Jacksonville State vs. Coastal Carolina Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 29, 2024

Updated Aug. 29, 2024 3:04 p.m. ET

Data Skrive

Oddsmakers give the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0-0) the advantage on Thursday, August 29, 2024 against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0-0). Jacksonville State is favored by 3.5 points. The contest has a 54.5-point over/under.

The Gamecocks won the New Orleans Bowl last year after going 9-4 in the regular season. They scored 30.2 points per game (48th in college football), and gave up 21.2 (33rd). The Chanticleers went 8-5 last year and won the Hawai'i Bowl. They scored 27.7 points per game (62nd in college football) and allowed 23.8 (50th).

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Jacksonville State vs. Coastal Carolina Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET
Location: Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama
TV: CBS Sports Network
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Jacksonville State vs Coastal Carolina Betting Information updated as of August 29, 2024, 2:46 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Jacksonville State	-3.5 (-108)	-162	+137	54.5	-108	-112

Jacksonville State vs. Coastal Carolina Prediction

Pick ATS: Coastal Carolina (+3.5)
Pick OU: Under (54.5)
Prediction: Jacksonville State 26, Coastal Carolina 24

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Jacksonville State vs. Coastal Carolina Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Gamecocks 29, Chanticleers 26.
The Gamecocks have a 61.8% chance to win this game per the moneyline's implied probability. The Chanticleers hold a 42.2% implied probability.
Jacksonville State won seven games against the spread last season, failing to cover four times.
Coastal Carolina won nine games against the spread last season, failing to cover four times.

Jacksonville State vs. Coastal Carolina: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Jacksonville State	Coastal Carolina
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	30.2 (50)	27.7 (61)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	21.2 (33)	23.8 (51)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	20 (87)	17 (50)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	25 (9)	23 (21)

Jacksonville State 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Zion Webb	QB	1,437 YDS (50.5%) / 6 TD / 8 INT 708 RUSH YDS / 7 RUSH TD / 54.5 RUSH YPG
Malik Jackson	RB	897 YDS / 7 TD / 69 YPG / 6.1 YPC
Logan Smothers	QB	735 YDS (56.4%) / 6 TD / 4 INT 322 RUSH YDS / 7 RUSH TD / 24.8 RUSH YPG
Perry Carter Jr.	WR	38 REC / 672 YDS / 4 TD / 51.7 YPG
Chris Hardie	DL	60 TKL / 15 TFL / 8.5 SACK / 1 INT
Quae Drake	LB	92 TKL / 4 TFL / 2 SACK / 1 INT
Kolbi Fuqua	LB	86 TKL / 5 TFL / 2.5 SACK / 1 INT
Fred Perry	DB	74 TKL / 4 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD

Coastal Carolina 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Sam Pinckney	WR	72 REC / 1,027 YDS / 8 TD / 79 YPG
Jared Brown	WR	58 REC / 740 YDS / 4 TD / 56.9 YPG
Grayson McCall	QB	1,919 YDS (67.4%) / 10 TD / 6 INT 48 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 3.7 RUSH YPG
Ethan Vasko	QB	779 YDS (62.3%) / 7 TD / 1 INT 368 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 28.3 RUSH YPG
Clayton Isbell	DB	89 TKL / 4 TFL / 1 SACK / 3 INT
Micheal Mason	DL	64 TKL / 5 TFL / 6.5 SACK
JT Killen	LB	68 TKL / 3 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Juan Powell	DB	55 TKL / 3 TFL