Tough matchup for the ECU PIrates this week, as they face Navy's triple-option offense. I was impressed with the way Navy bounced back last week in a win vs Temple, after getting thumped by Air Force the week before. ECU enters this game with some injury concerns, especially at QB, which will limit their ability to consistently sustain drives against the Midshipmen. Plus, their defense won't be able to contain the option.

We’ve got a couple of defenses here that don’t like to defend. ECU allows 41 points per game while Navy is yielding 37 per contest, so why is the total dropping so much? Rather than analyze more than I already have, I bet the Over but found Navy's metrics are what’s keeping the total down because it's scoring an average of only 17 points. But ECU has gone Over in all three of its games while Navy has done so in three of four. Expect a shootout.