Virginia Football Opens as Road Favorite at Coastal Carolina in Week 4

Matt Newton | Sep 16, 2024

Virginia Athletics

The Virginia Cavaliers opened as 3.5-point favorites in their week 4 non-conference road game at Coastal Carolina this Saturday at 2pm (ESPN+). UVA suffered its first loss of the season last weekend, falling at home to Maryland 27-13, to drop to 2-1 on the year. The Cavaliers will look to get back on track next weekend when they head to Conway, South Carolina to visit the Chanticleers, who are 3-0 so far this season with wins over Temple, William & Mary, and Jacksonville State.

Each of the major sportsbooks have Virginia favored to win, but by a relatively slim margin. BetMGM, FanDuel, and Caesars each have the Cavaliers favored to win by 3.5 points, while the lines on Bet365 and DraftKings currently favor Virginia by 3.0 points. The over/under is 54.5 or 55.0 depending on the sportsbook. See the table below for the spread, moneyline, and over/under for Virginia at Coastal Carolina according to the major sportsbooks:

Sportsbook	Spread	Moneyline	Over/Under
FanDuel	Virginia -3.5	UVA -154	54.5
Caesars	Virginia -3.5	UVA -164	55.0
Bet365	Virginia -3.0	UVA -160	55.0
DraftKings	Virginia -3.0	UVA -166	55.0
BetMGM	Virginia -3.5	UVA -160	55.5

Through the first three weeks of the 2024 season, Virginia is 2-1 overall and 1-1-1 against the spread. The under has hit in two of Virginia's first three games, with the one game that went over being UVA's come-from-behind 31-30 victory at Wake Forest in week 2.

Coastal Carolina, meanwhile, is 3-0 this season and 2-1 against the spread. The over has hit in two of the Chanticleer's first three games.

Virginia (2-1) is set to play at Coastal Carolina (3-0) on Saturday, September 21st at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina. Kickoff is set for 2pm ET on ESPN+.

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