Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 9/5/2026 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026

Location: Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, WV

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Mountaineers (-22.0)

Total/Over-Under: 55.5

Milan Puskar Stadium is where the West Virginia Mountaineers (4-8 last season) will attempt to beat the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-7 last year) on Saturday, September 5, 2026. West Virginia opens this game as 22-point favorites. The over/under is 55.5.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers ended the year with a 6-7 mark. The last time they took the field, the Chanticleers took the field against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and ended up losing by a score of 23-14. On the ground, the Chanticleers gave up 181 yds on 47 tries, which is an average of 3.9 yds per rush allowed. Coastal Carolina gave up 9 completions on 19 tries for a total of 114 yards, and a completion rate of 47.4%. In all, they ran 74 plays for 356 yards. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers ran the rock 25 times and recorded 45 yds, which had them averaging 1.8 yards per tote.

Regarding putting points on the board, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers were sitting at 22.2 points per game. As a unit they averaged 155.8 yards in the run game, ranking them 70th in the nation. The Chanticleers had 4,230 total yards for the prior year. Coastal Carolina totaled 16 passing touchdowns and 16 rushing touchdowns. Coastal Carolina accumulated 225 1st downs as a team, and they committed 90 infractions for 749 yds. They surrendered the ball 23 times.

The Chanticleers sat in 125th in D-1 in terms of team defense, allowing 33.1 PPG. They allowed 5.1 yards per run and 208.0 rushing yards per contest last season. For the year, they gave up 2,704 rushing yards through 13 games. Concerning yards through the air, the Chanticleers gave up 3,065 yds which put them in 107th in D-1. During their 13 games played, they gave up 235.8 yards per contest through the air in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 62.3%. They granted 443.8 yards/game which had them ranked 132nd in the country. They gave up 25 throwing touchdowns in addition to 23 rushing touchdowns.

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The Mountaineers ended the year with a 4-8 record. When they last stepped on the gridiron, the Mountaineers took a loss by a final score of 49-0 when they played the Texas Tech Red Raiders. West Virginia rushed the ball for 1.7 yds per carry, finishing with 37 yards on 22 attempts. The Mountaineers finished with a total of 180 yds and they ran 54 plays (3.3 yards per play). The Mountaineers pass defense allowed a completion rate of 72.5%, relinquishing 384 yards on 29 for 40 passing. West Virginia conceded 54 running attempts for 188 yds (3.5 yards per rush).

When looking at how much they scored, the Mountaineers ranked 110th in the nation with an average of 21.8 points per contest. The West Virginia Mountaineers averaged 349.5 yards per game, which had them sitting 96th in the country. The West Virginia offense compiled 672 yards of penalties on 70 infractions, which ranked 93rd in college football in terms of hurting your team. They tossed 11 interceptions while surrendering 7 fumbles and they recorded 226 1st downs. For the previous season, the Mountaineers had a total of 2,267 yards through the air as well as averaging 188.9 passing yards per game, which ranked 103rd in Division 1. They averaged 160.6 yards per game via the ground game and toted the ball for 1,927 yards for last year.

The Mountaineers conceded 30.8 PPG, which had them sitting 114th in the country. West Virginia allowed the opposition a total of 1,726 rushing yards (143.8 yards per game) in addition to 16 touchdowns via the rush last season. They allowed 28 touchdowns from the passing game and 265.4 yards/outing, which had them ranked 129th in Division 1. The Mountaineers defense took the field for 869 plays, which had them ranked 84th in D-1. They tallied 10 fumbles recovered and 11 picks over the course of last year. Over the course of the season, they relinquished 370 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Chanticleers/Mountaineers college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Mountaineers -22.0

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