2024 Myrtle Beach Bowl Lines - Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA

Myrtle Beach Bowl Lines - Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA Odds

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and UTSA Roadrunners are set to meet in the fifth edition of the Myrtle Beach Bowl. This will be the first-ever meeting between Coastal Carolina and UTSA. Since moving to FBS, the Chanticleers have competed in the Sun Belt Conference. In turn, the Roadrunners have been a member of the American Athletic Conference since 2023. Coastal Carolina clinched bowl eligibility for a fifth consecutive season. Now, UTSA is entering the Myrtle Beach Bowl for its fifth straight bowl game appearance. The Roadrunners put together a three-game winning streak in November.

2024 Myrtle Beach Bowl at a Glance

Date: Monday, December 23, 2024

Time (ET) / TV: 11:00 AM / ESPN

Venue: Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina

Matchup: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs. UTSA Roadrunners

College Football Betting Lines

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers +8.5

UTSA Roadrunners -8.5

Over/Under: 55.5

Myrtle Beach Bowl Preview

Last game, the UTSA Roadrunners lost 29-24 against the Army Black Knights as 6-point road dogs. The game went under the total of 54. UTSA has a record of 6-6 straight up, 6-6 against the spread, and 8-4 over/under the total. UTSA ranks 17th for total offense, 11th for passing, 67th for rushing, and 38th for scoring. Defensively they rank 82nd overall, 126th against the pass, 19th against the rush, and 108th for points allowed. Also, UTSA ranks 106th for fewest turnovers lost and 73rd for takeaways.

Last game, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers won 48-27 against the Georgia State Panthers as 1-point road dogs. The game went over the total of 53.5. Coastal Carolina has a record of 6-6 straight up, 5-7 against the spread, and 7-5 over/under the total.

Coastal Carolina ranks 72nd for total offense, 92nd for passing, 46th for rushing, and 50th for scoring. Defensively they rank 102nd overall, 81st against the pass, 105th against the rush, and 69th for points allowed. Also, Coastal Carolina ranks 59th for fewest turnovers lost and 69th for takeaways.

Myrtle Beach Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Coastal Carolina will have a virtual home game with full fan support and less travel hassles.

Myrtle Beach Bowl Format

Founded in 2020, the Myrtle Beach Bowl has tie-ins with Conference USA, the MAC, and Sun Belt conferences. ESPN Events owns the bowl as a made-for-TV production. The venue is Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina. Brooks Stadium is home to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, one of the country's top Group of Five programs. The Chants play in the Sun Belt Conference.

Myrtle Beach Bowl Past Results

Appalachian State went down in history as the first-ever winner of the Myrtle Beach Bowl. It was the first NCAA bowl game ever played in the state of South Carolina and just the second college bowl game in state history. Appalachian State amassed 638 total yards in the win. Camerun Peoples won Most Valuable Player honors with an astounding 319 yards on 23 carries and five touchdowns.

In 2022, Marshall built a 28-0 lead en route to a 28-14 win against UConn. UConn committed four turnovers and ten penalties. Namely, Cam Fancher threw two TD passes for Marshall.

In 2023, Rickey Hunt woke up edgy and nervous, having no idea he would soon have one of the best performances in Ohio football history. Hunt, a freshman, ran for four touchdowns and caught a fifth as Ohio overcame a host of transfer portal losses to win its fifth-straight bowl game. Accordingly, Ohio beat Georgia Southern 41-21 at the Myrtle Beach Bowl.

“I did not see this coming at all," said Hunt, pressed into service when the Bobcats' top two running backs, Sieh Bangura and O'Shaan Allison, entered the portal after combining for 1,263 yards and ten touchdowns.

Hunt's five touchdowns were the best single-game showing ever for the Bobcats. In sum, he finished with 115 yards and had scoring runs of 2, 6, 40, and 9 yards. Hunt also had an 18-yard TD catch off a jump pass from fill-in quarterback Parker Navarro.

Along with Bangura and Allison, Ohio played without starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke. Overall, Rourke threw for 2,207 yards and 11 touchdowns but also went to the portal and committed to Indiana earlier this week.

The Bobcats forced five turnovers, four off Eagles quarterback Davis Brin. Ohio won ten games in consecutive years for the first time in program history. Navarro made his first career start after four seasons as a backup at UCF and Ohio.

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