Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 08/29/2024

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Thursday, August 29, 2024

Venue:  AmFirst Stadium, Jacksonville, AL

Where to Watch:  CBS Sports

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  CCU +3.5, JSU -3.5; Over/Under:  55.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  CCU +3.5, JSU -3.5; Over/Under:  56.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  CCU +3.5, JSU -3.5; Over/Under:  56.5 points

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  0-0 (0-0) (Sun Belt East)

Jacksonville State Gamecocks:  0-0 (0-0) (Conference USA)

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  N/A

Jacksonville State Gamecocks:  N/A

Coastal Carolina finished last season with an 8-5 record overall and they had a 5-3 record in their conference games too.  They were 4-2 in their home games, 3-3 in their road games, and they were also 1-0 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be on the road for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 27.7 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 23.8 points per game. Their offense also averaged 416.2 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 379.5 yards per game. Grayson McCall led the team in passing yards with 1919, Braydon Bennett led the team in rushing yards with 407, and Sam Pinckney led the team in receiving yards with 1027.

 

 

 

Jacksonville State finished last season with a 9-4 record overall and they had a 6-2 record in their conference games too.  They were 5-1 in their home games, 3-3 in their road games, and they were also 1-0 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be at home for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 30.2 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 21.2 points per game. Their offense also averaged 407.7 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 352.8 yards per game. Zion Webb led the team in passing yards with 1437, Malik Jackson led the team in rushing yards with 897, and Perry Carter led the team in receiving yards with 672.

The current betting odds have Jacksonville State listed as a 3.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Jacksonville State is in their 2nd season of being in the FBS and they impressed last year in their inaugural season. They didn't win the Conference USA but they were near the top of the conference all season and they were a force to be reckoned with all year. They will be looking to continue their solid debut season into this year by being a true threat to win the C-USA. Coastal Carolina also had a good year last season, but they really took a step back from the previous 2 seasons. That recent decline is only going to continue this year now that their head coach is in his 2nd season with the team but has to go with a new starting quarterback since the one they have had over the last few years, Grayson McCall, has left for NC State. Coastal Carolina also struggled more in their road games last season while Jacksonville State was a force in their home games. Everything points to Jacksonville State in this game with where the two programs are coming into this season, especially since Jacksonville State had a really stingy defense last year and won't give up yards easily in this one. The best way to place a bet here is on Jacksonville State to cover the spread in this game.

Coastal Carolina Jacksonville State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Thursday, August 29, 2024 (8:00 pm ET start time) is JSU 21 CCU 10.

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games. 9-4 to the under in their last 13 games.

Jacksonville State Gamecocks: 5-1 to the under in their last 6 home games.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  None.

Jacksonville State Gamecocks:  None.

“It was a great first year. [It was a] great learning experience for me as a head coach. They say ‘Coach your second year is going to be easier.’ They always tell you that. We got a communication system put in. We have [the] transfer portal. We have NIL. We have all kinds of things that are going on. And little changes...recruiting rule changes, new signing dates. ‘Hey coach, it’ll be easier.’ It’s never easy. It keeps going. It keeps changing. And so you just got to adapt and adjust and keep moving on.” - Tim Beck on coming into his 2nd season coaching CCU.

"It wasn't no conversations, he wanted to come back and I let him come back. Bout as simple as that. Sometimes guys make mistakes when they enter the portal, some guys when they enter I say 'hey what the hell, whatever' and other guys I think are making a mistake and got lied to. He'll have to earn his way back in there." - Rich Rodriguez on Ron Wiggins joining the team for this new college football season.

WR Tucker, Jameson 

WR Meiga, Malick 

WR Duplessis, Kyre 

TE Karr, Kendall 

QB Vasko, Ethan 

RB Bennett, Braydon 

WR Spector, Brannon 

WR Wells, P.J. 

WR Rudolph, Samario

TE Brown, Sean 

QB Smothers, Logan 

RB Lewis, Anwar 

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Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

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Coaches:

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: Tim Beck (2nd season)

Jacksonville State Gamecocks: Rich Rodriguez (3rd season)