The BYU Cougars are on a three-game losing skid, and now have a meeting with the East Carolina Pirates on deck. Read on for our BYU-ECU picks ahead of Friday's matchup.
The Cougars have not won a game in October, dropping three in a row by a combined 52 points. Their most recent loss was a 41-14 beatdown at Liberty. In that game, the Cougars were outgained by nearly 300 yards and managed just 12 first downs.
East Carolina has won two in a row, knocking off both Memphis and UCF in the proc ess. The Pirates have played only one true road game this season, in which they suffered a 24-9 defeat to Tulane. ECU is averaging 472.6 yards and 33 points per game while surrendering 23.1 points per contest.
Here are our East Carolina vs. BYU college football picks for Week 9 (odds via BetMGM and PointsBet; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).