NC State Football
ECU’s Mike Houston Says Bet on ECU Against the Wolfpack in Week 1
East Carolina’s new head coach Mike Houston is feeling all kinds of bold heading in to the season opener against NC State.
Last year, the Wolfpack molly whopped the Pirates 58-3 in the final game of the regular season.
Houston says don’t expect the same thing in Week 1 of 2019 under his tutelage.
Houston didn’t guarantee a victory, but said that ECU fans should bet on the Pirates to cover the spread.
The Wolfpack opened as 20.5-point favorites, but the spread currently sits at 17.5.
North Carolina State are 3-6 Against the Spread in their last 9 games.
North Carolina State are 11-4 Straight Up in their last 15 games.
North Carolina State are 7-1 Straight Up in their last 8 games at home.
North Carolina State are 5-1 Straight Up in their last 6 games against an opponent in the American Athletic Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of North Carolina State’s last 6 games played in August.
North Carolina State are 3-9 Against the Spread in their last 12 games played in Week 1.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of North Carolina State’s last 18 games played on a Saturday.
East Carolina are 2-7 Against the Spread in their last 9 games.
East Carolina are 1-7 Straight Up in their last 8 games.
East Carolina are 0-8 Straight Up in their last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of East Carolina’s last 7 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Coast conference.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of East Carolina’s last 8 games played in week 1.
East Carolina are 1-6 Straight Up in their last 7 games played on a Saturday.
East Carolina are 1-6 Against the Spread in their last 7 games when playing as the underdog.