Who's Playing
Norfolk State Spartans @ East Carolina Pirates
Current Records: Norfolk State 0-1, East Carolina 0-0
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 6 p.m. ET
- Where: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium -- Greenville, North Carolina
- TV: ESPN+
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $16.00
What to Know
The Norfolk State Spartans will start their season against the East Carolina Pirates. Kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Norfolk State can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup against East Carolina considering what happened when they opened their season on the road on Saturday. Norfolk State and Florida A&M were almost perfectly matched up, but Norfolk State suffered an agonizing 24-23 defeat. The Spartans have struggled against the Rattlers recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Norfolk State's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for East Carolina, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they will look to improve upon their 2-10 record.Looking forward, East Carolina is probably looking forward to this one considering their 31.5 advantage in the spread. They finished last season with a 5-7 record against the spread.
While East Carolina might be expected to win, their sub-par 1-2 record as the favorite last season means this is still anyone's game. A bettor who placed a $100 dollar bet on them to lose every one of the 12 games they played last year would have netted $400.70. On the other hand, Norfolk State was 2-5 as the underdog last season.
Odds
East Carolina is a big 31.5-point favorite against Norfolk State, according to the latest college football odds.
Bettors have moved against the Pirates slightly, as the game opened with the Pirates as a 33.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 51.5 points.
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