Coastal Carolina vs UTSA Prediction 12/23/2024

Coastal Carolina vs UTSA Preview

Coastal Carolina (6-6, 3-5 in Sun Belt) faces UTSA (6-6, 4-4 in AAC) in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on the Surf Turf of Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina on Monday morning . Both teams squeezed into the Bowl season with the low threshold of just 6 wins. The Chanticleers are just 2-3 in their last 5 games, losing to Troy State by 14 (38-24), beating Appalachian State by 14 by that same score (38-14), losing back-to-back games to ATS darlings Marshall by 12 (31-19) and Georgia Southern by 20 (26-6), and then beating Georgia State by 21 in its last game to become Bowl eligible (48-27), In their last 5 games, the Roadrunners are 3-2, losing to Tulsa by 1 (46-45), knocking off Memphis by 8 (44-36), North Texas by 21 (48-27), and Temple by 24 to become Bowl eligible (51-27), and then losing to Bowl-bound Army (Armed Forces Bowl)  by 5 in its last game of the Regular Season (29-24).

Coastal Carolina’s Top 2 QBs in the Transfer Portal 

Coastal Carolina (5-7-0, 7-5-0 O/U) are big Underdogs in this one, and the Transfer Portal is the reason why. The Chanticleers’ (+295 Moneyline) top 2 QBs—Noah Kim and Ethan Vasko (2,120 passing yards)—are two of the team’s many key players in the Transfer Portal including RB Christian Washington (537 Rushing yards, 5 TD), starting OLB Clev Lubin (signed with Auburn), starting CB Matthew McDoom (signed with Cincinnati), three DL, and two other CBs. Chanticleers Head Coach Tim Beck has said that redshirt Freshman Tad Hudson (0 snaps in career) will get the start with Freshman Alex Walker also there if needed. The team also has a number of injuries (RT Zovon Lindsay, LB Shane Bruce, LB Wyatt Gedeon, S AJ Williams). Coastal Carolina is tied for No. 51 in Points Per Game (29.8), is No. 103 in Points Against (30.6 ppg), No. 93 in Passing Yard Per Game (204.4) and No. 46 is Rushing Yards Per Game (178.7).

Coastal Carolina Betting Trends

• Coastal Carolina is 3-7 ATS in its last 10
• The Chanticleers are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games
• Coastal Carolina is 2-2 in its 4 Bowl appearances (LWLW)
• The Under is 3-1 in the Chanticleers’ last 4 games
• Coastal Carolina started the season 3-0 SU

UTSA is No. 11 in the  Nation in Passing Yards Per Game

UTSA (6-6-0 ATS, 8-4-0 O/U) has been a strong Over team and does have some guys in the Transfer Portal, but Head Coach Jeff Traylor said they have all traveled with the team to the Palmetto State. DL Joseph Evans may opt out as he declared for the 2025 NFL Draft and starting CB Denver Harris didn’t play vs Army but he may have healed by now and be ready for this one. So the Roadrunners (-375 Moneyline) will be much more ready for this one and have a stronger and more experienced Roster. If this Bowl game wasn’t played, no one would miss it. The pass-happy (258.8 ypg, #11) Chanticleers are led by QB Owen McCown (3,170 passing yards), RB Robert Henry (706 Rushing yards), and WR Willie McCoy (536 Receiving yards) and average 32.3 ppg (#37) allow 31.2 ppg (#108) and 161.7 Rushing Yards Per Game (#69).

UTSA Betting Trends 

• UTSA is 4-0-0 ATS in its last 4 games overall
• The Roadrunners were 1-5-0 ATS on the Road
• The Roadrunners have scored at least 20 ppg in 8 straight games
• The Over is 7-3-0 in UTSA’s last 10 games
• The Over is 6-1-0 ATS in UTSA’s last 7 games overall

Coastal Carolina vs UTSA Prediction 12/23/2024

This will be the first meeting ever on the football field between these two schools and it seems a bit anticlimactic with both having .500 Records (6-6), the game starting at 11 am (8 am out West), Coastal Carolina having so many players in the Transfer Portal and having to use a third-string QB with no experience. This Coastal Carolina vs UTSA NCAAF pick will side with the Favorites from the Sun Belt Conference with the Chanticleers likely starting a guy who has had 0 snaps and thoughts the public will continue to bet UTSA, driving the line up beyond its current (Saturday morning) 10. The number opened at (UTSA minus) 6.5 and we see 10.5s showing up in many shops already, so if you want to get this at 10, you better act now. This one could possibly hit 12 before kickoff on Monday.

Kevin’s Pick: UTSA -10 (DraftKings)