Week 2: Coastal Carolina vs Gardner-Webb 9/10/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Gardner-Webb Bulldogs square off Saturday in week 2 college football action from Brooks Stadium.

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs will look to build on their 56-21 win over subdivision Limestone last time out. Matthew Caldwell threw for 137 yards on 12 of 15 passing and Bailey Fisher had 85 passing yards on 11 of 15 passing. Narii Gaither led the Bulldogs with 13 carries for 137 yards and a score while Janiero Crankfield had 9 rushes for 89 yards and 3 TDs. Fisher added a pair of rushing scores with 64 rushing yards and Donovan Jones added 61 rushing yards and a TD of his own. Justin Franklin led Gardner-Webb’s receiving group with 4 catches for 71 yards in the win.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will try to build on a 38-28 win over Army from their last matchup. Grayson McCall has thrown for 174 yards and 3 touchdowns with a 70.6% completion percentage while Reese White has a team-high 133 rushing yards and CJ Beasley has 91 rushing yards as well this season. Sam Pinckney leads the Chanticleers in receiving with 69 receiving yards while Tyson Mobley also has a team-high 4 grabs for 42 yards on the year. On defense, Tavyn Jackson has an interception and Jahmar Brown has a sack while Manny Stokes Jr., Josaiah Stewart and Shane Bruce all have a team-high 6 total tackles this season.

Gardner-Webb is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the under is 3-1-1 in their last 5 games overall. Coastal Carolina is 12-5 ATS in their last 17 non-conference games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record.

I get the reasoning for backing the Bulldogs here as Gardner-Webb’s capable of putting up a couple of scores here. However, Coastal Carolina is just another beast in the up and coming Sun Belt this season and I think the Chanticleers relish every opportunity they get to flex some muscle.. I’m high on this Coastal Carolina team and I think this is just a spot where Gardner-Webb’s overmatched and the Chants win this one big, in the area of 49-10. So give me Coastal laying the points here.