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The Georgia State Panthers (3-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) visit the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (2-1, 0-0) Thursday. Kickoff from Brooks Stadium is at 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Georgia State vs. Coastal Carolina odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Georgia State comes into this game on a heater. The Panthers have yet to score fewer than 35 points in any game this season while only allowing more than 25 points once. The Panthers have cashed the Over in all 3 outings and the only game they failed to cover the spread was in Week 1 as 18-point favorites in a 42-35 victory vs. Rhode Island.
Coastal Carolina suffered a 27-13 loss to UCLA as a 15.5-point underdog in its opener but has won each of its last 2 outings. The Chanticleers have come on strong the past 2 weeks, winning by a total of 96-23 and covering as favorites in both games. They picked up a 66-7 victory over Duquesne as 34.5-point favorites last time out on Saturday.
While Coastal Carolina has already played a challenging opponent in UCLA, this will be the first true test for Georgia State in the early season.
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Georgia State at Coastal Carolina odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 10:14 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Georgia State +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Coastal Carolina -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Georgia State +6.5 (-102) | Coastal Carolina -6.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 62.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Georgia State at Coastal Carolina picks and predictions
Prediction
Coastal Carolina 31, Georgia State 27
Moneyline
AVOID.
QB Grayson McCall is not having his prototypical season for the Chanticleers, but he has still been effective under new coach Todd Beck. Coastal Carolina (-275) will be able to control the pace and squeeze the life out of Georgia State, but this line is too steep to wager.
Against the spread
BET GEORGIA STATE +6.5 (-102), although if you wait until closer to kickoff you might get this at +7, which would be even better.
The Panthers have been dominating opponents this season. While Coastal Carolina is far better than its previous opponents, it should not be a nearly a full-touchdown underdog.
Both teams will look to run the ball heavily and this will limit the possessions, which makes a large spread less likely to cover.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 62.5 (-110).
Neither Coastal Carolina nor Georgia State have been giving up many points on defense this season. While both squads have solid offenses, their strengths are the run game and this will shorten the game much like a matchup of service academies.
Despite CCU scoring 66 Saturday against Duquesne, this was the only game in which it has cashed the Over. The defense should perform well at home once again and limit the Panthers offense enough to keep this game Under.
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