43-3 and Eastern Michigan 56-28. The UMass win snapped a three game losing streak for Ohio. The Bobcats are 6-6 ATS and the total is 4-8 this season. Ohio was an 19.5 point favorite against Massachusetts and the total was 52.<\/p>\n

Ohio is outscoring teams 28-27 this season. Ohio is averaging 374.8 yards per game including 238.5 passing and 136.2 rushing yards. The Bobcats are #88 in total offense and #97 in rushing nationally. On defense, Ohio is allowing 392.3 yards per game including 212.2 passing and 180.2 rushing yards. The Bobcats are #29 in pass defense nationally. Ohio is +1 in turnovers with 22 takeaways. The Bobcats average 54 penalty yards per game and opponents average 70 yards per game. Ohio is 70\/178 on third and fourth down conversions and opponents are 89\/195. The Bobcats have forced 34 sacks and allowed 16 this season. Ohio is 42\/52 scoring in the red zone with 29 touchdowns and opponents are 28\/37 with 21 touchdowns. The Bobcats have five defensive touchdowns and have allowed a kick return for a touchdown.<\/p>\n

Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton has completed 63.1% of his passes for 2,623 yards with 20 touchdowns and 9 interceptions, plus 39 carries for 10 yards. Back-up quarterbacks Derrius Vick and J.D. Sprague have each taken a few snaps this year. Each has a rushing touchdown.<\/p>\n

Running back Beau Blankenship has 183 carries for 844 yards and 5 touchdowns, plus 15 catches for 62 yards. Ryan Boykin has 103 carries for 399 yards and 7 touchdowns along with 9 catches for 59 yards and a touchdown. Daz’mond Patterson has 28 carries for 183 yards and 2 touchdowns, along with 7 catches for 43 yards.<\/p>\n

Bobcat receiver Donte Foster has 63 catches for 858 yards and 6 touchdowns. Chase Cochran has 32 catches, 656 yards and 4 touchdowns. Matt Waters has 32 catches, 446 yards and 3 touchdowns. He is questionable with a shoulder injury Tight end Troy Hill has 19 catches for 253 yards and 2 touchdowns. Receiver Mario Dovell is out for the season with a knee injury. He had 15 catches for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns. Two little used tight ends Davon Henry and John Tanner are both questionable with shoulder injuries. Receiver Malik Rodriguez is questionable with a hand injury. Five defensive players and two offensive linemen are also on the injury report.<\/p>\n

East Carolina is coached by Ruffin McNeill. The Pirates have losses to Virginia Tech 15-10 at home and road losses at Tulane 36-33 in overtime and at Marshall 59-28 to close out the regular season . East Carolina had won five straight games before the Marshall loss that cost the Pirates the C-USA East Division title. The Pirates have home wins over Old Dominion 52-38, Florida Atlantic 31-13, Southern Miss 55-14, Tulsa 58-24, and UAB 63-14, along with road wins at North Carolina 55-31, Middle Tennessee 24-17, Florida International 34-13, and at NC State 42-28. East Carolina is 6-6 ATS and the total is 8-4 this season. The Pirates were 3 point underdogs at Marshall and the total was 70.<\/p>\n

East Carolina is outscoring teams 40-25 this season. The Pirates are #10 in scoring and #51 in points allowed nationally out of 125 FBS teams. East Carolina averages 459.8 yards per game including 331.5 passing and 128.3 rushing yards. The Pirates are #10 in passing, #102 in rushing, and #30 in total offense. ECU is allowing 363.2 total yards per game on defense, including 245.8 passing and 117.5 rushing yards. The Pirates are #90 in pass defense, #15 in rush defense and #30 in total defense nationally. East Carolina is +5 in turnovers with 21 takeaways. The Pirates average 42 penalty yards per game and opponents average 46. East Carolina is 105\/195 on third and fourth down conversions and opponents are 108\/230. The Pirates have forced 35 sacks and allowed 28 this season. ECU is 61\/69 scoring in the red zone with 48 touchdowns and opponents are 31\/42 with 25 touchdowns. The Pirates have 3 defensive touchdowns and have allowed 3 this season.<\/p>\n

East Carolina quarterback Shane Carden has completed 71% of his passes for 3,866 yards with 32 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, along with 80 carries for 63 yards and 10 touchdowns. Carden is #6 nationally in passing yards and #8 in touchdown passes. Back-up Cody Keith is out for the season with an elbow injury.<\/p>\n

Running back Vintavious Cooper has 205 carries for 995 yards with 11 touchdowns, along with 41 catches, 90 yards and a touchdown. Breon Allen has 56 carries for 268 yards and 2 touchdowns, along with 8 catches for 105 yards. Chris Hairston has 49 carries for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns, along with 6 catches for 60 yards. Little used running backs Zico Pasut and Cory Hunter are out for the season.<\/p>\n

Receiver Justin Hardy has 105 catches for 1,218 yards and 8 touchdowns, and also has a touchdown pass. Isiah Jones has 54 catches for 556 yards and 5 touchdowns. Reece Wiggins has 24 catches for 352 yards and 4 touchdowns. Lance Ray has 28 catches for 237 yards and 3 touchdowns. Bryce Williams has 18 catches for 193 yards and 5 touchdowns. Davon Grayson has 18 catches for 176 yards and 4 touchdowns. He is out for the season as are three other little used receivers, Danny Webster, Quataye Smyre, and Jimmy Williams. Four defensive players are also on the injury report.<\/p>\n

East Carolina is 9-0 ATS after a straight up win, 4-1 after passing for 280 yards or more, 6-2 after allowing more than 40 points, 9-4 after failing to cover, and 6-18 against teams with winning records.<\/p>\n

Ohio is 5-1 ATS in non-conference games, 4-1 against C-USA teams, 3-8 after a straight up win, 2-7 after rushing for 200 yards or more, 1-4 overall and on fieldturf, 3-13 after scoring 40 points or more, 1-8 after a straight up win of more than 20 points, and 0-4 after allowing less than 170 passing yards.<\/p>\n

Ohio can’t get into a shootout with East Carolina, or they will get blown out. Both teams have decent defenses so this could be a low scoring game. This seems like a lot of points, so I think Ohio stays within the 14 point spread.<\/p>\n

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