FBS-CFB Game Preview: East Carolina Pirates (7-3) vs. UTSA Roadrunners (5-5)

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Venue & Event Details

Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

Kickoff: 3:30 PM ET

Broadcast: ESPN+

Capacity: 64,000 (indoor stadium, no weather impact)

Weather Forecast

Conditions: Dome stadium – weather will not affect play.

Outside Temperature: Mid-60s in San Antonio, but irrelevant due to indoor venue.

Injury Report

East Carolina Pirates:

QB Katin Houser (healthy, 2,801 yards, 15 TDs, 5 INTs, 66.6% completion)

RB London Montgomery (healthy, 637 yards, 7 TDs)

WR Anthony Smith (healthy, 745 yards, 4 TDs)

UTSA Roadrunners:

QB Owen McCown (healthy, 2,181 yards, 20 TDs, 6 INTs, 67.2% completion)

RB Robert Henry (healthy, 983 yards, 9 TDs)

WR Devin McCuin (healthy, 567 yards, 7 TDs)

Key Player Matchups

Houser (ECU QB) vs UTSA Secondary: Houser’s efficiency against a defense allowing 240.7 passing YPG (98th nationally).

Henry (UTSA RB) vs ECU Front Seven: Henry’s near-1,000 yard season against a defense ranked 30th nationally in rush defense (119.4 YPG allowed).

McCuin (UTSA WR) vs ECU CBs: McCuin’s 7 TDs against a secondary that has allowed explosive plays.

Recent Team Forms

East Carolina: Beat Memphis 31–27 (Nov. 15); Houser threw for 332 yards, 1 TD.

UTSA: Beat Charlotte 28–7 (Nov. 15); McCown threw for 306 yards, 2 TDs.

Series History

All-time: ECU leads 1–0.

Last meeting: ECU won 49–32 in 2023.

Betting Trends:

ECU is 6–4 ATS this season.

UTSA is 5–5 ATS.

Overs have hit in 7 of UTSA’s 10 games.

ECU ranks 5th nationally in red-zone defense (70.0%).

Historical Betting Results

ECU has covered in 4 of last 6 games.

UTSA has alternated wins and losses ATS in last 5.

ECU games have trended under due to strong defense, UTSA games over due to shootouts.

Prediction: East Carolina 34 – UTSA 27

Game Odds

East Carolina Pirates      – 1.5

UTSA Roadrunners          62.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025