Coastal Carolina vs Troy Prediction, Game Preview

Coastal Carolina vs Troy prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Thursday night.

Coastal Carolina vs Troy prediction, game preview, how to watch: Thursday, October 28


Coastal Carolina vs Troy How To Watch

Date: Thursday, October 28
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC
How To Watch: ESPN2
Record: Coastal Carolina (6-1), Troy (4-3)
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Why Troy Will Win

What did Appalachian State do that was so right in the win over Coastal Carolina?

It got off to a hot start, it was more physical on the offensive line and ran well, and the defensive front was able to get out on the Chanticleer playmakers in open space and swarm, holding the O to just 55 rushing yards.

Troy has to run well right away. It’s coming off its best running day of its season with 200 yards in the win over Texas State.

The defense is No. 1 in the nation in both sacks and tackles for loss – it can get into the backfield and bother the Coastal Carolina running game before it gets started.

However …

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Why Coastal Carolina Will Win

Troy hasn’t seen anything like this.

It had to deal with the Liberty offense and all of its playmakers – and held up reasonably well – but it was still a 21-13 loss.

Appalachian State played as well as could be asked for in the win over the Chanticleers, and it was still close in a 30-27 fight.

It took a monster offensive performance from the Mountaineers, and Troy doesn’t have that much firepower. There’s not much from the ground attack and there’s nothing happening with the passing game down the field.

The Trojan D might be great, but get down early, and forget it.

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What’s Going To Happen

Coastal Carolina will bounce back fast.

The speed of the Chanticleer offense will offset the Trojan pass a wee bit, and there won’t be enough turnovers to matter.

Troy takes the ball away a ton thanks to it pressure, but Coastal Carolina’s offense will be efficient and won’t screw this up after a great first quarter.

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Coastal Carolina vs Troy Prediction, Lines

Coastal Carolina 34, Troy 16
Line: Coastal Carolina -17, o/u: 51.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3

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Coastal Carolina vs Troy Prediction, Game Preview

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Coastal Carolina vs Troy Broadcast

Date: Saturday, December 12
Game Time: 3:00 ET
Venue: Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL
Network: ESPN+

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Why Coastal Carolina Will Win

There’s no time to let up now.

With the win over BYU, there’s a real, live chance to get the Group of Five’s New Year’s Six bowl spot if Cincinnati loses.

The Chanticleers continue to be brilliant defensively, the defensive front bothered the Cougar backfield throughout last week, and the team came away with a great win in one of the best games of the season.

The offense continues to find ways of getting guys in space for a whole lot of big plays and yet is still able to maintain control of the clock and tempo.

Troy doesn’t keep the ball long enough – it’s going to lose the time of possession battle by close to ten minutes – and the Chanticleers don’t turn over the ball. There won’t be any easy points for the inconsistent Trojan attack.

But …

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Why Troy Will Win

Just how much of a letdown will there be? The Chanticleers just had all of the national attention and came up with that huge win, and next week there’s the Sun Belt Championship against Louisiana.

And now they’re on ESPN+ in an afternoon game that will be brushed aside by most of America.

Troy has enough of an offense to give Coastal Carolina a big problem if everything works right. The passing game has the ability to crank up 300 yards – it’s been done against Coastal Carolina by Arkansas State – with QB Gunnar Watson coming off a brilliant performance against South Alabama, completing 83% of his passes for 297 yards and three touchdowns.

Troy is great on third downs, its O line is just good enough to hold up against the Coastal Carolina defensive front, and the team really does have a puncher’s chance if the attack can push past 400 yards.

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What’s Going To Happen

Coastal Carolina is the best team in the Sun Belt by far, but Troy is just good enough to make this interesting.

The problem is a power outage over the last month. The Trojans have been able to get by the mediocre, but the best win was against an Arkansas State team that’s just okay – to be nice.

Coastal Carolina is going to keep it all going, but it’ll take a little bit. It won’t be a razor-sharp performance, but it’ll pull away in the second half after a good first 30 minutes.

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Coastal Carolina vs Troy Prediction, Line

Coastal Carolina 38, Troy 16
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Coastal Carolina -13.5, o/u: 51.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 3

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