Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks Prediction, 8/29/2024 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024

Location: AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville, AL

TV: CBSSN

Odds/Point Spread: Gamecocks (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 55.5

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks (9-4 last year) will take on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-5 last season) at AmFirst Stadium on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Coastal Carolina opens this game as 2.5-point underdogs. The over/under comes in at 55.5.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers ended the season having a 8-5 record. In their last game, the Chanticleers played the San Jose State Spartans and walked away with a win by a score of 24-14. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers ended up rushing 40 times and totaled 137 yards, which had them averaging 3.4 yards per carry. Once the final whistle blew, they ran 73 plays which gave them 336 yds. Coastal Carolina gave up 16 pass completions on 30 attempts for a total of 215 yds, and a completion rate of 53.3%. In the running game, the Chanticleers gave up 159 yards on 25 attempts, which is 6.4 yds per rush allowed.

The Chanticleers had 5,411 total yards over the course of last year. Coastal Carolina earned 23 touchdowns via the pass and 17 touchdowns via the ground. They surrendered the football 17 times. Coastal Carolina accumulated 276 1st downs, and they committed 73 penalties for 749 yards. As a team they held an average of 154.6 yds on the ground, ranking this team 70th in college football. Regarding getting in the endzone, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers averaged 27.7 points per game.

The Chanticleers sat in 50th in D-1 regarding team defense, conceding 23.8 points per game. They allowed 4.7 yards per rush and 167.8 yards on the ground per contest last season. During the campaign, they allowed 2,181 yards via the ground game in 13 outings. In terms of yards through the air, the Chanticleers allowed 2,753 yds which had them ranked 50th in college football. During their 13 games played last season, they allowed 211.8 yards per outing via the pass in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 57.1%. They relinquished 379.5 yards per outing which ranked them 66th in college football. They relinquished 21 touchdowns through the air as well as 16 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Gamecocks finished the season having earned a 9-4 record. For their last game, the Gamecocks went home victorious with a score of 34-31 against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Jacksonville State ran for 3.9 yds per carry, finishing with a total of 290 yards on 74 carries. The Gamecocks finished the game with a total of 526 yards and they ran 109 plays (4.8 yds per play). The Gamecocks passing defense gave up a completion rate of 48.1%, relinquishing 155 yards on 13 out of 27 passing. Jacksonville State relinquished 35 rushing attempts for 92 yards (2.6 yds per rush).

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks had an average of 407.7 yards per outing, which had them sitting 49th in the nation. The Jacksonville State offense compiled 564 penalty yds on 62 violations, which ranked 109th in the country in terms of helping out the opposition. They averaged 236.7 run yards per game and toted the ball for 3,077 yards overall. They threw 12 interceptions while letting opponents recover 8 fumbles and they earned 289 first downs. When it comes to their ability to score points, the Gamecocks were ranked 49th in the country holding an average of 30.2 PPG. Last season, the Gamecocks had a total of 2,223 yards through the air not to mention an average of 171.0 passing yards per game, ranking them 116th in Division 1.

The Gamecocks conceded 21.2 points per contest, which had them ranked 33rd in Division 1. Jacksonville State allowed a total of 1,450 rushing yards (111.5 yards/game) and 14 touchdowns rushing over the course of last year. In total, they relinquished 276 total points. They gave up 16 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 241.2 yards per outing, which had them in 94th in Division 1. The Gamecocks defense was on the field for 952 plays, which had them ranked 126th in the country. Their defense tallied 9 fumbles and 16 interceptions in the prior season.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Gamecocks -2.5

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