The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and App State Mountaineers will face off in the Sun Belt Conference on Saturday. The Mountaineers are 4-2 on the season so far and will try to push the Chanticleers under the .500 mark for the season. Here, I take a closer look at this game and make my Coastal Carolina vs App State prediction.
Our Coastal Carolina vs App State Pick
- Pick: Coastal Carolina +10.5
- Confidence: ★★★☆☆
Game Snapshot
- Matchup: Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
- Date & Time: Saturday, October 18, 2025, 3:30 PM ET
- Venue: Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC
- Broadcast: ESPN+
Coastal Carolina vs App State Odds
| Odds | Line |
|---|---|
| Spread | Appalachian State –10.5 |
| Moneyline | Appalachian State –425, Coastal Carolina +320 |
| Total | 48.5 |
Key Storylines
- Home field matters for App State: Boone is a tough environment late in the year and App State is undefeated at home this season. They are heavy favorites to stay that way after this conference matchup against the Chanticleers.
- Coastal’s big opportunity: The Chanticleers are 3–3 this season and could move above the .500 mark with an upset win in this game. The Chanticleers do have a road win in conference play over South Alabama and will try to get another one in this matchup.
- Sun Belt standings: These teams are jockeying for position in the Sun Belt East division. Both teams have taken a loss in conference play already and are looking up at 3-0 James Madison in the league standings. A win here would be huge for either team, while the loser will fall two games behind the Dukes in the loss column with time running out to catch them.
Quarterback Play
Appalachian State’s offense has averaged 26.3 points per game and 422 yards of total offense. AJ Swann is their starting quarterback and he enters this game with six touchdown passes and six interceptions for the year.
Coastal Carolina had three different players throw passes in their win over UL Monroe last week. None of them were all that effective and the Chanticleers will likely not have any clearly defined answers at that position in this game either.
Betting Trends & H2H
- App State is 3-3 against the spread this season.
- Coastal Carolina is 2-4 against the spread going into this game.
- The Chanticleers are 1-4-1 on over/unders entering this week’s game.
- App State is 3-3 on their over/unders through six games.
- App State holds a 7-4 lead in their all-time series against Coastal Carolina.
Coastal Carolina vs App State Model Projection
Score Projection: Appalachian State 31 – Coastal Carolina 24
Win Probability: Appalachian State 78%, Coastal Carolina 22%
Final Thoughts
Appalachian State enters this game as a firm favorite for good reason. The quarterback situation for Coastal Carolina is a huge mess and that is likely to prevent them from winning this game on the road. But I am going to take the points with the Chanticleers here, as their defense should do just enough to keep this game respectable on Saturday afternoon in Boone.
