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South Florida vs East Carolina

South Florida visit East Carolina in Week 10. The model favors South Florida by 3.8. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
59%
41%

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

The read
Model analysis · November 4 · refreshed weekly

The model and the market take opposite sides. SP+ rates South Florida at 2.2 (rank 63) against East Carolina at -4 (rank 91), a roughly six-point edge that projects South Florida by 3.8 and assigns it a 59 percent win probability. The consensus line disagrees, posting East Carolina -2.5 with a 56 percent implied chance, and the ProphetX exchange echoes it at East Carolina -123 (55 percent) versus South Florida +118 (46 percent). The total sits at 39.5.

The unit ranks favor South Florida on both lines of scrimmage: offense #72 to East Carolina's #105, defense #54 to #70. The series is tight at East Carolina 4, South Florida 5, though the last meeting in 2022 went to East Carolina 48-28. Season simulations tilt the same way as the ratings, projecting 8.3 wins for South Florida and 6.1 for East Carolina, with neither reaching 1 percent to win the title.

Results back the gap. South Florida is 6-2 with wins at Army 28-24 and over UAB 30-10, its losses by four to Temple and seven at UTSA. East Carolina is 4-4, blown out 48-10 at Alabama but holding Temple to 17-9, and the ratings favor the visitor despite the market's lean toward the home side.

The model backs South Florida at 59 percent while the market prices East Carolina as a narrow favorite, a clean side disagreement.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
ECU -2
Total (O/U)
39.3
Favorite
ECU
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
South Florida1%-50 ptsvsEast Carolina99%+50 pts
0%25%50%75%100%South Florida favoredEast Carolina favoredOct 30Nov 1Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as South Florida's win price; East Carolina's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line South Florida is favored, below it East Carolina 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 7.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#63SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#91
#25FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#48
1774EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1593
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.-
South FloridaEast Carolinasolid = 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
South Florida lead 5-4
East Carolina have won the last 3
20142022
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2022
48-28
East Carolina
neutral site
2021
29-14
East Carolina
at East Carolina
2020
44-24
East Carolina
at South Florida
2019
45-20
South Florida
at East Carolina
2018
20-13
South Florida
at South Florida
2017
61-31
South Florida
at East Carolina
2016
38-22
South Florida
at South Florida
2015
22-17
South Florida
at East Carolina
2014
28-17
East Carolina
at South Florida
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When do South Florida and East Carolina play?

Week 10 of 2026, on Nov 7, 2026 at East Carolina.

Who is favored?

The model projects South Florida by 3.8 (59% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

South Florida lead 5-4 over the meetings in our records.

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