The Texas State Bobcats (3-7, 2-4 Sun Belt) visit the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-2, 4-2) Saturday at Brooks Stadium in Conway, S.C. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Texas State vs. Coastal Carolina odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Bobcats put up a good fight last week but eventually fell 38-30 to Georgia Southern as the Over easily connected. After a promising start, including a 4OT win over South Alabama, the Bobcats are just 1-4 SU across the past five, and 1-3 ATS in the previous four.
The Chanticleers were outlasted 42-40 by visiting Georgia State last week. The loss of QB Grayson McCall hasn’t helped, but that wasn’t why the Chants lost last week. The defense just had no answers for the Panthers.
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Texas State at Coastal Carolina odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Texas State +1000 (bet $100 to win $1000) | Coastal Carolina -2500 (bet $2500 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Texas State +24.5 (-115) | Coastal Carolina -24.5 (-107)
- Over/Under (O/U): 60.5 (O: -120 | U: -105)
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Texas State at Coastal Carolina odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Coastal Carolina 46, Texas State 20
Money line
Coastal Carolina (-2500) isn’t going to lose a second straight game, especially at home, but I am not risking 25 times my possible return, and you shouldn’t either.
PASS.
Against the spread
COASTAL CAROLINA -24.5 (-107) is the lean here as the Chanticleers should be plenty angry. After a tough week of practice, Jamey Chadwell’s group will be running around like a chicken with its head cut off. OK, that was a Chanticleer pun, and totally intended.
CCU was 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS at Brooks until last week’s setback. You can expect the Chants to fire out of the chute and take it to Jake Spavital’s group, who might have used their last ounce of energy last week trying to hang onto bowl eligibility. That thought is now gone, and this might be an ugly showing on the road for a Texas State team with nothing left to play for against an angry Coastal team on the rebound.
Over/Under
The OVER 60.5 (-120) is the lean here, and I don’t think Coastal is going to have trouble scoring. The biggest concern with the play is whether Texas State can replicate the success Georgia State had on offense last week. My initial thoughts are no, they will not.
CCU had allowed single-digit totals to the opposition in three of the six games before Georgia State. And TSU averages just 23.2 PPG, 102nd in the country, and 348.6 total yards per game, 105th overall. Still, as long as the Chants hit the 40’s, this one should inch across the finish line as an Over result.
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