The Kansas Jayhawks (1-0) and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (1-0) meet Friday at Brooks Stadium in Conway, S.C. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Kansas vs. Coastal Carolina odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Jayhawks stumbled to a 17-14 victory over FCS South Dakota last week. While the win was the first for Kansas in 14 games dating back to Oct. 26, 2019 against Texas Tech, it wasn’t terribly impressive. KU was outgained by South Dakota.
The Chanticleers, No. 19 in the AFCA Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, had no such issues with their FCS foe, easing past The Citadel by a 52-14 score. CCU built a 31-0 lead, and the triple-option Bulldogs could not get back into the game. The Chants piled up 262 rushing yards and 348 passing yards.
Kansas at Coastal Carolina odds, spread and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Kansas +1300 (bet $100 to win $1,300) | Coastal Carolina -5000 (bet $5,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kansas +25.5 (-108) | Coastal Carolina -25.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 52.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Kansas at Coastal Carolina odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Coastal Carolina 45, Kansas 17
Money line
Coastal Carolina (-5000) will cost you 50 times your potential return, or a profit of just $2 on a wager of $100. There is never a reason to bet like that, and over the long haul you’re going to get burned.
AVOID.
Against the spread
COASTAL CAROLINA -25.5 (-112) is the play behind QB Grayson McCall. Kansas could barely push past a mediocre FCS team on its home field. It’s not going to The Grand Strand and taking down a ranked opponent.
Look for the Chanticleers to build a big lead, and then salt the game away with a solid rushing attack. As long as CCU wins the turnover battle, it should be able to win this one going away.
Over/Under
OVER 52.5 (-108) is the play. Coastal Carolina has the kind of explosive offense to take care of the Over on its own.
The struggles of Kansas last week give me a little concern about this total, as you need the Jayhawks to at least reach double digits to hit a winning ticket; however, I think CCU does enough, especially early on.
The first-half OVER 28.5 (-108) is attractive, too, perhaps even more so.
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