Eastern Michigan at Coastal Carolina 8/31/19 - College Football Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 10:27 AM ET

Mike Glass III is back for his senior year, but he did see some action last year at quarterback for Eastern Michigan. Glass was able to play decent when he was in and provided a nice explosive chance to the offense that was hard for the opponents to really counter on the year. Throw in the great running that is expected from Shaq Vann, who is consistent in the past and looking to make some people turn their heads as he is a 5th year senior.

The Eagles did have a good defense last season. However, that could be changing this year as the defense is making some changes with only 3 starters coming back. All of the returning starters are in the defensive secondary and that will help prevent getting burnt by the long ball, but it will not help the Eagles out in keeping the rushing attack stuffed.
Coastal Carolina would like to believe that they are a good team, but it will be hard to prove that this year. The Chanticleers were playing great offensively and then the 4 game losing streak hit. When that hit the offense went MIA on the field. Jeremiah Miller is a decent receiver for the Chanticleers, but he will have to rely on new sophomore quarterback Fred Payton to get the ball to him this year and that could be an issue.

Defensively the season could not start off any worse for the team. Yes, they were torched last year and finished as the 110th ranked defense, but this year the best defensive player Jeffrey Gunter transferred out. That is going to hurt more than having to find replacements for all the other players combined as he was on the All-Sun Belt team and was a huge motor for the defense.

The Chanticleers are a defensive nightmare and are a team that has not really looked like they would be able to improve on the defensive side of the ball. Not to mention the offense is relying on a sophomore quarterback to help guide them to wins. Look for those two problems to be too much for the Chanticleers who are unable to do much offensively in this game to win. Final Score Prediction, Eastern Michigan Eagles win and cover ATS 35-14.

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