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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