East Carolina Pirates vs Maryland Terrapins Point Spread Picks

There won't be any surprises here with East Carolina in terms of what they will try to do. They are going to do as they have all season - put the ball in the air on almost every down and try to outscore the deficiencies of their defense. This is a team that put the ball in the air 568 times during the season and as the season went on, they threw even more. It makes for a lot of clock stopping and a lot of points. In the last five weeks of the regular season, their games average an astounding 94.4 points per game. That's 26 points above what looks like a high total here, but this total pales in contrast to the reality of what this team is all about. Maryland certainly isn't shy about scoring either, topping the 60-point mark twice this year. They put up 38+ in five of their games. They have been checked by good defenses, but have gone wild vs. weak ones, so expect to see the scoreboard ringing in what I think could be the highest scoring of all the Bowl games this season. East Carolina has sprung quite a few surprises as a dog of less than 10, where they are 6-1 ATS in their last seven, and 11-4 ATS in their last 15. The Terps this season showed vulnerability to the aerial assault they will see here. After a game where they allowed 280 in the air, Maryland is 1-9 ATS in their next game. I like East Carolina and the OVER in this one.