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The BYU Cougars and East Carolina Pirates play on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, in a game on the college football Week 4 schedule.
Which team will win the college football Week 4 game?
Check out these college football Week 4 picks and college football Week 4 predictions for the game, which can be seen at 4:30 p.m. MST on ESPN (stream with FUBO).
BYU is a 7-point favorite over East Carolina in college football Week 4 odds for the game, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.
The Cougars are -275 on the moneyline, while the Pirates are +220. The over/under (point total) for the game is set at 49.5 points.
Big 12 football Week 4 picks: Tulsa at Oklahoma State | Texas Tech at Utah | SMU at TCU | North Carolina at UCF | West Virginia at Kansas | Arizona State at Baylor | BYU at East Carolina | Wyoming at Colorado | The Republic’s score predictions
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Jeremy Cluff writes: “BYU has allowed just three points in two games this season. The Cougars will allow more in this game, but they will still be too much for the Pirates.”
College football Week 4 picks: Auburn at Oklahoma | Tulane at Ole Miss | Michigan at Nebraska | Purdue at Notre Dame | South Carolina at Missouri | Florida at Miami | Illinois at Indiana | Washington at Washington State | Michigan State at USC
Dimers.com: BYU 28, East Carolina 21
It writes: “After extensive simulations, our model gives Brigham Young a win probability of 70%, while East Carolina has a win probability of 30%.”
ESPN: BYU has a 71.6% chance to defeat East Carolina on Saturday
The site gives the Pirates a 28.4% shot at winning the college football Week 4 game against the Cougars on Sept. 20.
The site’s formula predicts that the Cougars will defeat the Pirates in the college football Week 4 game.
Cameron Ross writes: “Both teams have found some success this year, but the Cougars are the better team. Take BYU to continue to roll this week with a win on the road. Take BYU this week to stay undefeated with a win and cover on the road.”
Doc’s Sports: Bet BYU to cover vs East Carolina
Guy Bruhn writes: “The Pirates are conceding 9.0 points per game, which puts them 11th in college football. East Carolina has conceded a total of 176 rushing yards (58.7 yards per game) and 2 touchdowns via the rush this season. They have surrendered 1 touchdown through the air and 212.3 yards/outing, which has them sitting 71st in the country. The Pirates defense has taken part in 198 plays, which ranks them 76th in the country. They have earned 5 fumbles and 3 interceptions so far this year. This season, they have surrendered 27 points.”
Big 12 football game picks: Arizona | Arizona State | Baylor | BYU | Cincinnati | Colorado | Houston | Iowa State | Kansas | Kansas State | Oklahoma State | TCU | Texas Tech | UCF | Utah | West Virginia | Projected Big 12 standings, records
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