The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-1, 3-1 Sun Belt) will be going for their third consecutive road win when they face the Marshall Thundering Herd (4-3, 1-2 Sun Belt) on Saturday night. The Chanticleers are coming off a 49-21 loss to Old Dominion as 11-point favorites. The Thundering Herd are coming off a 26-12 win over James Madison as 9.35-point underdogs.
The Chanticleers had their six-game winning streak snapped by the Monarchs in their last game. They will try to bounce back from their first loss of the season with a win over the Thundering Herd, which will give them their seventh win in their last eight games.
Coastal Carolina is averaging 33 points per game. They are throwing for 282.3 yards and rushing for 175.6 yards per game.
Grayson McCall completed 76 percent of his passes for 358 yards and three touchdowns in the loss to the Monarchs. Reese White had 10 carries for 46 yards, while Sam Pinckney had seven catches for 113 yards.
Coastal Carolina has struggled defensively, giving up 29.3 points per game. It finally cost them a win after giving up 49 points in their last game, and they will need a better effort if they want to avoid a second straight loss.