Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 9/2/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-14)

Total/Over-Under: 65

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9-4 last season) are on their way to Rose Bowl on Saturday, September 2, 2023 where they will take on the UCLA Bruins (9-4 last year). Coastal Carolina opens this matchup as 14-point dogs. The total is set at 65.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers ended the year holding a 9-4 record. In their last contest, the Chanticleers played against the East Carolina Pirates and took a loss by a final of 53-29. Reese White led the offense in rushing for the Chanticleers with 11 totes for 57 yds (5.2 yds per attempt). Jarrett Guest went 6/11 with 136 yds through the air and 1 TD. He had a quarterback rating of 188.4 and walked away from the game without throwing an interception. On the ground, the Chanticleers gave up 172 yards on 32 tries, which averages out to 5.4 yds per run allowed. Coastal Carolina surrendered 27 completions on 39 attempts for 314 yds, and a completion percentage of 69.2%. In the game, they tallied 63 plays which gave them a total of 337 yards. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers ran the football 38 different times and had 125 yards, which had them averaging 3.3 yds per carry.

The Chanticleers attained 5,272 total yards for the prior year. Coastal Carolina earned 27 touchdowns through the air and 22 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the ball 20 times. Coastal Carolina totaled 283 1st downs as an offense, and they were hurt by 81 infractions for 740 yds. As a team they averaged 159.3 yards in the run game, which ranked them 59th in the nation. Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers had an average of 29.1 points per game.

The Chanticleers ranked 111th in Division 1 when it comes to team defense, allowing 31.8 PPG. The opposition ran for 4.0 yards per rushing attempt and 133.5 rushing yards per game throughout last year. Over the course of last season, they gave up 1,736 rushing yards through 13 games. When it comes to yards through the air, the Chanticleers allowed 3,687 yds which had them sitting in 123rd in the country. In their 13 games played, they allowed 283.6 yards per outing via the pass as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 63.4%. They surrendered 417.2 yards per contest which put them 102nd in the country. They surrendered 29 passing touchdowns as well as 22 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Bruins wrapped up their year with a 9-4 mark. When they last played, the Bruins took a loss by a final score of 37-35 when they faced the Pittsburgh Panthers. Dorian Thompson-Robinson (2 touchdowns) finished the contest with 271 yards on 16/24 passing while his QB rating was 164. He had 3 interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 11.3. TJ Harden ran the football 11 times for 111 yards, finishing the contest with 10.1 yds per carry for UCLA. The Bruins finished with a total of 451 yards while they ran 61 plays (7.4 yds per play). UCLA ran the ball for 5.0 yards per attempt, totaling 141 yds on 28 carries. UCLA allowed 46 running attempts for 199 yds (4.3 yards per rush). The Bruins pass defense conceded a completion percentage of 48.8%, relinquishing 248 yards on 21 out of 43 passing.

When looking at putting points on the board, the Bruins earned a ranking of 8th in the nation with 39.2 PPG. Last year, the Bruins compiled 3,461 passing yards along with averaging 266.2 throwing yards per game, which had them sitting 34th in Division 1. The UCLA Bruins averaged 503.4 yards/outing, which ranked them 4th in Division 1. The UCLA offense totaled 683 penalty yds on 85 infractions, which ranked them 38th in the country in terms of making mistakes.

The Bruins relinquished 29.0 points per contest, which put them in 91st in college football. UCLA conceded a total of 1,689 rushing yards (129.9 yards/game) and 18 touchdowns via the rush last year. Overall, they allowed 377 total points. They allowed the opposition 25 touchdowns through the air in addition to 272.3 yards/outing, which had them in 117th in Division 1. The Bruins defense was on the field for 930 plays, which ranked them 103rd in the nation.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Bruins -14

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