Thu, Oct 22, 7:30 PM ET· Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium· Memphis -10.5 · O/U 54
Rest 7d / 6dTravel 711 mi / 0 miForecast: 69°F · wind 6 mph · Clear
Market context
Memphis -10.5 · O/U 54
total opened 53.5, now 54
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
East Carolina as road underdog
2026 overall: 2-4 ATS (6 games) · 1-5 O/U (6 games)
2026 as road underdog: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 0-2 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 16-11 ATS (27 games) · 10-16-1 O/U (27 games)
Memphis as home favorite
2026 overall: 4-3 ATS (7 games) · 4-3 O/U (7 games)
2026 as home favorite: 2-1 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 1-2-1 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 10-19-2 ATS (31 games) · 16-11-3 O/U (30 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalMemphis · 6 of 9
339.2
Yards / game
511.7
1.88
Points / drive
2.87
2.7
TDs / game
4.6
31.3
3rd-down %
45.1
52.6
RZ TD %
53.1
-0.3
Turnover margin
0.3
3.0
Sacks / game
2.3
10.2
TFL / game
5.7
17.3
Havoc / game
12.0
44.8 / 55.2
Pass / Rush split
39.2 / 60.8
2026 · Situational matchup
When East Carolina has the ball
East Carolina's early-down offense ranks 112th of 138. Memphis's early-down defense ranks 96th of 138.
East Carolina's passing-down offense ranks 137th of 138. Memphis's passing-down defense ranks 7th of 138.
East Carolina's third-down offense ranks 94th of 138. Memphis's third-down defense ranks 17th of 138.
East Carolina's red-zone offense ranks 98th of 138. Memphis's red-zone defense ranks 43rd of 138.
When Memphis has the ball
Memphis's early-down offense ranks 8th of 138. East Carolina's early-down defense ranks 10th of 138.
Memphis's passing-down offense ranks 23rd of 138. East Carolina's passing-down defense ranks 15th of 138.
Memphis's third-down offense ranks 58th of 138. East Carolina's third-down defense ranks 42nd of 138.
Memphis's red-zone offense ranks 123rd of 138. East Carolina's red-zone defense ranks 61st of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form0.023 last 3 vs -0.056 season (+0.079)
▲Defense form-0.364 last 3 vs -0.187 season (-0.177)
▼Offense form0.101 last 3 vs 0.174 season (-0.073)
▲Defense form-0.189 last 3 vs -0.050 season (-0.139)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingEmory Williams — 655 yd, 7 TD
RushingTJ Engleman Jr. — 490 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingRay Ray Joseph Jr. — 272 yd, 3 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingMarcus Stokes — 1841 yd, 18 TD
RushingJaylin Carter — 780 yd, 8 TD
ReceivingHunter Tipton — 380 yd, 5 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
East Carolina offense
112thof 138-0.082259 plays
vs
Memphis defense · allowed
96thof 1380.031East Carolina defense · allowed
10thof 138-0.174vs
Memphis offense
8thof 1380.181370 plays
Passing downs
East Carolina offense
137thof 138-0.329139 plays
vs
Memphis defense · allowed
7thof 138-0.274159 plays
East Carolina defense · allowed
15thof 138-0.165172 plays
vs
Memphis offense
23rdof 1380.235132 plays
Third down
East Carolina offense
94thof 138-0.04581 plays
vs
Memphis defense · allowed
17thof 138-0.22593 plays
East Carolina defense · allowed
42ndof 138-0.08891 plays
vs
Memphis offense
58thof 1380.12582 plays
Red zone
East Carolina offense
98thof 138-0.08649 plays · small sample
vs
Memphis defense · allowed
43rdof 138-0.16150 plays · small sample
East Carolina defense · allowed
61stof 138-0.08547 plays · small sample
vs
Memphis offense
123rdof 138-0.24089 plays
Field advancement
East Carolina offense
127thof 13836.9%vs
Memphis defense · allowed
65thof 13842.8%East Carolina defense · allowed
17thof 13834.2%vs
Memphis offense
18thof 13859.7%Away
Home
East Carolina Offense vs Memphis DefenseMemphis · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.19#107
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#400.13
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.083#114
338 plays
EPA/Play
#64-0.024
allowed · 412 plays
-0.156#116
147 plays
EPA/Pass
#30-0.142
allowed · 176 plays
-0.026#93
191 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1000.064
allowed · 236 plays
46.7%#77
338 plays
Success Rate
#5143.9%
allowed · 412 plays
44.2%#79
Pass Success Rate
#4841.1%
allowed
48.7%#67
Rush Success Rate
#5545.7%
allowed
36.9%#127
Available Yards %
#6542.8%
allowed
71.1#77
Net Field Position
#4272.6
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.082#112
259 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#960.031
allowed
7.9#125
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#297.7
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
East Carolina Defense vs Memphis OffenseEast Carolina · 7 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.09#47
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#310.19
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.163#12
allowed · 337 plays
EPA/Play
#170.160
450 plays
-0.238#15
allowed · 123 plays
EPA/Pass
#230.172
185 plays
-0.121#29
allowed · 214 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#180.151
265 plays
40.9%#19
allowed · 337 plays
Success Rate
#2450.9%
450 plays
36.1%#7
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#3549.7%
43.5%#33
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#2951.7%
34.2%#17
allowed
Available Yards %
#1859.7%
71.5#69
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#12173.0
-0.174#10
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#80.181
370 plays
8.7#3
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#186.2
2026 · Situational EPAMemphis · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.082
339 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.160
450 plays
-0.179
342 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.024
412 plays
-0.086
49 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.240
89 plays
-0.085
47 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.161
50 plays · small sample
-0.045
81 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.125
82 plays
-0.088
91 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.225
93 plays