The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and the San Jose State Spartans meet in college football action from the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex on Saturday night. Who comes out on top in the Hawaii Bowl? Let’s dive in and find out with our Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State Prediction.

Coastal Carolina Team Preview

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers come into this bowl game after finishing with a record of 7-5 on the year thanks to a 56-14 loss to James Madison last time out. Grayson McCall’s thrown for 1,919 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 67.4% passing while Jarrett Guest has thrown for 696 yards, 7 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 72.1% passing, but both have entered the transfer portal, leaving QB duties to Ethan Vasko, who has thrown for 580 yards on 62.9% passing with 4 TDs and one interception while also rushing for 318 yards. Braydon Bennett leads the Chants with 381 rushing yards and another four Chanticleers have 200+ rushing yards. Sam Pinckney leads the Chanticleer receiving group with 64 grabs for 904 yards and 7 touchdowns while Jared Brown has 58 receptions for 740 yards and 4 TDs but is rumored to be in the transfer portal as well. Jameson Tucker also has 395 receiving yards and another five Coastal pass-catchers have 100+ receiving yards. On defense, Clayton Isbell leads the Chanticleers with 86 total tackles and 3 INTs while Keonte Lusk also has 3 INTs and Micheal Mason has 6 sacks to lead Coastal in that department.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Team Facts

• Coastal Carolina has won each of its last four games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Coastal Carolina has failed to cover the spread in each of its last five games in December.
• Each of Coastal Carolina’s last five games in December have gone OVER the total points line.

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San Jose State Team Preview

The San Jose State Spartans come into the bowl game fresh off of a 7-5 campaign where the Spartans closed the year on a huge win streak to clinch bowl eligibility, culminating in a 37-31 win over UNLV to close out the year. Chevan Cordeiro has thrown for 2,558 yards, 19 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 62.2% passing while Kairee Robinson has 1,127 rushing yards and a team-high 18 touchdowns. Quali Conley has 809 rushing yards with 8 touchdowns as well and Nick Nash has a team-high 47 receptions for 704 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns. On defense, Bryun Parham has a team-high 94 total tackles while Tre Smith has a team-high 5.5 sacks and Jay’Vion Cole has a team-high 3 interceptions as well on the year.

San Jose State Spartans Team Facts

• San Jose State has won each of its last six games.
• San Jose State has covered the spread in five of its last six games.
• San Jose State has lost the first half in each of its last three games against non-conference opponents at neutral venues.
• Five of San Jose State’s last six December games against non-AP-ranked teams have gone UNDER the total points line.

Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State Prediction

I get why San Jose State’s favored here as they’re a team already on the West Coast that’s been red hot coming into this game. However, I just feel that this line is a bit too big considering that Vasko’s seen some playing time and has been decent for the Chanticleers in his limited action. There’s also rumblings that a fair number of players that hit the transfer portal for Coastal will still play in this game so if you add in that wrinkle, I think the points hold some value here.