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NCAAF · October 31, 2026

Temple Owls vs East Carolina Pirates Preview & Odds — October 31, 2026

Temple Owls logo
Temple Owls
1-5
Quarterback Ajani Sheppard
at
East Carolina Pirates logo
East Carolina Pirates
2-4
Quarterback Mitch Griffis
Saturday, October 31 · 3:00 PM ET
TEMOffense2026 regular season to dateECU
23rd+0.201
EPA/play
−0.060114th
37th49.5%
Success %
42.4%116th
85th23.7
PPG
22.295th
TEMDefenseECU
126th+0.223
EPA/play allowed
−0.02539th
132nd52.7%
Success % allowed
40.9%10th
103rd30.3
Opp PPG
29.295th
TEMRecent formECU
L@ Toledo 48-49Lvs Army 17-21W@ South Florida 17-13Lvs UConn 20-34Lvs Charlotte 31-38
Resultsoldest to newest
W@ Old Dominion 20-17Wvs North Carolina Central 42-9Wvs Rice 28-12L@ UAB 17-30L@ Memphis 34-41
2-5
Record
3-4
4-2-1
ATS
3-4
3-4
Over–under
2-5
TEMHome and roadseason to dateECU
1-4
Home record
2-1
1-1
Road record
1-3
2-2-1
Home ATS
1-2
2-0
Road ATS
2-2
2-3
Home O/U
0-3
1-1
Road O/U
2-2
TEMLast 10 gamesECU
+24-18-1-4+4-14-7
Game by game
-38-3+3+33+16-13-7
2-5
Last 7
3-4
-16
Net points
-9
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
TEMRest & travelECU
14 days
Days of rest
9 days
321 mi516 km
Travel to the game
Home
Venue
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
About these numbers

2026 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (138 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.

Margin of each of the last 7 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Matchup preview

Temple (1-5) visits East Carolina (2-4) on Saturday, October 31 at 3:00 PM ET.

Temple has the 23rd-ranked offense by EPA per play (expected points added per snap) and the 126th-ranked defense (ranks among the 138 teams with play-by-play data). Meanwhile, East Carolina has the 114th-ranked offense and the 39th-ranked defense. When Temple has the ball, a 23rd-ranked offense (+0.201 EPA per play) meets a 39th-ranked defense (−0.025 allowed); when East Carolina has it, a 114th-ranked offense (−0.060) meets a 126th-ranked defense (+0.223 allowed).

By success rate (the share of plays that gain expected points), the Temple offense is at 49.5% (37th) and the East Carolina offense at 42.4% (116th). Temple scores 23.7 points per game (85th) and allows 30.3 (103rd); East Carolina scores 22.2 (95th) and allows 29.2 (95th).

Temple is 2-5 and 4-2-1 against the spread; its last game was a 38-31 loss to Charlotte. East Carolina is 3-4 and 3-4 against the spread; its last game was a 41-34 loss to Memphis.

East Carolina is a 6-point favorite at home against Temple. The spread opened at East Carolina -4. The total is 49.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Temple +192, East Carolina -235) prices Temple at 33% and East Carolina at 67%.

Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.

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Odds and line movement

Spreadmoved 2
OpenEast Carolina -4 (-110)
Temple +4 (-110)
NowEast Carolina -6 (-110)
Temple +6 (-109)
Totalno move
Open49.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Now49.5 (o -111 / u -109)
Moneyline
OpenTemple +145 39%
East Carolina -175 61%
NowTemple +192 33%
East Carolina -235 67%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Best available prices on Oct 28

  • Temple +6-108BetMGM
  • East Carolina -6-108DraftKings
  • Over 49.5-109Bally Bet
  • Under 49.5+107ProphetX
  • Temple+200theScore Bet
  • East Carolina-203Novig

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Matchup

Players to watch

Temple Owls logo
Temple
QB · Ajani Sheppard
  • Attempts120
  • Completion %61.7%133rd
  • Passing yards1,127181st
  • Yards per attempt9.418th
  • TD–INT8–0
Leading rusher (RB) · Keveun Mason
  • Rushing yards51360th
  • Season line94 carries, 513 yds, 3 TD
Leading receiver (WR) · Colin Chase
  • Receiving yards308198th
  • Season line18 catches, 308 yds, 2 TD
Leading tackler (LB) · Curly Ordonez
  • Tackles6328th
East Carolina Pirates logo
East Carolina
QB · Mitch Griffis
  • Attempts85
  • Completion %54.1%
  • Passing yards566
  • Yards per attempt6.7
  • TD–INT4–2
Leading rusher (RB) · TJ Engleman Jr.
  • Rushing yards58241st
  • Season line89 carries, 582 yds, 4 TD
Leading receiver (WR) · Ray Ray Joseph Jr.
  • Receiving yards285227th
  • Season line31 catches, 285 yds, 3 TD
Leading tackler (LB) · DJ Johnson Jr.
  • Tackles51124th

Season passing totals from public box scores, captured before kickoff. Ranks among the 264 quarterbacks with at least 60 attempts. Rushing, receiving and tackle leaders: season totals captured October 28, 5:34 a.m. ET; ranks among FBS players.

Success by situation

SituationTempleEast Carolina
Early-down success rateTemple offense vs East Carolina defense45.0%43rd37.4%8th
Early-down success rateEast Carolina offense vs Temple defense48.5%130th38.9%122nd
3rd-down conversion rateTemple offense vs East Carolina defense47.0%26th32.9%17th
3rd-down conversion rateEast Carolina offense vs Temple defense52.1%133rd32.9%112th
Explosive play rateTemple offense vs East Carolina defense8.7%20th6.5%63rd
Explosive play rateEast Carolina offense vs Temple defense7.6%94th6.4%81st
Pass rateshare of plays that are passes or sacks41.1%125th-highest46.1%104th-highest

On 3rd down Temple converts 47.0% (26th) against a East Carolina defense allowing 32.9% (17th).

On 3rd down East Carolina converts 32.9% (112th) against a Temple defense allowing 52.1% (133rd).

2026 regular season before kickoff, from play-by-play with garbage time removed; ranks among the 138 teams in the play-by-play data (defense: 1st = allows the least). Success = a play that gains expected points.

Coaching staff

StaffTempleEast Carolina
Head coachK. C. KeelerBlake Harrell
Tenureat this school2nd season3rd season
Record at schoolthis season included, as of the date below7–1217–9
Career recordas an FBS head coach19–2417–9
Offensive coordinatorTyler WalkerJordan Davis
Defensive coordinatorHenry BakerJordan Hankins

Staff list as of October 27, 6:50 a.m. ET.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 4 times since 2021: Temple won 0 and East Carolina 4.

DateScoreLineTotal
Nov 1, 2025East Carolina 45, Temple 14
East Carolina won

Oct 26, 2024Temple 34, East Carolina 56
East Carolina won

Nov 26, 2022East Carolina 49, Temple 46
East Carolina won

Nov 6, 2021Temple 3, East Carolina 45
East Carolina won

Meetings since 2021, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Result

After the final: score vs the closing line, Drive X-Ray and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.

Teams

Temple Owls

East Carolina Pirates

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