The Georgia Southern Eagles (3-1, 0-0 Sun Belt) and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4-0, 1-0) meet Saturday at Brooks Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Georgia Southern vs. Coastal Carolina odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Kickoff for the Eagles and Chanticleers was originally supposed to be 4 p.m. ET, but the game was pushed back slightly due to the impacts of Hurricane Ian. It allows Georgia Southern a few more hours of travel time due to the difficulties.
Georgia Southern heads into its Sun Belt opener with an impressive win at Nebraska on its resume, as well as a win over Ball State last weekend. It won’t be fazed by the change in kick time.
Coastal Carolina eased past a good Georgia State team on the road to take its conference opener, 41-24. That was its first cover since its opening-game win over Army Sept. 3. The Over is 3-1 to date for the Chants.
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Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:08 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Georgia Southern +275 (bet $100 to win $275) | Coastal Carolina -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Georgia Southern +9.5 (-110) | Coastal Carolina -9.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 64.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
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Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina picks and predictions
Prediction
Coastal Carolina 35, Georgia Southern 32
Moneyline
Coastal Carolina (-350) should be able to do enough on the teal turf at Brooks Stadium to get the win in this Sun Belt matchup, but it is going to be a 1-score game and it might come down to who has the ball last. A field goal at the buzzer wouldn’t be shocking to decide things.
PASS.
Against the spread
GEORGIA SOUTHERN +9.5 (-110) catching more than a field goal in this game is a gift. Take advantage. This Eagles team can move the ball with QB Kyle Vantrease under center, scoring 39.8 PPG. The offense averages 509.5 total yards per game, too, ranking 9th in the country.
Coastal Carolina can also fill up the stat sheet, posting 37.0 PPG, so expect plenty of points and a close game.
Over/Under
The OVER 64.5 (-115) is a strong play.
While the long-term trends point to the Under for Georgia Southern, the Eagles have cashed the Over in 2 of their 4 games, going for 34 or more points in 3 of their outings.
The Over is 4-1 in the past 5 games overall for Coastal Carolina and 9-3 in its last 12 home games. The Over is also 5-2 in the past 7 games for the Chants against teams with a winning overall record.
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