ncaaf Game Recap
Pirates vs Monarchs Final: 24-21 - Recap
The Monarchs came up short against the Pirates in Week 5 action on Saturday, falling 24-21 at Foreman Field.
East Carolina was an underdog by +3.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 46.5.
Demetrius Mauney rushed for 52 yards, while Tyler Snead added 24 yards in the win. Blake Proehl and Deondre Farrier added 100 and 61 receiving yards respectively.
Stone Smartt rushed for 76 yards for Old Dominion, while Robert Washington added 9 yards. Stone Smartt threw for 203 yards for the Monarchs, while receivers Nigel Fitzgerald and Hasaan Patterson had 45 and 41 yards respectively.
Old Dominion was outgained by East Carolina 309-293 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 16-12 by the Monarchs.
The time of possession battle favored Old Dominion as their offense was on the field for 36:29, longer than the 21:18 of their opponents.
East Carolina heads into a 6 battle against Temple. Old Dominion, meanwhile, will have their next action against Western Kentucky.