The No. 15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will look to stay unbeaten when they face the Arkansas State Red Wolves in Sun Belt Conference college football action on Thursday night. The Chanticleers (5-0), who are tied for first in the Sun Belt East Division, are 1-0 on the road this season after going 5-0 away from home in 2020. The Red Wolves (1-4), who are tied for fourth in the Sun Belt West, have dropped four games in a row.
Kickoff from Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Ark., is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. This will be the fifth meeting between the schools, with Arkansas State holding a 3-1 advantage. Coastal Carolina is a 20-point favorite in the latest Coastal Carolina vs. Arkansas State odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is set at 73. Before making any Arkansas State vs. Coastal Carolina picks, check out the college football predictions from the proven SportsLine Projection Model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,400 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It also enters Week 6 of the 2021 season on a 12-4 run on all top-rated college football side picks. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Coastal Carolina vs. Arkansas State and just released it CFB picks and predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are the college football odds and betting lines for Coastal Carolina vs. Arkansas State:
- Coastal Carolina vs. Arkansas State spread: Coastal Carolina -20
- Coastal Carolina vs. Arkansas State over-under: 73 points
- Coastal Carolina vs. Arkansas State money line: Coastal Carolina -1100, Arkansas State +700
- CCU: The Chanticleers are 6-0 against the spread in their last six games in October
- ARKST: The under is 6-2 in the Red Wolves’ last eight games as the home underdog
Featured Game | Arkansas State Red Wolves vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Why Coastal Carolina can cover
The Chanticleers can score and have reached 49 or more points in all but one game this season — a 28-25 win at Buffalo in their only other road game. Redshirt freshman quarterback Grayson McCall is powering the offense, completing 69-of-86 passes (80.2 percent) for 1,113 yards and 10 touchdowns. McCall has also carried 27 times on the season for 69 yards (2.6 average) and two scores.
McCall’s favorite target is senior wide receiver Jaivon Heiligh, who leads the team with 24 catches for 499 yards (20.8 average) and four touchdowns. He registered a touchdown catch in each of the team’s first four games before being shut out by Louisiana-Monroe last week. His best game was in the season opener against the Citadel. Against the Bulldogs, he caught six passes for 133 yards (22.2 average) and one TD.
Why Arkansas State can cover
Despite Coastal Carolina’s impressive resume, the Chanticleers are not a lock to cover the spread. That’s because the Red Wolves have never lost to the Chanticleers on their home field, posting a 28-27 win on Nov. 16, 2019, and a 51-17 triumph on Oct. 14, 2017. Redshirt junior transfer quarterback James Blackman leads the offense. The former Florida State backup has completed 102-of-172 passes (59.3 percent) for 1,264 yards and eight touchdowns.
His top target has been freshman wide receiver Corey Rucker. Rucker leads the team with 28 receptions for 458 yards (16.4 average) and six touchdowns. He has at least three catches in each game this season, including a nine-catch, 138-yard and three-touchdown performance against Central Arkansas in the season opener. Last week at Georgia Southern, he had seven receptions for 71 yards and two touchdowns.
How to make Coastal Carolina vs. Arkansas State picks
SportsLine’s model is leaning under on the point total, projecting the teams combine for 69 points. It has also generated an against-the-spread pick that cashes in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only get the model’s CFB picks and predictions at SportsLine.
So who wins Coastal Carolina vs. Arkansas State? And which side of the spread cashes in well over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Coastal Carolina vs. Arkansas State spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that has crushed its college football picks, and find out.
