The Eastern Michigan Eagles (-5.5) will get the 2019 season underway against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (+5.5) at Brooks Stadium. The daytime matchup kicks off at 3:30 p.m. ET and ESPN+ is scheduled to broadcast the action.
Betting Preview: Eastern Michigan Eagles at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
In this Saturday matchup, Eastern Michigan is tabbed as the favorite and is currently giving up 5.5 points. The Eagles are also receiving -235 moneyline odds while the Chanticleers are +185. Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) at 54.5 points, and if one program can create a bunch of points early, it would likely create a decent in-game betting opportunity.
The game’s total has been driven upward after originally being set at 54. The opening line (5.5) has remained consistent.
Against the spread (ATS) last year, the Eagles went 8-5. The under hit in nine of those games while the over cashed three times. The Chanticleers compiled an ATS record of 5-7 with an O/U record of 5-5-1.
The Chanticleers were 5-7 straight up (SU) last year while the Eagles went 7-6 in 2018. Against conference competition, the Eagles went 5-3 SU while the Chanticleers were 2-6 SU versus Sun Belt programs. The Eagles went 2-2 SU against teams from outside the conference and the Chanticleers were 3-1 SU against such competition.
The Eagles produced 207.1 passing yards per game and 175.0 rushing yards per game versus their eight MAC opponents last year. The team managed to put up 27.1 points per game against those opponents while giving up 21.0 per contest. When facing non-conference schools, they averaged 28.3 points-for and 24.0 points-against, in addition to 271.5 pass yards per game and 98.3 rush yards per contest.
In games featuring non-conference foes in 2018, the Chanticleers passed for 184.8 yards per game and ran for 258.5 per game on their way to 36.0 points per outing. When playing just SBC opponents, the offense managed 22.0 points per game by averaging 178.6 passing yards and 168.8 rushing yards. The Chanticleers defense allowed 26.8 PPG to non-conference foes and 36.4 to SBC teams.
Eastern Michigan Eagles at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Bedding Prediction
SU Winner: Eastern Michigan, ATS Winner: Eastern Michigan, O/U: Over
Betting Trends
- The Eastern Michigan offense allowed 39 sacks last season. Their defense created 26 sacks.
- Coastal Carolina offense gave up 37 sacks last year. Their defense was able to sack opposing signal-callers on 19 occasions.
