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The Thursday night college football schedule continues in Week 12 with one game, as the East Carolina Pirates visit the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on ESPN. The Pirates are listed as double-digit road favorites against the Golden Hurricane. East Carolina is 3-2 in the American Athletic Conference, while Tulsa is just 1-4. It would surprise many fans and gamblers to discover that college football is the second most popular sport in the United States, behind the NFL. A big reason for that is the massive increase in live TV content. Once upon a time, Thursday night football college football would feature one weekly game. These days, Thursday night football serves as a celebration to kick off a long weekend of action. However, college football was so successful with its Thursday night package that it paid the ultimate price. The NFL cut into college football’s success with its Thursday night package. As a result, college football still offers Thursday night TV action. However, most of the games are with lesser-known teams and conferences. Despite the lack of marquee brands for college football’s Thursday night schedule, gamblers don’t care. They love the betting action that is offered. Furthermore, many sharps believe you can get weaker lines and superior betting value opportunities with these lesser brands.
Week 12 Thursday night college football has just one game, as the East Carolina Pirates visit the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on ESPN. The Pirates are listed as big road favorites in college football odds. Let’s look at this Week 12 Thursday night college football matchup.
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Thursday, November 14, 2024
East Carolina Pirates at Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 7:30 pm, ESPN
The Pirates are about a two-touchdown road favorite in this Thursday night contest against the Golden Hurricane in what is expected to be a high scoring game. East Carolina comes into this game at 5-4 SU and 6-3 ATS with five games going over the total and four going under. Tulsa is just 3-6 SU and 3-6 ATS with five games going over the total and four going under.
East Carolina has looked like a different team under interim head coach Blake Harrell. He took over after Mike Houston was fired and Harrell has led the Pirates to a couple of wins. Harrell is the defensive coordinator and the defense has played well and now the offense is starting to look better with big performances the last two weeks, scoring 56 against Temple and 49 against FAU. If the Pirates can win at Tulsa as expected, East Carolina will become bowl-eligible. Not many teams that fire a head coach in the middle of the season go on to make a bowl game but East Carolina has a real chance to do that.
East Carolina is averaging 32.4 points per game and giving up 26.8 points per contest. Rahjai Harris leads the team with 616 rushing yards, Jake Garcia has thrown for 1,426 yards, while Chase Sowell has 603 receiving yards. Tulsa is averaging 24.8 points per game and giving up 38.4 points per contest. The Golden Hurricane rank as one of the worst defenses in the country, as only three teams in the nation have given up more points per game than Tulsa. Bill Jackson leads the team with 296 rushing yards, Kirk Francis has thrown for 1,249 yards, while Kamdyn Benjamin has 683 receiving yards.
East Carolina has won six of the last ten meetings and the teams have split their last ten against the spread at 5-5 but Tulsa has won the last four meetings and gone 3-1 ATS. Seven of the last 10 in the series have gone over the total. The teams met last season at East Carolina and it was the Golden Hurricane pulling out a 29-27 road win. They met in Tulsa in 2020 and it was the Golden Hurricane winning 34-30.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
NC State Wolfpack at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 7:30 pm, ESPN
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave, 7:30 pm, ESPN
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