2022 Birmingham Bowl prediction, odds: East Carolina vs. Coastal Carolina picks, best bets by proven model
East Carolina Pirates take on Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the 2022 Birmingham Bowl on Tuesday. ECU last won a bowl in 2013, when it defeated Ohio 37-20 in Beef O'Brady's Bowl. Coastal is taking part in its third bowl game and is 1-1 in bowls. Chad Staggs is the interim head coach for Coastal. SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times and has returned huge returns for its players.
ECU Pirates are 4-0 against the spread in their last four non-conference games. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are favored by 7 points. The over/under for the game is 65.5 points, and the money line is +215.
East Carolina and Coastal Carolina are playing in Birmingham Bowl. The Pirates are 4-0 against the spread in their last four non-conference games.
Isaiah Winstead leads the receiving corps with 82 receptions for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns. C.J. Johnson is second with 60 catches for 933 yards (15.6 average) and nine touchdowns this season. Winsted played the last two seasons at Toledo, Johnson at South Florida.
East Carolina is not a lock to cover the Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina spread. Coastal's quarterback Grayson McCall is playing in the game despite declaring that he'll enter the transfer portal after it. The Chanticleers' running back C.J. Beasley and senior Reese White power the team's rushing attack.
The model is leaning Over on the total and projects 67 combined points for Coastal Carolina and ECU. One side of the spread hits more than 50% of time.
