2022 Birmingham Bowl - Coastal Carolina vs. E. Carolina Odds

Birmingham Bowl Odds - Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina

2022 Birmingham Bowl NCAA Football Betting

The East Carolina Pirates went head-to-head with several ranked teams this season and finished with a winning record and victories over Memphis and BYU. Their bowl game last season was canceled due to COVID, so this will mark their first postseason appearance since the 2013 season and their 18th overall. Coastal Carolina flopped in the Sun Belt Championship with a blowout loss at Troy. The Chanticleers will be making their third bowl appearance and are 1-1 in previous bowl games. They beat Northern Illinois, 47-41, in the Cure Bowl last December. Coastal coach Jamey Chadwell departed for Liberty after building the Chants into one of the Sun Belt’s best teams.

2021 Birmingham Bowl at a Glance

Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Time (ET) / TV: 6:45 PM / ESPN

Venue: Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama

Matchup: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs. East Carolina Pirates

College Football Betting Lines

East Carolina Pirates -10.5

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers +10.5

Total: 59

Birmingham Bowl Preview

Last game, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers lost 45-26 against the Troy Trojans as 6.5-point road dogs. The game went over the total of 49.5. Coastal Carolina has a record of 9-3 straight up, 4-7-1 against the spread, and 7-5 over/under the total. Coastal Carolina ranks 49th for total offense, 52nd for passing, 59th for rushing, and 61st for scoring. Defensively they rank 95th overall, 124th against the pass, 38th against the rush, and 101st for points allowed. Also, Coastal Carolina ranks 100th for fewest turnovers lost and 74th for takeaways.

Last game, the East Carolina Pirates won 49-46 against the Temple Owls as 9.5-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 52. East Carolina has a record of 7-5 straight up, 7-5 against the spread, and 6-6 over/under the total. East Carolina ranks 24th for total offense, 16th for passing, 55th for rushing and 47th for scoring. Defensively they rank 97th overall, 131st against the pass, 19th against the rush, and 73rd for points allowed. Also, East Carolina ranks 3rd for fewest turnovers lost and 53rd for takeaways.

Birmingham Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Coastal Carolina has more than enough to cover the big number.

Birmingham Bowl Format

The Birmingham Bowl debuted in 2006, and the matchup has conference tie-ins with the AAC, SEC, CUJSA, and MAC. This game was previously called the PapaJohns.com Bowl and the BBVA Compass Bowl before dropping its sponsors in 2015. the Birmingham Bowl was played at old Legion Field from its inception through 2020. Now the Birmingham Bowl is held at Protective Stadium, home to the UAB Blazers football program. Protective Stadium opened in October of 2021 to rave reviews. The payout for this bowl game is $1.3 million.

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Birmingham Bowl Past Results

SEASON WINNING TEAM LOSING TEAM SCORE
2021 Houston Auburn 17-13
2020 Cancelled due to COVID
2019 Cincinnati Boston College 38-6
2018 Wake Forest Memphis 37-34
2017 South Florida Texas Tech 38-34
2016 South Florida South Carolina 46-39 (OT)
2015 Auburn Memphis 31-10
2014 Florida East Carolina 28-20
2013 Vanderbilt Houston 41-24
2012 Ole Miss Pittsburgh 38-17
2011 SMU Pittsburgh 28-6
2010 Pittsburgh Kentucky 27-10
2009 Connecticut South Carolina 20-7
2008 Rutgers North Carolina State 29-23
2007 Cincinnati Southern Miss 31-21
2006 South Florida East Carolina 24-7

Favorites have won three of the last four matchups in the Birmingham Bowl. The 2019 edition watched Cincinnati dominate Boston College in wire-to-wire fashion for a 38-6 victory, which was the second Birmingham bowl victory for the Bearcats.

The 2020 installment of the Birmingham Bowl was wiped out by, what else, COVID-19. The game returned on Dec. 28, 2021. The Houston Cougars of the AAC faced the Auburn Tigers of the SEC and a mostly Tigers crowd. Houston erased a three-point deficit with a late touchdown to win it 17-13. Favorites are now 7-2 ATS across the past nine versions of this game. The 'under' is also 5-1-1 across the past seven installments.

USF is the only multiple-game winner, and the Bulls matched Pitt for most appearances with their third in 2017. Pitt’s three trips have resulted in just one victory, that coming with a 27-10 win over Kentucky in the 2010 season. The Birmingham Bowl hasn’t been good for teams from the Carolinas. South Carolina and East Carolina have made it to the Birmingham Bowl twice, but both teams lost their two appearances.

The AAC has been represented in all 12 games. Including teams from the former Big East Conference, which reorganized into the American for the 2013 season. The AAC/Big East is 7-6, with the SEC also owning a winning record at 4-3 on the strength of four straight wins from 2012 to 2015.

