East Carolina vs. Tulsa Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 16, 2025

Updated Oct. 16, 2025 3:04 p.m. ET

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The East Carolina Pirates (3-3) host the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-4) on Thursday, October 16, 2025 in a matchup between AAC foes at Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Tulsa is a 16.5-point underdog. The over/under is 54.5 in this game.

The Pirates' most recent contest was against the Tulane Green Wave, and they lost by a score of 26-19. Facing the Memphis Tigers in their most recent contest, the Golden Hurricane lost 45-7.

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East Carolina vs. Tulsa Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina
TV: ESPN
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East Carolina vs Tulsa Betting Information updated as of October 16, 2025, 2:45 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
East Carolina	-16.5 (-114)	-787	+552	54.5	-107	-113

East Carolina vs. Tulsa Prediction

Pick ATS: East Carolina (-16.5)
Pick OU: Under (54.5)
Prediction: East Carolina 35, Tulsa 8

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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East Carolina vs. Tulsa Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Pirates 36, Golden Hurricane 19.
The Pirates have an 88.7% chance to collect the win in this contest per the moneyline's implied probability. The Golden Hurricane hold a 15.3% implied probability.
East Carolina has won four games against the spread this season, while failing to cover twice.
Tulsa has a record of 2-4-0 against the spread this year.

East Carolina vs. Tulsa: Head-to-Head

The last two times Tulsa and East Carolina have matched up, the two teams share the same 1-1 record.
The Golden Hurricane own a 2-0 record ATS in those games, while the two teams went over the total both times.
Tulsa has been outpaced by 5 points in its last two tilts against East Carolina.

East Carolina vs. Tulsa: 2025 Stats Comparison

	East Carolina	Tulsa
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	28.5 (73)	18.7 (124)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	15.5 (15)	26.3 (77)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	5 (20)	11 (116)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	10 (29)	8 (54)

East Carolina 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Katin Houser	QB	1,689 YDS (67.6%) / 8 TD / 4 INT 63 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 10.5 RUSH YPG
Yannick Smith	WR	29 REC / 370 YDS / 2 TD / 61.7 YPG
Anthony Smith	WR	30 REC / 406 YDS / 1 TD / 67.7 YPG
Brock Spalding	WR	25 REC / 337 YDS / 2 TD / 56.2 YPG
Ja'Marley Riddle	DB	26 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Samuel Dankah	DL	23 TKL / 3 TFL / 1 SACK
Rasheed Reason	DB	16 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Jasiyah Robinson	DL	9 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK

Tulsa 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Dominic Richardson	RB	538 YDS / 2 TD / 89.7 YPG / 4.8 YPC 13 REC / 78 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 13 REC YPG
Baylor Hayes	QB	782 YDS (60.8%) / 4 TD / 3 INT 41 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 10.3 RUSH YPG
Brody Foley	TE	12 REC / 220 YDS / 3 TD / 36.7 YPG
Zion Booker	WR	34 REC / 288 YDS / 1 TD / 48 YPG
Elijah Green	DB	19 TKL / 1 TFL / 5 INT / 5 PD
J'Dan Burnett	DL	10 TKL / 5 TFL / 6 SACK
Ray Coney	LB	31 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK
Byron Turner Jr.	DL	8 TKL / 5 TFL / 4.5 SACK