Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/23/2024

Game Time: 11:00 am ET, Monday, December 23, 2024

Venue:  Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  CCU +9, UTSA -9; Over/Under:  55.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  CCU +9, UTSA -9; Over/Under:  55.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  CCU +9, UTSA -9; Over/Under:  55.5 points

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  6-6 (3-5) (5th place, Sun Belt East)

UTSA Roadrunners:  6-6 (4-4) (6th place, AAC)

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  won their last game on the road against the Georgia State Panthers 48-27.

UTSA Roadrunners:  lost their last game on the road against the Army Black Knights 29-24.

Coastal Carolina is entering this game with a 6-6 record overall and they have a 3-5 record in their conference games too. They are 3-3 in their home games, 3-3 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at a neutral site for this game. They won their last game against Georgia State 48-27. Ethan Vasko was the starting QB and he completed 13/17 passes for 200 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Christian Washington led the team in rushing yards with 124 and 1 TD. Senika McKie led the receivers with 81 receiving yards on 5 receptions and 2 TDs. Barry Brown led the defense in that game with 9 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Clev Lubin and Deamontae Diggs each led the defense in sacks with 2. Matthew McDoom and Tobias Fletcher each came away with 2 interceptions for them in that one.

 

 

 

UTSA is entering this game with a 6-6 record overall and they have a 4-4 record in their conference games too. They are 6-0 in their home games, 0-6 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at a neutral site for this game. They lost their last game against Army 29-24. Owen McCown was the starting QB and he completed 17/28 passes for 207 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Brandon High led the team in rushing yards with 61 and 2 TDs. Devin McCuin led the receivers with 82 receiving yards on 3 receptions and 1 TD. Syrus Dumas led the defense in that game with 12 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Donyai Taylor and Jimmori Robinson each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Coastal Carolina listed as a 9 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Coastal Carolina hasn't looked great in their games this season with their 6-6 record overall and their 3-5 conference record which has them near the bottom of their division in the Sun Belt, but that record was just enough to get them to this game. They needed to win their season finale and pulled off a huge win over GA State to get here. Meanwhile, UTSA hasn't looked great in their games this season with their 6-6 record overall and their 4-4 conference record which has them right in the middle of the AAC. They lost their final game of the season to Army and their defense didn't look great this season. They have been putting up points all season as they usually have a good offense, but their defense has also been giving up a ton of points all year, and to bad offenses in a lot of those games. They have also been a completely different team in their road games this season, going 6-0 in their home games but going 0-6 in their road games. This game is supposed to be a neutral site game with UTSA as the home designated team, but the Myrtle Beach Bowl is played in Coastal Carolina's stadium so this is pretty much a home game for CCU. They are going to put up a fight with this game being on their home field and they have the offense to put up points on this bad UTSA defense and keep this game close. The best way to place a bet here is on Coastal Carolina to cover the spread in this game. 

Coastal Carolina UTSA Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Monday, December 23, 2024 (11:00 am ET start time) is UTSA 37 CCU 30.

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: 4-8 ATS as an underdog of 3.5 to 10 points. 3-6 ATS after a game with a turnover margin of +2 or better. 1-6 ATS versus good rushing defenses - allowing 120 rushing yards/game or less. 12-3 OVER when the total is between 49.5 and 56. 23-13 1H OVER in all lined games. 13-7 1H OVER after 1 or more consecutive straight up wins.

UTSA Roadrunners: 5-2 ATS off 3 or more consecutive overs. 7-4 1H ATS versus good offensive teams - averaging 5.9 yards/play or more. 7-4 OVER as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points. 7-3 OVER when the total is between 49.5 and 56. 5-1 OVER off 3 or more consecutive overs.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  C. Wright (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Simpkins (RB) Out - Undisclosed. M. Balthazar (RB) Out - Undisclosed.

UTSA Roadrunners:  J. Randle (WR) Questionable - Leg. R. Henry (RB) Questionable - Undisclosed. O. Cardenas (TE) Out - Undisclosed. D. Clark (WR) Questionable - Knee.

"One of the things that's changing in the landscape of college football, you're not building a program anymore. This isn't a program. Each year you just build a team." - Tim Beck on the new landscape of college football.

“It wouldn’t have mattered. You could’ve told us we were going to play anybody in the H-E-B parking lot, and we’d be excited to go play right now.” - Jeff Traylor on his team playing in the Myrtle Beach Bowl.

WR Tucker, Jameson 

WR Wright, Cameron 

WR Duplessis, Kyre 

TE Berrong, Cane

QB Vasko, Ethan 

RB Bennett, Braydon 

WR McCoy, Willie

WR Carpenter, Chris

WR Amador II, David

TE Thomas, Houston 

QB McCown, Owen

RB Henry Jr., Robert

Passing: E. Vasko (2110)

Rushing: B. Bennett (727)

Receiving: J. Tucker (540)

Touchdowns: B. Bennett (13)

Passing: O. McCown (3168)

Rushing: R. Henry (706)

Receiving: W. McCoy (534)

Touchdowns: R. Henry (8)

Coaches:

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: Tim Beck (2nd season)

UTSA Roadrunners: Jeff Traylor (5th season)