Most All-Time Wins

WINS TEAM YEARS WON
3 South Florida 2006, 2016, 2017
1 Wake Forest 2018
1 Auburn 2015
1 Florida 2014
1 Vanderbilt 2013
1 Ole Miss 2012
1 SMU 2011
1 Pittsburgh 2010
1 Connecticut 2009
1 Rutgers 2008
1 Cincinnati 2007

USF is the only multiple-game winner and the Bulls matched Pitt for most appearances with their third in 2017. Pitt’s three trips have resulted in just one victory, that coming with a 27-10 win over Kentucky in the 2010 season playing. The Birmingham Bowl hasn’t been good to teams from the Carolinas. South Carolina and East Carolina have made it to the Birmingham Bowl twice, but both teams lost their two appearances.

The AAC has been represented in all 12 games, including teams from the former Big East Conference, which reorganized into the American for the 2013 season. The AAC/Big East is 7-6 with the SEC also owning a winning record at 4-3 on the strength of four straight wins from 2012 to 2015.

2022-23 College Football Bowl Games

DATE BOWL TIME (ET) / TV MATCHUP
Dec. 16 Bahamas Bowl 11:30 AM / ESPN Miami (Ohio) vs. UAB
Dec. 16 Cure Bowl 3:00 PM / ESPN Troy vs. UTSA
Dec. 17 Fenway Bowl 11:00 AM / ESPN Cincinnati vs. Louisville
Dec. 17 Celebration Bowl 12:00 PM / ABC Jackson State vs. North Carolina Central
Dec. 17 New Mexico Bowl 2:15 PM / ESPN BYU vs. SMU
Dec. 17 LA Bowl 3:30 PM / ABC Fresno State vs. Washington State
Dec. 17 Lendingtree Bowl 5:45 PM / ESPN Southern Miss vs. Rice
Dec. 17 Las Vegas Bowl 7:30 PM / ESPN Florida vs. Oregon State
Dec. 17 Frisco Bowl 9:15 PM / ESPN Boise State vs. North Texas
Dec. 19 Myrtle Beach Bowl 2:30 PM / ESPN UConn vs. Marshall
Dec. 20 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 3:30 PM / ESPN San Jose State vs. Eastern Michigan
Dec. 20 Boca Raton Bowl 7:30 PM / ESPN Toledo vs. Liberty
Dec. 21 New Orleans Bowl 9:00 PM / ESPN South Alabama vs. Western Kentucky
Dec. 22 Armed Forces Bowl 7:30 PM / ESPN Air Force vs. Baylor
Dec. 23 Independence Bowl 3:00 PM / ESPN Houston vs. Louisiana
Dec. 23 Gasparilla Bowl 6:30 PM / ESPN Missouri vs. Wake Forest
Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl 8:00 PM / ESPN Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State
Dec. 26 Quick Lane Bowl 2:30 PM / ESPN New Mexico State vs. Bowling Green
Dec. 27 Camellia Bowl 12:00 PM / ESPN Georgia Southern vs. Buffalo
Dec. 27 First Responder Bowl 3:15 PM / ESPN Utah State vs. Memphis
Dec. 27 Birmingham Bowl 6:45 PM / ESPN East Carolina vs. Coastal Carolina
Dec. 27 Guaranteed Rate Bowl 10:15 PM / ESPN Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State
Dec. 28 Military Bowl 2:00 PM / ESPN Duke vs. UCF
Dec. 28 Liberty Bowl 5:30 PM / ESPN Arkansas vs. Kansas
Dec. 28 Holiday Bowl 8:00 PM / FOX Oregon vs. North Carolina
Dec. 28 Texas Bowl 9:00 PM / ESPN Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss
Dec. 29 Pinstripe Bowl 2:00 PM / ESPN Syracuse vs. Minnesota
Dec. 29 Cheez-It Bowl 5:30 PM / ESPN Florida State vs. Oklahoma
Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl 9:00 PM / ESPN Washington vs. Texas
Dec. 30 Duke's Mayo Bowl 12:00 PM / ESPN Maryland vs. NC State
Dec. 30 Sun Bowl 2:00 PM / CBS Pitt vs. UCLA
Dec. 30 Gator Bowl 3:30 PM / ESPN Notre Dame vs. South Carolina
Dec. 30 Arizona Bowl 4:30 PM (Barstool) Ohio vs. Wyoming
Dec. 30 Orange Bowl 8:00 PM / ESPN Clemson vs. Tennessee
Dec. 31 Music City Bowl 12:00 PM / ABC Kentucky vs. Iowa
Dec. 31 Sugar Bowl 12:00 PM / ESPN Alabama vs. Kansas State
Dec. 31 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl 4:00 PM / ESPN No. 1 Georgia vs. No 4. Ohio State
Dec. 31 VRBO Fiesta Bowl 8:00 PM / ESPN No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 TCU
Jan. 2 ReliaQuest Bowl 12:00 PM / ESPN2 Illinois vs. Mississippi State
Jan. 2 Cotton Bowl 1:00 PM / ESPN USC vs. Tulane
Jan. 2 Citrus Bowl 1:00 PM / ABC LSU vs. Purdue
Jan. 2 Rose Bowl 5:00 PM / ESPN Penn State vs. Utah
Jan. 9 CFP National Championship Game TBD / ESPN CFP Semifinals Winners

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