Louisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - Independence Bowl

The Independence Bowl features a matchup of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (who are 9.5-point favorites) and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on December 30, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The Bulldogs' most recent contest was versus the Missouri State Bears, and they won by a score of 42-30.

The Chanticleers lost to the James Madison Dukes, 59-10, in their last contest.

Louisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina Predictions

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, computer-derived against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Bulldogs (- 9.5)
• Pick OU: Under (51.5)
  
• Prediction: Bulldogs 28 - Chanticleers 15

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Louisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina Moneylines

Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Bulldogs-Chanticleers game.

• Louisiana Tech Moneyline: -341
• Coastal Carolina Moneyline: +271

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Louisiana Tech Betting Insights

• Louisiana Tech has won five of the eight games it was favored on the moneyline this season (62.5%).
• Louisiana Tech has played in three games as a moneyline favorite with odds of -341 or shorter and won them all.
• The Bulldogs 12 games this season have gone over this contest's total of 51.5 points five times.
• The Bulldogs have an average point total of 48 in their outings this year, 3.5 fewer points than this game's over/under.
• The Bulldogs are the 77th-highest scoring team in college football this year. The Chanticleers have scored the 106th-most points.

Coastal Carolina Betting Insights

• Coastal Carolina has won four of the 10 games it has played as an underdog this season.
• Coastal Carolina is 2-4 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +271 or more on the moneyline.
• Coastal Carolina has played nine games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 51.5 points.
• The average over/under for Coastal Carolina's matchups this season is 53, 1.5 more points than this game's total.

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Key Stats for Louisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina

• The Bulldogs are compiling 364.4 yards per game on offense (85th in the FBS), and they rank 68th on defense with 376.3 yards allowed per game.
• On offense, Louisiana Tech ranks 67th in the FBS with 27.7 points per game. Meanwhile, the team's defense ranks 38th in points allowed (376.3 points allowed per contest).
• The Chanticleers have lots of room to get better, as they rank 20th-worst in total yards per game (322) and fourth-worst in total yards allowed per game (456.7).
• Coastal Carolina has not been getting things done defensively, ranking ninth-worst with 33.9 points given up per game. It has been more effective offensively, regstering 22.8 points per contest (103rd-ranked).