The BYU Cougars put an ugly loss to Michigan behind them by beating Connecticut at home last week, and they host the 3-2 East Carolina Pirates in Provo on Saturday. The Pirates have scored a total of 84 points in wins over Virginia Tech and SMU, and I think we'll see a high scoring game in this one.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pirates Running Game - East Carolina ran for over 300 yards and four TDs in the win over SMU last week. They might just find some holes in this Cougars defense than was ripped to shreds by Michigan. The Wolverines picked up over 250 yards and three TDs against BYU.

2. Tanner Mangum - The Cougars quarterback has thrown for 674 yards and four TDs in two home games so far, and he's likely going to have a big day here against a suspect East Carolina defense.

3. X-Factor - The Pirates have gone over in five of their last six road games, while the Cougars have gone over in five of their last seven at home.

Selection: This is a play on the Pirates@Cougars to go OVER the total (10*)