Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/02/2023

Game Time: 10:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 2, 2023

Venue:  Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CA

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  CCU +14.5, UCLA -14.5; Over/Under:  65.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  CCU +14.5, UCLA -14.5; Over/Under:  66 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  CCU +14.5, UCLA -14.5; Over/Under:  65.5 points

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  0-0 (Sun Belt East)

UCLA Bruins:  0-0 (Pac-12)

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  N/A

UCLA Bruins:  N/A

Coastal Carolina finished last season with a 9-4 record overall and they had a 6-2 record in their conference games too.  They were 6-1 in their home games, 3-2 in their road games, and they were also 0-1 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be on the road for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 29.1 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 31.8 points per game. Their offense also averaged 405.5 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 417.2 yards per game. Grayson McCall led the team in passing yards with 2700, CJ Beasley led the team in rushing yards with 719, and Sam Pinckney led the team in receiving yards with 996.

 

 

 

UCLA finished last season with a 9-4 record overall and they had a 6-3 record in their conference games too.  They were 6-2 in their home games, 3-1 in their road games, and they were also 0-1 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be at home for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 39.2 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 29 points per game. Their offense also averaged 503.6 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 403.3 yards per game. Dorian Thompson-Robinson led the team in passing yards with 3169, Zach Charbonnet led the team in rushing yards with 1359, and Jake Bobo led the team in receiving yards with 817.

The current betting odds have UCLA listed as a 14.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. UCLA finished last season with a 9-4 record overall and they were only 6-3 in their conference games despite having a lot more expectations on them. Now they have lost their starting QB from last year to the NFL but this is still a Chip Kelly offense that has been putting up a ton of points over the years and their offense will be fine under their new QB this season. Coastal Carolina finished last season with a 9-4 record overall and they were also 6-2 in their conference games but they did take a big step back last season from the year they had before. They still have McCall as their starting QB but this team has been declining and they weren't as good on the road last season either with their 3-2 road record. Now they have to travel across the country here pretty much from coast-to-coast for this 1st game of the season and it is going to be a very difficult adjustment for them playing on the West coast. The best way to place a bet here is on UCLA to cover the spread in this game. 

Coastal Carolina UCLA Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 2, 2023 (10:30 pm ET start time) is UCLA 42 CCU 21.

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: 2-7 ATS as an underdog of 10.5 to 21 points. 9-15 ATS in all games. 6-3 OVER as an underdog of 10.5 to 21 points. 14-7 OVER as a road underdog. 17-7 OVER in non-conference games.

UCLA Bruins: 28-15 ATS when the total is between 63.5 and 70. 30-20 ATS in the first two weeks of the season. 16-9 OVER in all games. 8-4 OVER when the total is greater than or equal to 63.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  None.

UCLA Bruins:  None.

“It’s a great conference coming from outside the Sun Belt Conference. I’m very familiar with it as a coordinator from a lot of other schools, and one of the things that I always feared was when we looked at our schedule, if we were playing a team from the Sun Belt Conference. Because I remember looking at it, thinking, ‘Why did we schedule these guys?’” - Tim Beck on his excitement at being the new head coach of CCU coming into this new college football season.

“Our guys have done an outstanding job really in the details and the discipline that it takes to go through a preseason camp. The players have really understood that comparing themselves to themselves, not to anybody else, and how they can grow. Camp for us is about growth, not comfort, and I think the players embrace that.” - Chip Kelly on his team coming into this new season.

WR Pinckney, Sam 

WR Mobley, Tyson 

WR Brown, Jared 

TE Berrong, Cane 

QB McCall, Grayson 

RB White, Reese 

WR Sturdivant, J.Michael 

WR Brown, Kam 

WR Loya, Logan 

TE Habermehl, Hudson 

QB Moore, Dante 

RB Harden, T.J. 

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Receiving: N/A

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Coaches:

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: Tim Beck (1st season)

UCLA Bruins: Chip Kelly (6th season)