The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (5-0, 2-0 Sun Belt) travel to Louisiana to battle the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (2-3, 1-1) Saturday at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN +). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana-Monroe odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Coastal Carolina is the far better team. The Chanticleers have the fun offense and good enough defense to take control of this game. QB Grayson McCall, has thrown for 1,336 yards with 14 TDs against 1 pick. He’s also run for 125 yards with 3 scores. However, they had to rally twice in the 4th quarter to beat Georgia Southern 34-30 in a wild one last week, capped by an 8-play, 82-yard TD drive in the final 2:05.
Louisiana-Monroe, coming off a 21-17 victory over rival Louisiana 2 weeks ago, lost in blowout fashion to Arkansas State by a score of 45-28 last week. The Warhawks have been an up and down team, while the Chanticleers are 1 of 2 remaining undefeated Sun Belt teams – James Madison is 4-0.
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Coastal Carolina at Louisiana-Monroe odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 9:21 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Coastal Carolina -550 (bet $550 to win $100) | Louisiana-Monroe +400 (bet $100 to win $400)
- Against the spread (ATS): Coastal Carolina -13.5 (-110) | Louisiana-Monroe +13.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 58.5 (O: -107 | U: -115)
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Coastal Carolina at Louisiana-Monroe picks and predictions
Prediction
Coastal Carolina 41, Louisiana-Monroe 17
Moneyline
NO BET.
Coastal Carolina’s -550 line is too high to wager. It’s not worth the value to risk 5.5 times your potential profit.
Against the spread
BET COASTAL CAROLINA -13.5 (-110).
Coastal Carolina may be on the road, but it’s still the far better team.
ULM was happy to gain its victory over rival Louisiana 2 weeks ago, which will likely be the Warhawks’ bright spot of their season.
This game, against one of the Sun Belt’s top teams will be a bloodbath. COASTAL CAROLINA -13.5 (-110) is my FAVORITE PLAY in this matchup.
Over/Under
STAY AWAY. If I had to, I’d lean Under 58.5 (-115).
The Chanticleers can score in bunches. Their defense has been spotty. Meaning you do not know how many points they will give up near the end of this game.
For this reason, I would stay away. If the Chanticleers want to assert themselves, they will wipe the floor with the Warhawks. If they just want to get out with a win, they should still cover, but not by much.
This is a risky play, so I would rather AVOID.
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