The East Carolina Pirates look to turn their bowl fortunes around when they take on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the Birmingham Bowl on Tuesday. The Pirates (7-5), who are 9-11 in bowl games, have lost five of the past six bowl games they have played in. East Carolina last won a bowl in 2013, when it defeated Ohio 37-20 in the Beef O'Brady's Bowl. The Chanticleers (9-3), who are taking part in their third bowl game, are 1-1 in bowls after defeating Northern Illinois 47-41 in last year's Cure Bowl.

The game from Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Ala., kicks off at 6:45 p.m. ET. East Carolina is favored by 7 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 66 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). 

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The model knows the Pirates are led by senior quarterback Holton Ahlers. For the season, he has completed 289 of 431 passes (67.1%) for 3,408 yards and 23 touchdowns with five interceptions for a rating of 148.8. He also rushed 65 times for 134 yards (2.1 average) and five touchdowns. In ECU's win over Temple on Nov. 26, Ahlers completed 25 of 37 passes (67.6%) for 314 yards and three touchdowns. He is the only active FBS quarterback who has passed for 13,000-plus yards and rushed for over 1,000 yards in his career.

The model also knows the Chanticleers are led by redshirt junior quarterback Grayson McCall, who will play in this final game for Coastal Carolina before entering the transfer portal. McCall has been a dual threat. He leads the team in passing and is fourth on the team in rushing. For the season, he has completed 197 of 285 passes (69.1%) for 2,633 yards, 24 touchdowns with just two interceptions and a rating of 173.1. He has also carried 87 times for 183 yards (2.1 average) and five touchdowns.

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