The BYU Cougars (9-0) visit the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9-0) in an impromptu COVID-19-related replacement game Saturday. The Cougars and Chanticleers will meet at Brooks Stadium in Conway, S.C., at 5:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the BYU-Coastal Carolina college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
BYU is No. 8 and Coastal Carolina is No. 14 in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
BYU at Coastal Carolina: Betting odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: BYU -400 (bet $400 to win $100) | Coastal Carolina +310 (bet $100 to win $310)
- Against the spread/ATS: BYU -10 (-115) | Coastal Carolina +10 (-106)
- Over/Under: 61.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
BYU at Coastal Carolina: Three things to know
- BYU did not play last week, but with a 210-55 margin over its last four wins, the Cougars head into this contest ranked fourth in the nation in both scoring (47.6 points per game) and defense (13.9 PPG).
- Coastal Carolina ranks 16th in FBS in scoring (38.7 PPG) and 13th in defense (16.8 PPG). ESPN’s FPI Resume strength-of-schedule measurement pegs the schedules of BYU and CCU to date as being nearly even. BYU is tagged with the 87th-ranked slate, Coastal the 89th.
- The CCU pass defense has been tremendous in 2020, allowing just one 300-yard effort through nine games. Only 11 FBS teams have posted a lower pass defense average than the Chanticleers’ 181.9 yards, and four of those teams have played six or fewer games. Coastal Carolina hasn’t allowed multiple touchdown passes in a game since Oct. 3 and has yielded just eight for the entire season.
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BYU at Coastal Carolina: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Money line (ML)
Peg the Chanticleers with a slightly higher than a one-in-four chance of winning this one. Coastal is stingy in allowing big plays and very good against the pass. A plus-2 in turnovers (and CCU is adept in causing havoc), and the Chanticleers can hang with the Cougars.
TAKE COASTAL CAROLINA +310.
Against the spread (ATS)
On the more even play, make a play on CCU staying within 10 of BYU.
The Cougars are 2-4 ATS in their last six games in the eastern time zone. BACK THE CHANTICLEERS +10 (-106).
Over/Under (O/U)
Figure on both sides dealing with longer fields and running into more unwinnable passing-down situations. The lean here is slightly on the low side of the 61.5-point figure. But its not an actionable lean. PASS.
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