The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (3-0) and the Georgia State Panthers (0-3) meet Thursday at Center Parc Stadium for both teams’ Sun Belt Conference opener. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia State school odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Chanticleers enter with 3 wins in 3 outings, going 1-1-1 ATS with a pair of Over results against two FBS opponents. Coach Jamie Chadwell’s team pushed at most shops in a 38-26 home win over Buffalo Saturday.
The Panthers lead the all-time series 3-2. Oddly enough, the home side is 0-5 straight-up (SU) in all 5 previous meetings, including last season’s 42-40 win by Georgia State in Conway Nov. 13, 2021.
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Coastal Carolina at Georgia State odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:15 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Coastal Carolina -130 (bet $130 to win $100) | Georgia State +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Against the spread (ATS): Coastal Carolina -2.5 (-105) | Georgia State +2.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 61.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Coastal Carolina at Georgia State picks and predictions
Prediction
Coastal Carolina 37, Georgia State 31
Money line
COASTAL CAROLINA (-130) is the play here. Why go against tradition?
It’s odd that in 5 all-time meetings the road team has won each time, but it is set up for the 6th outing to go exactly that way here. CCU is unbeaten at 3-0 SU, while Georgia State is winless in 3 tries.
Against the spread
COASTAL CAROLINA -2.5 (-105) is worth playing here, especially since the line is under a flat three. However, to put in a sweat here, Georgia State can move the ball despite being winless. It came up short in a 42-41 loss at home to Charlotte last weekend, and 35-28 against North Carolina 2 weeks ago.
The Panthers rank 17th in the nation with 231.3 rushing yards per game, and they go for a healthy 444.7 total yards per contest and 27.7 PPG. The problem for GSU is that it cannot get defensive stops, and it has allowed 424.7 total yards per game and a ridiculous 37.3 PPG.
Over/Under
The OVER 61.5 (-112) is the play in Thursday’s Sun Belt Fun Belt action.
While Coastal has cashed the Under in 5 straight on the road, the Over is 6-1 in its previous 7 on the road against losing teams and it’s 18-5 in the previous 23 in September.
For Georgia State, the Over has hit in 4 of its last 5 Thursday appearances.
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