SMU has a good defense so they will hinder the Pirates chances of putting a lot of points on the board, especially after their bye week. ECU will be able to be effective against the SMU run game, thus hindering scoring opportunities. This should be a more defensive effort from both sides in this game as opposed to their offenses. SMU has struggled on the road to put up points this season as they have not cracked the 20 point mark. ECU has struggled this season at home in cracking 20 points against a good higher ranked team with defense. Take the Under the Total.

SMU is 10-2 to the Under in road games off a home no-cover where the team won as a favorite since 1992. SMU is 6-0 to the Under off a home win over the last 2 seasons. E CAROLINA is 26-13 to the Under in home games in October games since 1992. The total has gone Under in 8 of SMU's last 10 games on the road. The total has gone Under in 4 of East Carolina's last 6 games at home. SMU after playing a game at home this season are 2-0 to the Under and 10-3 to the Under in the last three seasons.

Best bet: take the Under the Total.