NIU Huskies vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Prediction, 12/17/2021 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NIU Huskies vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Date: Friday, December 17, 2021

Location: Exploria Stadium in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Chanticleers (-7.5)

Total/Over-Under: 63

The NIU Huskies (9-4) are en route to Exploria Stadium on Friday where they will take on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (10-2) in the Tailgreeter Cure Bowl. NIU opens this game as 7.5-point underdogs. The over/under has been set at 63.

The NIU Huskies come into this game with a record of 9-4 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Huskies went up against the Kent State Golden Flashes and notched a win by a score of 41-23. Rocky Lombardi connected on 7/15 with 102 yards passing. He had a QB rating of 90.5 and ended the game with 1 interception. Jevyon Ducker led the offense in rushing for the Huskies with 29 carries for 146 yds (5.0 yards per carry). The NIU Huskies ran the football 61 different times and recorded 266 yds, which is an average of 4.4 yards per carry. On the day, they ran 76 plays which gave them 368 yards. NIU relinquished 16 completions on 26 tries for a total of 196 yds, and a completion rate of 61.5%. When it came to stopping the run, the Huskies conceded 195 yards on 36 tries, which averages out to 5.4 yards per rush surrendered.

When it comes to putting points on the board, the NIU Huskies have an average of 31.5 PPG. As a team they maintain an average of 234.3 yards on the ground ranking them 5th in the country. The Huskies have attained 5,489 total yards for the year. In terms of getting the ball in the endzone, NIU has earned 13 touchdowns via the pass and 33 rushing touchdowns. NIU has tallied 293 1st downs as a unit, and they have been flagged for 68 penalties for 624 yds. They have turned the football over 17 different times.

When it comes to yards through the air, the Huskies are allowing 3,023 yds which ranks them 101st in D-1. They have yielded 232.5 yards per game via the pass as well as allowing a completion percentage of 59.3%. Overall, they are conceding 448.2 yards per contest ranking them 112th in D-1. They have given up 23 touchdowns by air in addition to 31 touchdowns pounding the rock. The opposition is running for 5.7 yards per rush on the ground and 215.8 yards on the ground per contest for the campaign. During the season, they have allowed 2,805 yards via the ground game in 13 games. The Huskies rank 107th in Division 1 in terms of team defense, conceding 32.7 points per game.

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The Chanticleers come into this matchup with a record of 10-2 for this season. In their last game, the Chanticleers went home victorious with a score of 27-21 when they played the South Alabama Jaguars. Grayson McCall (1 touchdown) walked away from the contest with 176 yards on 16/25 passing while his QB rate was 128.3. He threw 1 interception and his Y/A was 7.0. Shermari Jones carried the football 23 times for 211 yds, finishing the game with 9.2 yards per carry for Coastal Carolina. Coastal Carolina ran the football for 6.8 yards per attempt, finishing the contest with 315 yds on 46 attempts. The Chanticleers ended up finishing with 491 yds on 71 plays (6.9 yards per play). The Chanticleers pass defense gave up a completion rate of 68.3%, relinquishing 354 yds on 28 out of 41 through the air. Coastal Carolina allowed 23 attempts on the ground for -5 yds (-0.2 yards per rush).

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are averaging 492.3 yards per outing, which is good for 7th in the country. The Coastal Carolina offense has accrued 598 yards of penalties on 64 violations, which ranks them 93rd in Division 1 in terms of helping out the opposition. For the year thus far, the Chanticleers have thrown for 3,142 yards through the air as well as an average of 261.8 passing yards per game, which is ranked 36th in D-1. In relation to their ability to score points, the Chanticleers are ranking 6th in Division 1 with 40.4 points per contest.

Coastal Carolina has given up a total of 1,627 yards via the ground game (135.6 yards per outing) in addition to 18 touchdowns by way of the ground game on the campaign. They have conceded 13 touchdowns through the air in addition to 190.9 yards/game, ranking them 15th in Division 1. The Chanticleers defense has taken the field for 746 plays, which ranks them 12th in the country. The Chanticleers are relinquishing 20.0 points per contest, which has them 19th in D-1. Over the course of the season, they have given up 240 pts.

Who will win tonight's Huskies/Chanticleers college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Huskies +7.5

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