Week 9 · College Football

Temple vs East Carolina prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives East Carolina a 75% chance to beat Temple in this College Football matchup. Updated August 29, 2026.

#94 American Athletic Conference

Temple

1% to make the 12

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#54 American Athletic Conference

East Carolina

2% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadEast Carolina −10.5Model
Projected scoreTemple 21 — East Carolina 31

East Carolina should handle it: 10.5-point edge, 75% to win.

Chaos meter50 · LEAN
50/ 100
CalmMayhem

Temple

25%

to win

East Carolina

75%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Temple
vs
East Carolina
#56Offense · EPA/play#49
#125Defense · EPA/play#16
#102Explosiveness#118
#63Success rate#30
100%Returning production51%

National ranks from last season (1 = best). The 2026 outlook builds on this.

Series history

22 meetings all-time

East Carolina leads 12–10

Last met 2025 · Temple 14–45 East Carolina— East Carolina won

Both sidelines

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What Temple is hearing

What East Carolina is hearing

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