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College Football Handicapping Analysis: 2021 Cure Bowl
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (10-2) vs. NIU Huskies (9-4)
Date: Friday, December 17, 2021
Time: 6:00 PM EST
Venue: Exploria Stadium, Orlando, FLA
NCAA Football ATS Spread Odds: Coastal Carolina -10.5 / Northern Illinois +10.5 (Bet Now!)
NCAA Football Moneyline Odds: Chanticleers -375 / Huskies +335
NCAA Betting Total Odds: O/U 62.5
It’s your boy Lavoie again hunting winners, this time we’re heading down to Florida for The Cure Bowl between the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs. the Northern Illinois Huskies.
The Cure Bowl annually draws awareness to breast cancer and brings in massive donations to the cause so props to them for being more than just a football game. With the above info setting the table for us, let’s eat.
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
This team has been surprising bettors and fans alike all season. They have been a wagon, outperforming their rank and pre season profile by quite a large margin. They have some serious studs on the offensive side of the ball and LB Silas Kelly leads the team in tackles with 95. He’s an absolute game wrecker.
Northern Illinois Huskies
The Huskies have had a solid year themselves despite some obvious holes in their roster. This teams defensive unit is not very strong to say the least.
They rank 229th in the league in total yards allowed per game with a whopping 456.2. On the other side of the ball though they are tenth in rushing yards per game and average 31.5 points per game good for 43rd in the country which is actually super impressive for this program.
NCAA Football Betting Trends
- The Chanticleers have 10 giveaways this season, while the Huskies have 10 takeaways.
- The Chanticleers put up 40.4 points per game, 7.7 more than the Huskies surrender per contest (32.7).
- Northern Illinois’ games this year have gone over the point total seven times in 13 opportunities (53.8%).
- This season the Huskies average 11.5 more points per game (31.5) than the Chanticleers allow (20.0).
4* Free Cure Bowl NCAA Betting Pick: Over (62.5) -110
This game has over written all over it considering the above trends. The Huskies are allowing opponents to convert just over 40% of their 3rd down opportunities and with Coastal Carolina being the best offence they have faced yet I expect that trend to not only continue but only get worse for them on Friday afternoon.
The Chanticleers have an incredibly potent offensive attack and have been all season, among some of the top power schools in the country. On average they are passing for 261.8 yards per game and pounding it on the ground for 231.3 yards per game making them an incredibly balanced attack. They also convert 54.5% of their 3rd down chances and when they face this inferior defense that number should only be higher. I think they will stay on the field by extending drives all game with most of them resulting in points.
This team is averaging over 40 per game, the Huskies cannot afford to let them stay on the field if they have any hope winning or even just preventing points getting on the board and I really believe they are going to have trouble doing exactly that.
With that being said. Coastal does have some holes on their own defensive unit as well that the Huskies should be able to exploit with their run game. Allowing 134 rushing yards per game as well as giving up 35% of their opponents 3rd down chances, these numbers indicate NIU will get some opportunities to get some points as well.
I do not think that the Huskies have a chance of upsetting this team and there is no such thing as a lock especially in the bowl games and ESPECIALLY with the new omicron variant shredding through teams right now (something to keep in mind laying your bets guys).
But, this over is easy money for me and I am looking forward to this game as it has all the makings to be an absolute shootout. Hammer the over!
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