4. Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
LINE: Coastal Carolina -5.5
ATS PICK: Coastal Carolina
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Let’s not make this any harder than it has to be. Can Coastal Carolina stop the run?
Not really, but it hasn’t mattered all that much.
Georgia Southern is getting healthy, it has most of the parts back now, and it’s playing well going 3-1 and almost getting by Louisiana on the road in a 20-18 loss despite being extremely short-handed. Coastal Carolina was all in, and it only beat the Ragin’ Cajuns 30-27 last week.
However, Georgia Southern still has yet to beat anyone with a pulse, taking down ULM and UMass – arguably the two worst teams in college football – along with struggling to get by Campbell. Again, to be fair, the Eagles weren’t healthy.
Coastal Carolina was able to stuff the Arkansas State offense and hasn’t been gouged yet by anyone’s attack. More importantly in this game, the Chanticleers can control the clock and are great on third downs. Win those two stats, and there’s no problem against Georgia State.
Coastal Carolina is third in the nation in third down conversions, and sixth in time of possession.