The East Carolina Pirates dive into American Conference action when they take on the Army Black Knights on Thursday night. Both teams are coming off losses as Army dropped a 45-38 overtime decision to North Texas in Week 4, while BYU downed East Carolina 34-13. The Black Knights (1-2, 0-1), who won the conference title at 8-0 and were 12-2 overall in 2024, are 5-0 on the road since the start of last season. The Pirates (2-2, 0-0), who finished fifth in the American at 5-3 and were 8-5 overall, are 5-3 on their home field since the beginning of last year. ECU is 3-1 ATS this season, while Army is 1-2 versus the line.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, N.C. East Carolina leads the all-time series 8-1, but Army won last year's meeting