Coastal Carolina vs Troy Picks and Prediction – 11/2/2024

On November 2nd, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will head to Troy, Alabama to take on the Troy Trojans. Get our free College Football Picks all season long!

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are coming off a bye week and will play their fourth away game of 2024 at 4-3, in week 8 Ben Wooldridge threw three touchdown passes and ran for another to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to a 34-24 victory over Coastal Carolina on Saturday for the Ragin' Cajuns' fourth straight win. Noah Kim took over at quarterback with the Chanticleers trailing 14-0 and helped rally Coastal Carolina to a tie. Kim finished with personal bests of 145 yards passing and two touchdowns. Braydon Bennett had a career-high 132 rushing yards on 13 carries. The Chanticleers average 31.9 points per game on offense. On defense Coastal allows 31.6 points per game so far this season and give up 192 rushing yards per game.

The Troy Trojans will play their fifth home game of 2024 at 1-7 after Zack Wallace powers over for the winning touchdown as Arkansas State defeated Troy 34-31 on Saturday night. Troy quarterback Matthew Caldwell threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns but also threw three interceptions. Troy gave up a whopping 534 total yards to the Red Wolves. The Trojans average 19.0 points per game on offense. On defense Troy allows 27.4 points per game so far this season. 

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers have not done well in Alabama going 1-2 over the last three games played there. Coastal is only 1-5 ATS against Troy, and every game has gone over the projected total in the last six games played between the two teams. Troy quarterback Matthew Caldwell has had trouble throwing interceptions lately and may help Coastal's chances in this game. Troy will keep the game close because of the Chanticleers troubles on defense and cover the spread against Coastal. Final Score prediction, Coastal Carolina wins and covers 35-28.