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**Pirates Host Black Knights in Thursday Night American Conference Showdown**

**GREENVILLE, NC** – The East Carolina Pirates (2-2) are set to face off against the Army Black Knights (1-2) this Thursday, Sept. 26th, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.

East Carolina will look to rebound from a recent loss to BYU, while Army hopes to bounce back after an overtime defeat against North Texas. Despite East Carolina leading the all-time series 8-1, Army secured a decisive 45-28 victory in their last encounter.

Oddsmakers are favoring the Pirates by 4 points, with an over/under of 52.5 points.

Army’s ground-heavy attack, led by dual-threat quarterback Dewayne Coleman, will test the Pirates’ defense. Coleman leads the team with 217 rushing yards, while the Black Knights are ranked third in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 301.3 yards per game. They also relay on the help from running back Hayden Reed and quarterback Cale Hellums.

East Carolina boasts a high-powered offense, averaging 31 points and 462.3 yards per game. Quarterback Katin Houser has been impressive, completing 68.4% of his passes for 1,258 yards and five touchdowns. He will be targeting receivers Brock Spalding and Yannick Smith.

SportsLine’s projection model is predicting a low-scoring affair, projecting 45 combined points and favoring one side of the spread to hit nearly 60% of the time. For more information and betting predictions, visit SportsLine.

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