The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-0 overall, 6-0 Sun Belt) visit the Texas State Bobcats (2-9, 2-5) in a Saturday 3 p.m. ET Sun Belt battle at Bobcat Stadium. Below, we analyze the Coastal Carolina-Texas State college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The Chanticleers are ranked No. 17 in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Coastal Carolina at Texas State: Betting odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Coastal Carolina +-715 (bet $715 to win $100) | Texas State +490 (bet $100 to win $490)
- Against the spread/ATS: Coastal Carolina -16.5 (-115) | Texas State +16.5 (-106)
- Over/Under: 58.5 (O: -106 | U: -115)
Coastal Carolina at Texas State: Three things to know
- Coastal Carolina has allowed just 43 combined points over its last four games. On the season, the Chanticleers rank 12th in FBS in points allowed (17.1 PPG), 17th in total yards allowed (322.8 YPG) and 10th in passing yards allowed (178.9 YPG).
- Texas State is coming off a 47-45 win over Arkansas State despite being outgained 654 yards to 505. For the season, TSU ranks 113th in points allowed (37.2 PPG) and 120th in yardage allowed (490.3 YPG). The Bobcats have yielded more than 7.0 yards per play in three of their last five games.
- The Chanticleers’ efficiency on both sides of the ball has created a hidden advantage of some 150 YPG in the form of field position. CCU’s average drive start has been its own 36-yard line; the Chanticleers’ opponents have been setting up shop at their 25. Those figures rank fifth and 10th, respectively.
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Coastal Carolina at Texas State: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Coastal Carolina 42, Texas State 17
Money line (ML)
PASS. Coastal (-715) is the lean in principle, but the tag here isn’t worth investigating.
Against the spread (ATS)
Coastal Carolina is 12-4 ATS over its last 16 road games. The Chanticleers are much the better team on both sides of the ball. On offense, they stay ahead of the chains and produce a good number of big plays. That they do so with particular efficiency in the passing game is a big difference maker in this matchup. Back COASTAL CAROLINA -16.5 (-115).
Over/Under (O/U)
The Over is a robust 14-7 in CCU’s last 21 road games. Games against Appalachian State (34 points scored) and Georgia State (51) and those teams’ better defenses would indicate 42 points as a solid base line for the Chanticleers in this matchup at Texas State.
Some rain and breezy weather could be in the offing, though, and this total is well-made by the public. Tag this one with only the slightest of leans on the OVER 58.5 (-106).
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