Georgia State Panthers vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/21/2023

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Thursday, September 21, 2023

Venue:  Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  GA State +6.5, CCU -6.5; Over/Under:  62.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  GA State +6.5, CCU -6.5; Over/Under:  63 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  GA State +6.5, CCU -6.5; Over/Under:  63 points

Georgia State Panthers:  3-0 (0-0) (3rd place, Sun Belt East)

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  2-1 (0-0) (6th place, Sun Belt East)

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Georgia State Panthers:  won their last game on the road against the Charlotte 49ers 41-25.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  won their last game at home against the Duquesne Dukes 66-7.

Georgia State is entering this game with a 3-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 2-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Charlotte 41-25. Darren Grainger was the starting QB and he completed 27/33 passes for 466 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Marcus Carroll led the team in rushing yards with 67 and 1 TD. Robert Lewis led the receivers with 220 receiving yards on 6 receptions and 2 TDs. TyGee Leach led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while Jeremiah Johnson, Kevin Swint, Josiah Robinson, and Gavin Pringle each led the defense in sacks with 1. Gavin Pringle came away with the only interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Coastal Carolina is entering this game with a 2-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 2-0 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Duquesne 66-7. Grayson McCall was the starting QB and he completed 12/16 passes for 169 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Braydon Bennett led the team in rushing yards with 58 and 1 TD. Kyre Duplessis led the receivers with 64 receiving yards on 1 reception and 1 TD. Dre Pinckney led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one. Tobias Fletcher, JT Killen, and Keonte Lusk each came away with 1 interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Coastal Carolina listed as a 6.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Coastal Carolina has gotten off to a rough start this season but they looked a lot better against their FCS opponent last week and will be able to build on that here. Now their conference play is starting and they open up the conference schedule with a home game. Georgia State has played really well in their first 3 games of the season and they pulled off a big road win against Charlotte in their last game. Charlotte isn't great though so that road win doesn't have much weight on it and this is going to be a bit of a let down spot for them since the program has never started a season 3-0 in their history. Coastal Carolina has a really good offense under Grayson McCall and they are going to pick apart this Georgia State defense at home here. Coastal Carolina is also going to be extra motivated since they haven't looked good to start the season so this is their chance to send a message to the rest of the conference that they are ready to compete for the title again. The best way to place a bet here is on Coastal Carolina to cover the spread in this game. 

Georgia State Coastal Carolina Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Thursday, September 21, 2023 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Coastal Carolina 37 Georgia State 27.

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Georgia State Panthers: 10-3 ATS in road games. 10-3 ATS after 1 or more consecutive straight up wins. 13-4 UNDER after a game where they committed no turnovers. 27-19 UNDER after playing a game where 60 total points or more were scored.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: 1-8 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points. 6-11 ATS against conference opponents. 13-22 ATS off 1 or more straight overs. 7-1 UNDER in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 63. 7-2 UNDER as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points. 

Georgia State Panthers:  K. Byrd (TE) Ques Thurs - Undisclosed.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers:  None.

"I'm really proud of our football team for the first 3-0 start in school history. I thought our throwing game was really on point tonight. We took advantage of some things we saw. We've got some really special receivers who made some plays, and Darren made some great throws. We couldn't really get our ground game going, but our passing game really took over." - Shawn Elliott after his team’s win against Charlotte in their last game. 

“I also know we didn’t play well in the teal helmets either until last week (a 66-7 win over Duquesne). I think we’re getting rid of some of the omens, so to speak.” - Tim Beck on his team coming into this game against GA State.

WR Lewis, Robert 

WR Credle, Ja'Cyais 

WR Williams, Tailique 

TE Byrd, Kris 

QB Grainger, Darren 

RB Carroll, Marcus 

WR Pinckney, Sam 

WR Mobley, Tyson 

WR Brown, Jared 

TE Karr, Kendall 

QB McCall, Grayson 

RB White, Reese

Passing: D. Grainger (803)

Rushing: M. Carroll (358)

Receiving: R. Lewis (347)

Touchdowns: M. Carroll (7)

Passing: G. McCall (708)

Rushing: J. Brown (95)

Receiving: S. Pinckney (244)

Touchdowns: B. Bennett (2)

Coaches:

Georgia State Panthers: Shawn Elliott (7th season)

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: Tim Beck (1st season)