Led by Joran Riley's 22 points, the East Carolina Pirates defeated the Georgia Southern Eagles 92-89 on Tuesday, the 26th consecutive season opening win for the Pirates

BOTTOM LINE: Liberty faces East Carolina. Liberty went 13-1 at home a season ago while going 26-7 overall. The Flames averaged 14.8 points off of turnovers, 12.4 second-chance points and 1.9 bench points last season.

East Carolina (5-3, 3-1 American) left zero doubt of superiority over Temple (5-4, 3-2 American), ransacking the road environment in a 45-14 annihilation. The Pirates are now one of six American teams with exactly one loss in conference play, remaining firmly in the hunt with four weeks remaining.

BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina opens the season at home against Georgia Southern. East Carolina went 12-6 at home a season ago while going 19-14 overall. The Pirates averaged 13.6 points off of turnovers, 13.2 second-chance points and 15.7 bench points last season.

UNC Wilmington Seahawks at East Carolina Pirates Greenville, North Carolina; Monday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina starts the season at home against UNC Wilmington. East Carolina finished 17-15 overall last season while going 10-5 at home.

Temple Football is riding a two-game win streak and would become bowl eligible with a win against East Carolina on Saturday.

• You can watch Temple vs. ECU football streaming live on ESPN+ (now called ESPN Select) today. When: Saturday, November 1 at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET (12 p.m. MDT).