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Coastal Carolina vs. James Madison
Point-Spread: JMU -9.5
O/U Total: 62.5
Implied Score: JMU 36 – CC 26.5
Weather: 54 degrees / 0% rain / 5 mph winds
Coastal Carolina:
Top Play(s) – QB Ethan Vasko ($7,100) This is a committee backfield and the leading wide receiver for Coastal has just 18% of the target share so having a wide receiver or running back from the Chants isn’t a necessity. Vasko is the centerpiece of the CCU offense with over 1,200 total yards of offense and almost 50% of the team’s total touchdowns. James Madison’s strength on defense is against the pass, allowing just 13.4 FPPG to quarterbacks, but haven’t faced the stiffest of competition this season. Against Jacolby Criswell – similar talent level to Vasko – scored 28 fantasy points in his matchup with JMU.
Fade – RB Simeon Price ($4,600) Not sure why Coastal keeps trotting out Simeon Price over Braydon Bennett and Christian Washington. The Miss St. transfer is averaging just 2.7 yards per carry in three games while every other Coastal running back on the roster essentially is averaging over five yards per attempt.
Bargain Bin – WR Cameron Wright ($3,400) We’ll have to check why Wright only played 38% of snaps last week vs. Old Dominion because that was a season-low despite 148 receiving yards with a touchdown in the win. The 6-foot-4 Memphis transfer is second on the team in targets (21) and routes run.
Pivot Play – RB Braydon Bennett ($5,000) over Christian Washington ($4,100) Washington holds the edge in most statistical categories over Bennett, but a lot of which due to playing in two more games. In the two games that Bennett was fully healthy, though, he was on the field about 10% more than Washington. This is a 3-way split backfield against a solid run defense, so no need to have any CCU running back in a lineup, but that could end up being a slight edge.
Best of the Rest – WR Jameson Tucker ($5,100) Third on the team lead with 15 targets and first in routes run. Five receivers have scored more than 13 fantasy points vs. James Madison this season, and average around 25% above their seasonal PPG when facing the Dukes. WR Tray Taylor ($4,400) is tied with Wright for the team lead in targets (21) but played just 44% of the snaps vs. Old Dominion. Not sure why both Senika McKie and Malick Meiga were on the field more last Saturday. This could be a week for either TE Cane Berrong ($3,300) or Kendall Karr ($3,500) to have a big week. Berrong was targeted four times last week with a touchdown. JMU has allowed three tight ends already to score 15 or more fantasy points against them.
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James Madison:
Top Play(s) – QB Alonza Barnett III ($9,200) No. 1 QB on the slate and for good reason, now with 140 fantasy points scored over the last three games. The only clunker that Barnett had this season was scoring just 7 fantasy points in a game vs. Gardner-Webb where the entire JMU offense was sleepwalking. Coastal actually ranks 22nd in pass D success rate, but just allowed 32 fantasy points last week to a QB making his first-career start.
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