Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina prediction, pick, Birmingham Bowl odds, live stream, watch online, TV

Coastal Carolina plays East Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl on Tuesday. It's the first time that Coastal and ECU have played football. Coastal is in transition after winning the Sun Belt title and going 9-3 last season. ECu is looking for its first bowl win of the Mike Houston era. The Military Bowl appearance in 2021 was canceled because of COVID issues at Boston College. This is the opportunity for the Pirates to play in a bowl game for first place since 2015.

Grayson McCall is the first player in the history of Sun Belt football to be named conference player of the year three times. McCalls has 24 touchdowns to just two interceptions on the season.

Chanticleers are among winningest FBS teams since 2020. They are 31-6 overall and tied for third place with Cincinnati.

Holton Ahlers has already set several school and conference records. He is closing in on making ECU history in the bowl game. He has 116 touchdowns responsible for. If he scores two touchdowns, he will break the conference record.

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East Carolina Pirates are looking for their first bowl win under Houston. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are in transition under an interim coach. The Chants are +7.5 favorites. SportsLine's computer model has returned almost $2,500 in profit over the past six-plus seasons.