Wk 3 · 2026
East Carolina Pirates at Old Dominion Monarchs — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
· ESPN+
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 19 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
American · no games yet
at
6:00pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential ODU by 3.6
Sun Belt · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
East Carolina form
No completed games on record.
Old Dominion form
No completed games on record.
East Carolina this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Old Dominion this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 1
| Opponent | East Carolina | Old Dominion |
|---|---|---|
| App State Sun Belt | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
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Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, East Carolina leads 5–0 · East Carolina has won the last 5
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.6 points toward East Carolina
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-09-07 | East Carolina 20 — 14 Old Dominion | at ODU | East Carolina |
| 2022 | 2022-09-10 | Old Dominion 21 — 39 East Carolina | at ECU | East Carolina |
| 2019 | 2019-09-28 | East Carolina 24 — 21 Old Dominion | at ODU | East Carolina |
| 2018 | 2018-09-29 | Old Dominion 35 — 37 East Carolina | at ECU | East Carolina |
| 2013 | 2013-08-31 | Old Dominion 38 — 52 East Carolina | at ECU | East Carolina |
East Carolina leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Katin Houser QB #4 | 269/408, 3300 YDS, 19 TD, 6 INT |
| Chaston Ditta QB #9 | 4/7, 38 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | London Montgomery RB #24 | 156 CAR, 742 YDS, 7 TD |
| Marlon Gunn Jr. RB #21 | 94 CAR, 532 YDS, 6 TD | |
| TJ Engleman Jr. RB #4 | 53 CAR, 282 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Anthony Smith WR #9 | 60 REC, 897 YDS, 5 TD |
| Yannick Smith WR #3 | 44 REC, 583 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Brock Spalding WR #10 | 41 REC, 554 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Desirrio Riles TE #6 | 28 REC, 362 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Ja'Marley Riddle S #12 | 70 |
| DJ Johnson Jr. LB #11 | 54 | |
| Samuel Dankah DL #7 | 51 | |
| Sacks | Zion Wilson DL #54 | 7 |
| Jasiyah Robinson DL #0 | 3.5 | |
| Rion Roseborough DL #88 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Ja'Marley Riddle S #12 | 3 |
| Teagan Wilk DB #3 | 2 | |
| TyMir Brown DB #24 | 1 |
Old Dominion leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Colton Joseph QB #1 | 173/290, 2624 YDS, 21 TD, 10 INT |
| Quinn Henicle QB #10 | 6/15, 57 YDS | |
| Rushing | Colton Joseph QB #1 | 158 CAR, 1007 YDS, 13 TD |
| Trequan Jones RB #20 | 97 CAR, 736 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Devin Roche RB #3 | 92 CAR, 530 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Tre' Brown WR #2 | 37 REC, 751 YDS, 4 TD |
| Ja'Cory Thomas WR #6 | 38 REC, 674 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding WR #1 | 46 REC, 607 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Ke'Travion Hargrove RB #18 | 6 REC, 192 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jerome Carter III S #6 | 72 |
| Mario Easterly S #3 | 71 | |
| Jahleel Culbreath LB #34 | 66 | |
| Sacks | Jeremy Mack Jr. LB #4 | 4.5 |
| Kris Trinidad DE #43 | 3.5 | |
| Jackson Forrest LB #18 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jerome Carter III S #6 | 4 |
| Seth Naotala LB #38 | 1 | |
| Mario Easterly S #3 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.