Coastal Carolina vs Troy 10/28/21 College Football Picks and Predictions

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Troy Trojans meet Thursday night in week 9 Sun Belt college football action at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina. The Troy Trojans look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers look for a win to build on their 6-1 record.

The Troy Trojans have split their last four road games. Taylor Powell is completing 66.9 percent of his passes for 1,171 yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions. Tez Johnson and Reggie Todd have combined for 709 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Luke Whittemore has 17 receptions. The Troy Trojans ground game is averaging 114.3 yards per contest, and Kimani Vidal leads the way with 449 yards and four touchdowns. Defensively, Troy is allowing 19.6 points and 286 yards per game. Carlton Martial leads the Troy Trojans with 64 tackles, Javon Solomon has 7.5 sacks and Zion Williams has two interceptions.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers haven’t lost a home game since November 2019. Grayson McCall is completing 77.3 percent of his passes for 1,769 yards, 15 touchdowns and one interception. Jaivon Heiligh and Isaiah Likely have combined for 1,221 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns, while Kameron Brown has 18 receptions. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers ground game is averaging 232.3 yards per contest, and Reese White leads the way with 488 yards and seven touchdowns. Defensively, Coastal Carolina is allowing 17.1 points and 324.7 yards per game. Silas Kelly leads the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers with 48 tackles, Jeffrey Gunter has four sacks and C.J. Brewer has one interception.

The Trojans are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Chanticleers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games and 12-4-1 ATS in their last 17 games overall. The under is 5-1 in Trojans last 6 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Chanticleers last 5 games overall. The over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

The Troy Trojans have had issues in their biggest games of the season and their offense struggles to finish drives. However, Troy has had an extra week to prepare for this game and has one of the better defenses in the country, which is seventh in total defense and 13th in rush defense. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are coming off a physical and emotional game against App State, and this could be a bit of a letdown spot for them. I’ll take a shot with Troy and the free points.