East Carolina (5-4) at Charlotte (1-8), Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. EST.

Opening Line: East Carolina by 11.5. Against the spread: East Carolina 5-4, Charlotte 4-5.

How to watch: ESPN+

Key stats

East Carolina Offense

Overall: 351.7 yards per game (103rd in FBS)

Passing: 190.6 yards per game (110th)

Rushing: 161.1 yards per game (59th)

Scoring: 23.6 points per game (101st)

East Carolina Defense

Overall: 335.7 yards per game (42nd in FBS)

Passing: 194.7 yards per game (44th)

Rushing: 141 yards per game (68th)

Scoring: 23.3 points per game (56th)

Charlotte Offense

Overall: 318.3 yards per game (125th in FBS)

Passing: 201.4 yards per game (98th)

Rushing: 116.9 yards per game (118th)

Scoring: 19.7 points per game (125th)

Charlotte Defense

Overall: 449.1 yards per game (133rd in FBS)

Passing: 263.4 yards per game (128th)

Rushing: 185.7 yards per game (119th)

Scoring: 38.3 points per game (137th)

East Carolina ranks 125th in third down percentage, converting 32.3% of the time. Charlotte ranks 128th on defense, holding its opponents to 47%.

Charlotte ranks 114th in the FBS with a -5 turnover margin.

East Carolina ranks 63rd in the FBS averaging 54.1 penalty yards per game, compared to Charlotte’s 12th-ranked 40.6 per-game average.

Both teams have weak red zone offenses. Charlotte is 114th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 78.3% of trips. East Carolina’s red zone offense ranks 116th, scoring on 78.1% of chances.

East Carolina is 118th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 28:02.

Team leaders

East Carolina

Passing: Emory Williams, 891 yards, 9 TDs, 2 INTs, 63.9 completion percentage

Rushing: TJ Engleman Jr., 695 yards on 110 carries, 5 TDs

Receiving: Ray Ray Joseph, 365 yards on 40 catches, 3 TDs

Charlotte

Passing: Conner Harrell, 1,006 yards, 6 TDs, 2 INTs, 64.0 completion percentage

Rushing: Henry Rutledge, 454 yards on 77 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: Jaden Barnes, 555 yards on 55 catches, 2 TDs

Last game

East Carolina defeated South Florida 20-17 on Nov. 6. Williams passed for 175 yards on 19-of-27 attempts (70.4%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Ashton Gray had 101 rushing yards on 18 carries, adding three receptions for 26 yards. Landon Sides put up 126 yards on 14 catches with two touchdowns.

Charlotte fell 23-12 to UAB on Nov. 7. Harrell led Charlotte with 175 yards on 15-of-31 passing (48.4%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. Khamani Alexander carried the ball 11 times for 40 yards. Barnes put up 80 yards on six catches with one touchdown.

Next game

East Carolina plays at Army on Nov. 21. Charlotte plays at Tulsa on Nov. 21.