Birmingham Bowl Picks: East Carolina Pirates vs. Florida Gators Odds — bleacherreport.com

The AAC’s East Carolina Pirates will head to Legion Field this Saturday to tangle with the SEC’s Florida Gators in this season’s Birmingham Bowl. Kickoff is slated for noon (ET), and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN. The Pirates’ first season in the AAC after jumping ship from Conference USA would have to be considered a moderate success with an overall straight-up record of 8-4, including a 5-3 record in conference play. They were just 5-7 against the spread after failing to cover in seven of their last eight games. The total went “over” in three of their final four outings.

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