The Appalachian State Mountaineers (5-3, 2-2 Sun Belt) and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (7-1, 4-1) tangle in a Sun Belt game on Thursday night. Kickoff at Brooks Stadium is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Appalachian State vs. Coastal Carolina odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Appalachian State took down FCS foe Robert Morris (Ill.) 42-3 on Saturday and has won 3 of its last 4 games. ASU allowed just 20 combined points over those 3 victories. For the season, the Mountaineers rank 18th in the nation in total defense (310.3 yards per game).
The Chanticleers won as a 2.5-point underdog at Marshall 24-13 on Saturday. For Coastal Carolina, the win was a bounce-back after the team’s lone setback of the season, a 49-21 loss to Old Dominion Oct. 15. CCU is 29-4 over the last 3 years; over that stretch the Chanticleers are 16-2 on home turf.
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Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 8:42 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Appalachian State -155 (bet $155 to win $100) | Coastal Carolina +125 (bet $100 to win $125)
- Against the spread (ATS): Appalachian State -3 (-110) | Coastal Carolina +3 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 64 (O: -112 | U: -112)
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Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina picks and predictions
Prediction
Coastal Carolina 35, Appalachian State 34
Moneyline
Appalachian State has played a tougher schedule than Coastal Carolina, but in an odd fashion. ASU played current No. 15 North Carolina and Texas A&M early. In October, the Mountaineers played 2 FCS programs, lost at Texas State (as 19-point favorites Oct. 8) and defeated Georgia State (Oct. 19 after a bye week). In that game against GSU, Appalachian State benefited from a plus-3 in turnovers and had multiple short-field scoring drives.
Both ASU and CCU are solid in the red zone on offense, but figure the Chanticleers as being the better defense in forcing field-goal attempts.
This midweek night game spells the Mountaineers’ 2nd road games since Sept. 10, and things could be wonky early. A misfire seems plausible enough, and there is a sliver of value to COASTAL CAROLINA (+125).
Against the spread
Peg the ML play as the best side in this one. PASS.
Over/Under
Both teams are similar in many respects. For the purposes of pegging a wager, we can focus on their success in moving the ball. The Mountaineers have gained 459.6 yards per game (24th FBS), and the Chanticleers have pounded out 435.0 YPG (36th).
Appalachian State has a better defense on paper, but success-rate figures are not as kind to the ASU defense.
When playing in games with single-digit points spreads, both sides have trended toward scores eclipsing lined totals. And that’s the play for what is forecasted as a good-weather game Thursday night.
BACK THE OVER 64 (-112).
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