Troy at Appalachian State: 11/28/20 College Football Picks and Prediction

Defensively, Troy is allowing their opponents to average 24.3 ppg on 393.6 total yards per game (228.0 passing yds/g; 165.6 rushing yds/g).

The Appalachian State Mountaineers had their 5-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 6-2 (4-1 Sun Belt) on the season after being defeated by the 15th ranked Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, 34-23, this past Saturday. Appalachian State gave Coastal Carolina all they could handled and had a lead early in the 4th quarter, however, the offense couldn’t come up with a big play late and the Chanticleers were able to seal the victory after a 38-yard pick six gave Coastal Carolina a double-digit lead with just 1:20 left in the game. Appalachian State outgained Coastal Carolina by a 415-369 margin however, lost the turnover battle by a 3-1 margin in the loss. Leading the way for the Mountaineers was RB Camerun Peoples who had 178 rushing yards & 1 TD on 27 carries.

On the season, Appalachian State is averaging 31.0 ppg on 445.4 total yards per game (191.1 passing yds/g; 254.3 rushing yds/g). Offensively, Appalachian State has been led by RB duo trio of Daetrich Harrington (106 att, 595 yards, 7 TD), Camerun Peoples (97 att, 544 yards, 5 TD), and Marcus Williams Jr. (49 att, 350 yards, 2 TD). QB Zac Thomas has completed 65.3% of his passes 1,496 yards, 13 TD, & 8 INT. The top receiving threats for the Mountaineers have been Thomas Hennigan (27 rec, 407 yards, TD), Malik Williams (28 rec, 370 yards, 2 TD), and Christian Wells (14 rec, 220 yards, 4 TD).

Defensively, Appalachian State is holding their opponents to an average of 19.0 ppg on 330.3 total yards per game (187.1 passing yds/g; 143.1 rushing yds/g).

The Trojans are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 0-4 ATS s. a team with a winning record. The Mountaineers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss, however, are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall.

Troy seems to be heading in the wrong direction as of late, losing 3 of their last 4 games, however, this is a team that does have some solid offensive talent and did pick up a nice 38-10 won on the road at Arkansas State earlier this season. Appalachian State is the better team, however, this is a team that always seems to struggles covering big spreads and as I think the Mountaineers might come out a bit flat after their tough lost against Coastal Carolina last week, I think Troy does enough in this one to cover with the points. Good Luck!