East Carolina Pirates vs Central Florida Golden Knights

Game Date: Thursday, October 4, 2012 | Game Time: 8:00 PM | Home Line: -11.5 | Total: 45.5

East Carolina Pirates v Central Florida Golden Knights Series Betting Trends

The East Carolina Pirates travel to Central Florida to play the Golden Knights at 8:00 PM on Thursday, October 4, 2012. Central Florida is the favorite in this matchup, laying -11.5 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 45.5.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any College Football sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Pirates/Golden Knights Series

When looking at the last 11 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 8 games compared to 3 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the East Carolina/Central Florida series is 30 ppg while the vistor has put up 22.5 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 7.5 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 11 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 7.5 ppg. That represents a value number of -4 when meassured against the offered line of -11.5, suggesting a wager on East Carolina makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 11 games between the Pirates and the Golden Knights is 52.5 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 7 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 45.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with East Carolina as the road team and with Central Florida as the home team.

Recent Results when East Carolina visits Central Florida

When looking at the last 4 games in this series while Central Florida has been the home team, we can see the Golden Knights have won 2 games compared to 2 wins for the Pirates. Average points scored per game by Central Florida in this situation is is 27.3 ppg while East Carolina has put up 22.8 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 4.5 favoring the Pirates.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 4.5 ppg. That represents a value number of -7 when meassured against the offered line of -11.5, suggesting a wager on the Pirates makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 4 games between the Pirates and the Golden Knights is 50.1 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 4.6 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 45.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Can the East Carolina Pirates Cover the Spread?

This season the East Carolina Pirates have played 13 games, averaging 31.5 points per game, while allowing 31.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 8-5. Let's have a closer look at recent East Carolina Pirates results.

Recent East Carolina Pirates Results

This season the East Carolina Pirates have played 7 games on the road, averaging 23.4 points per game, while allowing 32.9 points per game. This has led to a season record of 3-4. Let's have a closer look at recent East Carolina Pirates results on the road.

Recent East Carolina Pirates Road Results

Can the Central Florida Golden Knights Cover the Spread?

This season the Central Florida Golden Knights have played 14 games, averaging 35.4 points per game, while allowing 22.1 points per game. This has led to a season record of 10-5. Let's have a closer look at recent Central Florida Golden Knights results.

Recent Central Florida Golden Knights Results

This season the Central Florida Golden Knights have played 7 games here at home, averaging 36.6 points per game, while allowing 21.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 6-1. Let's have a closer look at recent Central Florida Golden Knights results when playing at home.

Recent Central Florida Golden Knights Home Results

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