Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Northern Illinois Huskies Cure Bowl Betting Preview

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The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers have a forecast 72% chance to win against The Northern Illinois Huskies with a spread of -3.0/3.0 and an over/under of 65.5. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are 0 - 0 against The Northern Illinois Huskies in the 2021-22 Season.

— Friday, December 17th Northern Illinois Huskies @ Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

The Tailgreeter Cure Bowl is set to take place on Friday night to help get the college football bowl season. It will be the Northern Illinois Huskies out of the MAC taking on the Coastal Chanticleers from the Sun Belt Conference.

Northern Illinois closed the regular season by winning three of their last four games, including the MAC Championship Game over Kent State. The Huskies were not supposed to be a challenger in that league, but they just continued to win games.

Coastal Carolina went 10-2 during the regular season, and the Chanticleers were able to rattle off wins in four of their last five games. The Chanticleers did not play in the Sun Belt Conference title game, but that league is loaded with great teams.

The Coastal Chanticleers are whopping 10.5-point betting favorites over the Northern Illinois Huskies in the Cure Bowl.

Huskies Have to Defend

If Northern Illinois is going to find a way to keep things close in the Cure Bowl, then they are going to have to play well on the defensive end of the field. The Huskies are giving up over 32 points per game this season, and they actually have a negative point differential.

Running the football has been a strength of the Huskies as they are averaging 234 rushing yards per game. Jay Ducker leads the team with over 1,000 rushing yards, but he has found the end zone just three times this season.

Northern Illinois is going to be comfortable playing a fast tempo, but they can set the tone by running the football well.

Coastal Running Over Opponents

Northern Illinois is going to try to control the game by running the football, but Coastal Carolina can run it as well. The Chanticleers are averaging 231 rushing yards per game, and that has come against much better defenses.

Shermari Jones has had a monster season for Coastal Carolina as he has 988 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, but he isn’t the star of the offense. Quarterback Grayson McCall has thrown 23 touchdown passes this season, and he will be looking to put on a show.

The Chanticleers can also get some stops as they are allowing just 20 points per game on the year. Coastal Carolina was just a few plays away from being undefeated, and they come into this matchup with a ton of momentum.

Chanticleers Crush the Huskies

It has been a great season for Northern Illinois, and teams from the MAC traditionally do well in college football bowl games. Northern Illinois did not earn a good draw in this game, though, as they are clear underdogs against a talented team.

Coastal Carolina has averaged over 40 points per game this season, and Northern Illinois has been a pretty bad defensive team this season. This game is going to get out of hand in a hurry despite a good offensive performance from the Huskies.

Bet on the Coastal Chanticleers -10.5 as they beat the Northern Illinois Huskies by nearly 20 points in the Cure Bowl.

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