East Carolina vs. Appalachian St Pick Prediction 9/2/2021 by Tony T.
East Carolina vs. Appalachian St—College football pick is East Carolina Pirates +10.5. Mike Houston enters his third season with East Carolina. He had success in his time as head coach with James Madison in the FCS. Pirates are an experienced team returning 10 starters on offense and defense. They closed 2020 with wins at Temple and home to SMU. Pirates showed the ability to move the football last year scoring 30.2 points per game and gaining 403 yards. Appalachian St dropped three games in the regular season last year to Marshall, Coastal Carolina and Louisiana. Point production dropped a bit in 2020 as the team had struggles to cover big point spreads. They couldn't score enough to cover against the likes of Charlotte, ULM, Texas St, Georgia St and Georgia Southern. They did surrender 4.1 yards per carry on the ground to opponents which was the highest since 2014. Play East Carolina +10.5.