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East Carolina vs Memphis

East Carolina visit Memphis in Week 8. The model favors Memphis by 14.8. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
18%
82%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · October 21 · refreshed weekly

The model separates these teams cleanly: Memphis rates 6.5 (rank 50) against East Carolina at -3.8 (rank 92), and SP+ projects Memphis by 12.7 with a 78% win probability. The consensus line sits at Memphis -10 with a 54.3 total, implying 73%, so the model prices roughly three points and five percentage points more toward the favorite. The ProphetX exchange splits the difference against the market, offering Memphis -345 (78%) and East Carolina +325 (24%), landing on the model's read rather than the books'.

Unit ranks frame the edge. Memphis brings the #33 offense against an East Carolina defense ranked #58, while the East Carolina offense (#105) faces a Memphis defense that grades out at #72. Memphis carries a 5-2 record with wins by 51 at Charlotte and 25 over UAB, losing only at Boise State and Tulane. East Carolina sits 3-3, with the UAB loss (17-30) and a one-point defeat to App State offsetting wins over Rice and Old Dominion.

The series offers the lone counterweight: East Carolina leads 3-2 and took the 2025 meeting 31-27. Season simulations keep the teams apart, projecting 8.1 wins for Memphis against 6 for East Carolina, with Memphis at 5.6% to make the Playoff versus 0.1%.

SP+ leans harder on Memphis than the two-book line does, and the exchange agrees with the model.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
MEM -10.5
Total (O/U)
55.5
Favorite
MEM
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
East Carolina1%-83 ptsvsMemphis99%+83 pts
0%25%50%75%100%East Carolina favoredMemphis favoredOct 10Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Oct 22Oct 23

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as East Carolina's win price; Memphis's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line East Carolina is favored, below it Memphis is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Nov 8.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#86SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#37
#48FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#57
1593EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1540
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.-
East CarolinaMemphissolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
East Carolina lead 3-2
East Carolina have won the last 3
20172025
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2025
31-27
East Carolina
at East Carolina
2022
47-45
East Carolina
at East Carolina
2021
30-29
East Carolina
at Memphis
2018
59-41
Memphis
at East Carolina
2017
70-13
Memphis
at Memphis
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When do East Carolina and Memphis play?

Week 8 of 2026, on Oct 22, 2026 at Memphis.

Who is favored?

The model projects Memphis by 14.8 (82% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

East Carolina lead 3-2 over the meetings in our records.

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