Appalachian State vs Coastal Carolina 10/20/21 College Football Picks and Predictions

The Appalachian State Mountaineers and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers square off Wednesday night in a week 8 Sun Belt college football contest at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, NC. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers look for their third road win to improve to 7-0 on the season. The Appalachian State Mountaineers look for a win after winning three of their last four games.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers haven’t lost a road game since November 2019. Grayson McCall is completing 79.8 percent of his passes for 1,478 yards, 14 touchdowns and one interception. Jaivon Heiligh and Isaiah Likely have combined for 1,086 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns while Kameron Brown has 15 receptions. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers ground game is averaging 261.8 yards per contest, and Reese White leads the way with 455 yards and seven touchdowns. Defensively, Coastal Carolina is allowing 15 points and 283 yards per game. Silas Kelly leads the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers with 39 tackles, Jeffrey Gunter has four sacks and C.J. Brewer has one interception.

The Appalachian State Mountaineers have won seven of their last eight home games. Chase Brice is completing 66.5 percent of his passes for 1,493 yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions. Corey Xavier Sutton and Thomas Hennigan have combined for 843 receiving yards and four touchdowns, while Malik Williams has 27 receptions. The Appalachian State Mountaineers ground game is averaging 177 yards per contest, and Nate Noel leads the way with 555 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, Appalachian State is allowing 23.5 points and 379.8 yards per game. D’Marco Jackson leads the Appalachian State Mountaineers with 57 tackles, Nick Hampton has three sacks and Ryan Huff has one interception.

The Chanticleers are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 road games and 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games in October. The Mountaineers are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 conference games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games as an underdog. The over is 4-1 in Chanticleers last 5 conference games. The under is 6-2 in Mountaineers last 8 games in October.

Tough spot for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers as a middle of the week road favorite, and you know the Mountaineers will be up for this one. The issue is Coastal Carolina has had an extra week to prepare for this game and is the better team on both sides of the ball. The Chanticleers are easily one of the best offensive teams in the country, and App State is 91st in the country in pass defense. I love my home dogs, but I need more to consider Appalachian State in this one.