The Georgia State Panthers (4-5, 3-2 Sun Belt) visit the No. 21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-1, 4-1) Saturday at Brooks Stadium in Conway, S.C. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Georgia State at Coastal Carolina odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Panthers played Louisiana tough on the road last week as they fell 21-17 and covered a 13.5-point number. Georgia State is 3-1 SU/4-0 ATS across its last four, getting themselves right back in the hunt for a bowl bid.
The Chanticleers pecked out a 28-8 win in the rain at Georgia Southern last week, beginning life after QB Grayson McCall, who may be done for the season due to a shoulder injury. The offense had a different look behind the play of QB Bryce Carpenter as they rushed for 220 yards and had just 85 yards through the air.
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Georgia State at Coastal Carolina odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Georgia State +320 (bet $100 to win $320) | Coastal Carolina -420 (bet $420 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Georgia State +10.5 (-112) | Coastal Carolina -10.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 51.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Georgia State at Coastal Carolina odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Coastal Carolina 27, Georgia State 24
Money line
Coastal Carolina still has some impressive offense pieces, but the loss of McCall is a huge one as it changes the complexion of the team. The weather conditions in Statesboro last week might have created a need for a more ground-based attack, but I don’t like what I saw from the Chants one bit.
Georgia State is 0-11 SU all-time against ranked teams, so an outright win is not likely.
PASS and look to the spread.
Against the spread
GEORGIA STATE +10.5 (-112) has been on a roll lately, and I wouldn’t be shocked in the least to see the Panthers win this one outright. That’s how well they’ve been playing lately, and QB Darren Grainger is from Conway, S.C., so this will be a homecoming and he’ll look to show the Chanticleers what they missed by not recruiting him. The chip on the shoulder aspect is always nice.
The Panthers have covered four straight overall, four straight on the road, and five of their last six against winning teams. The road team is also a perfect 4-0 ATS in the last four in this series.
Over/Under
The UNDER 51.5 (-105) is the lean, but only with a small-unit play.
I’d like to see Carpenter under center a little more as a starter this season, and a home game with ideal weather conditions will give us a better understanding of what he brings to the table. We’ve seen him plenty in the past, before the rise of McCall. CCU ran a lot last week, perhaps due to the rain, and the pass game wasn’t sharp at all.
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