There are probably few people - if any - who think Coastal Carolina has a chance to beat South Carolina in each teams’ college football opener Saturday.

And that makes plenty of sense.

However, I believe the Chanticleers have an opportunity to come out of this game with reason for optimism if, only if, they can do this one thing: cover the spread.

The Gamecocks are nearly 30-point favorites (most spreads I’ve seen are 29 1/2). That’s more than four touchdowns. Yes, FOUR touchdowns.

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