At 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, the Virginia Cavaliers (2-1) take on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (3-0).
The Cavaliers are favored, but by less than a touchdown (-3.5), against the Chanticleers. The over/under for this matchup is 53 points.
Keep reading to check out our betting primer for this season, and uncover all of our predictions here, too!
Virginia -3.5 vs. Coastal Carolina
Virginia vs. Coastal Carolina Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Cavaliers (-3.5)
- Moneyline: Cavaliers (-172), Chanticleers (+142)
- Total: 53 points
Virginia vs. Coastal Carolina Betting Stats and Info
The Cavaliers have won once against the spread (in three opportunities). The Cavaliers have won all one game against the spread when favored by 3.5 points or more. Virginia has been moneyline favorites three times this season, and sports a 2-1 record in those games. Coastal Carolina has won twice against the spread this season (2-1-0). When underdogs by 3.5 points or more, the Chanticleers have covered the spread in all one game. This will be the second time this year Coastal Carolina is an underdog on the moneyline. The Chanticleers won the first one.
Virginia vs. Coastal Carolina Key Players
Virginia Cavaliers
- Anthony Colandrea has thrown for 901 yards while completing 68.9% of his passes (71-for-103), with five touchdowns and four interceptions (300.3 yards per game). He’s also carried the ball 32 times for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
- Kobe Pace has run for a team-leading 153 yards (51.0 per game) and one touchdown. He also has 72 receiving yards on nine catches .
- Xavier Brown has 122 rushing yards on 24 attempts.
- Malachi Fields has 20 catches (30 targets) and paces his team with 284 receiving yards (94.7 ypg).
- Trell Harris’ stat line this year reveals 13 catches for 201 yards and two touchdowns. He averages 67.0 receiving yards per game and has been targeted 18 times.
- Tyler Neville is averaging 43.3 yards per game, with eight catches for 130 yards and two touchdowns.
- Antonio Clary has put together an impressive stat line to lead the team in sacks and total tackles, piling up 1.0 sack, 1.0 TFL and 17 tackles.
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
- Ethan Vasko has 512 passing yards (170.7 per game), three touchdowns and one interception. He also has 190 rushing yards on 34 carries with one touchdown.
- Christian Washington has churned out a team-best 206 rushing yards (68.7 per game) and four touchdowns.
- Tray Taylor has grabbed six passes for a team-high 132 yards and one touchdown. He has been targeted 12 times, and averages 44.0 yards per game.
- Jameson Tucker has added seven catches for 110 yards and one touchdown this season. He has been targeted 10 times, and averages 36.7 receiving yards.
- Malick Meiga is averaging 26.3 receiving yards per game, racking up three receptions (three targets) for 79 yards.
- Tray Brown has 2.5 sacks to lead the team, and has also added 2.0 TFL and three tackles.
- Shane Bruce’s nine tackles and 1.0 TFL mean he’s the team’s leading tackler.
- In terms of picks, Matthew McDoom leads the team with one interception this season and has added one pass defended.