Army Black Knights vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 09/25/25

The Army Black Knights hit the road to battle the East Carolina Pirates at the Rowdy Dowdy on a Thursday night. Army lost a 45-38 heartbreaker in overtime against North Texas in the conference opener last weekend, and it has dropped 2 games in OT at Michie Stadium in West Point this season. It also lost to Tarleton State in the opener, a team ranked #3 in the FCS. Army scored its lone victory of the season, posting a 24-21 win at Kansas State as a 17-point underdog on Sept. 6 — so it has been a bit of an erratic, unpredictable season for the Black Knights thus far.

For the Pirates, they’re spinning their wheels at 2-2 through four games. East Carolina lost a tough one in Raleigh at rival NC State, falling 24-17 in the opener, but it easily covered as a +13.5 underdog. In fact, ECU went 3-0 against the spread in the first 3 games before getting dusted by 34-13 by BYU last weekend in Greenville. The Under has cashed in 3 of 4 games to date for the Pirates, but with the Over 2-1 in 3 games for Army. Let’s focus on the side. You can expect a very close game on Thursday. The underdog cashed last season, as ECU held on for a for at West Point in a 45-28 loss. Army covered its only game as underdog of 3 or more points this season and ECU is 0-1 ATS at home against an FBS opponent. The sample size isn’t huge, but the signs point to Army getting it done.

Army vs East Carolina prediction: Army +5.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to +4.5.

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