Virginia football opens as a 3.5-point favorites in their week four non-conference matchup against Coastal Carolina. The ‘Hoos are hoping to boucne back after suffering their first loss of the season last weekend, when they fell 27-13 at home. Meanwhile, the Chanticleers are coming into the game undefeated with wins over Temple, William and Mary and Jacksonville State.
“They’re used to winning,” said Virginia head coach Tony Elliott on Tuesday during his press conference. “They’ve been to four straight bowl games. In particular, our performance in the last 10 road games versus Power 4s — non-Power 5s, hasn’t been good. So it’s more we’re just focusing on us, but having a healthy respect and understanding of who our opponent is.”
Each of the major sportsbooks have Virginia favored to win – BetMGM, FanDuel, and Caesars each have UVA favored to win by 3.5 points, while the lines on Bet365 and DraftKings currently favor Virginia by 3.0 points…