East Carolina Pirates vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/27/2022

Game Time: 6:45 pm ET, Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Venue:  Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  ECU -7.5, CCU +7.5; Over/Under:  62.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  ECU -7.5, CCU +7.5; Over/Under:  62.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  ECU -7.5, CCU +7.5; Over/Under:  62.5 points

 

East Carolina Pirates:  7-5 (4-4) (6th place, AAC)

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  9-3 (6-2) (1st place, Sun Belt East)

 

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East Carolina Pirates:  won their last game on the road against the Temple Owls 49-46.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  lost their last game on the road against the Troy Trojans 45-26.

 

East Carolina is entering this Birmingham Bowl game with a 7-5 record overall to end their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd neutral site game of the season here as they are 1-0 in those games this year. They won against the Temple Owls in their last game on the road 49-46. Holton Ahlers started that game at QB and he completed 25/37 passes for 314 yards and 3 touchdowns. Keaton Mitchell led the team in rushing with 222 yards and 3 TDs on 27 rushing attempts. Keaton Mitchell led the team in receiving with 78 yards and 1 TD on 2 receptions. Jireh Wilson led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles. Malik Fleming came away with the only interception for them while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one.

 

 

 

Coastal Carolina is entering this Birmingham Bowl game with a 9-3 record overall to finish their college football season and they will be playing their 1st neutral site game of the season as they are 0-0 in those games this year. They lost against the Troy Trojans in their last game on the road 45-26 which was also the Sun Belt Conference Championship. Grayson McCall started that game at QB and he completed 29/41 passes for 319 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Reese White led the team in rushing with 44 yards on 8 carries. Tyson Mobley led the team in receiving with 109 yards and 1 TD on 7 catches. Kennedy Roberts led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Kennedy Roberts, Adrian Hope, Jerrod Clark, and Ja'Quon Griffin each led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have East Carolina listed as a 7.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. East Carolina finished their season with a 7-5 record while their opponent had a much better 9-3 season this year, but East Carolina has a big advantage in this game as the starting QB for Coastal Carolina has announced he is entering the transfer portal and will not be playing in this game. He has pretty much played every snap for Coastal Carolina over the last 2 years and with him being out in this game, it will put a lot of pressure on the offense to perform with a new QB in there. East Carolina will have most of their starters playing in this game which already gives them a huge advantage here. Coastal Carolina did have a great season even going to their Conference Championship, but they still lost that game to Troy by around 20 points and that was with their starting QB Grayson McCall still playing in that game. This is going to be a very tough game for the Coastal Carolina offense and they will not be able to do a lot in this game while East Carolina will be really motivated to end their season with a nice Bowl win here. The best way to place a bet here is on East Carolina to cover the spread in this game.

 

East Carolina Coastal Carolina Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Tuesday, December 27, 2022 (6:45 pm ET start time) is ECU 41 CCU 24.

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East Carolina Pirates: 8-3 ATS after 3 consecutive games with a turnover margin of +1 or better. 31-22 UNDER after 2 or more consecutive losses against the spread. 6-1 UNDER after scoring 37 points or more last game.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: 0-7 ATS after a 2 game road trip. 4-11 ATS after playing a game where 70 total points or more were scored. 11-3 UNDER after playing a game where 70 total points or more were scored.

 

 

East Carolina Pirates:  R. Jones (TE) Out Dec 27 - Personal. R. Harris (RB) out for season - Knee.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  B. Carpenter (QB) Out indefinitely - Suspension. D. Pinckney (S) out for season - Lower Body.

 

 

“Let’s see, no sleep. Probably not going to see my family very much. Spend a lot of time in a lot of different ways recruiting. With signing day being the 21st this year, you just have a lot longer with the recruiting stuff. It’s balance. Any day we’re not practicing, the coaches aren’t sitting around. We’ll be out recruiting, seeing our committed kids, following up on anybody else we’re trying to close out the deal with here before signing day.” - Mike Houston on the juggling of being in a Bowl game while trying to recruit new players for next season.

 

 

"We are excited to be playing in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl this season, a place with great football history in Birmingham, Ala. Our team is excited to represent our University and the Sun Belt Conference once again on a national level. We will get back to work and look forward to playing in another postseason bowl game, especially one that has such a great impact on the local community and has a great relationship with TicketSmarter, ESPN Events, and several charities." - Chad Staggs on this upcoming Bowl game against ECU.

 

 

 

WR Winstead, Isaiah

WR Hatfield, Jsi

WR Johnson, C.J. 

TE Calhoun, Shane

QB Ahlers, Holton 

RB Mitchell, Keaton 

 

WR Mobley, Tyson

WR Pinckney, Sam

WR Brown, Jared 

TE Gravette, Xavier

QB Carpenter, Bryce

RB Bennett, Braydon

RB White, Reese 

 

 

Passing: H. Ahlers (3408)

Rushing: K. Mitchell (1325)

Receiving: I. Winstead (1013)

Touchdowns: K. Mitchell (14)

 

Passing: G. McCall (2633)

Rushing: C. Beasley (702)

Receiving: S. Pinckney (917)

Touchdowns: J. Brown (7)

 

Coaches:

East Carolina Pirates: Mike Houston (4th season)

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: Chad Staggs (Interim)