Coastal Carolina vs Georgia State Prediction Football Picks 9-21-23

The Georgia State Panthers and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers meet in week 4 college football action from Brooks Stadium on Thursday night.

Panthers Beat Charlotte To Stay Unbeaten

The Georgia State Panthers picked up a big win over Charlotte in their last game by a final score of 41-25 to improve their record to 3-0 on the year. Darren Grainger has thrown for 803 yards and 6 touchdowns on 73.4% passing while also rushing for 216 yards and a pair of touchdowns as well. Marcus Carroll’s logged 358 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns while Robert Lewis leads Georgia State’s receivers with 17 grabs for 347 yards and 4 touchdowns. Tailique Williams also has 9 grabs for 203 yards and a pair of scores. On defense, Jontrey Hunter has a team-high 20 total tackles while Gavin Pringle has a pair of interceptions. As a team, Georgia State has 7 sacks and 4 interceptions this season.

Georgia State Panthers Team Facts

Georgia State has lost each of its last eight September games as an underdog.
Georgia State has covered the spread in 10 of its last 11 road games against conference opponents.
Georgia State has won the first half in five of its last six road games against conference opponents.
Georgia State has won the first quarter in each of its last four games against conference opponents.
Each of Georgia State's last six Thursday games against non-AP-ranked teams have gone OVER the total points line.

Coastal Demolishes Duquesne

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers took out some frustration on the Duquesne Dukes, defeating the FCS foe by a final score of 66-7. Grayson McCall has thrown for 708 yards, 4 touchdowns and 2 INTs on 69% passing while Jared Brown has a team-high 95 rushing yards and Braydon Bennett has 90 rushing yards with a pair of rushing TDs. Sam Pinckney leads Coastal Carolina’s receiving group with 15 catches for 244 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Jared Brown has a team-high 17 receptions for 187 yards. On defense, Shane Bruce has a team-high 17 total tackles while Clayton Isbell has 3 interceptions. Coastal Carolina’s defense as a who has 4 sacks and 6 interceptions this season.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Team Facts

Coastal Carolina has won each of its last 11 home games in September.
Coastal Carolina has covered the spread in seven of its last eight September games against non-AP-ranked teams.
Coastal Carolina has won the first half in each of its last four Thursday games against conference opponents.
Coastal Carolina has won the first quarter in four of its last five games against conference opponents.
Each of Coastal Carolina's last three games against conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

Coastal Carolina ranked T4th among FBS teams for Q1 win percentage last season (.692).
Coastal Carolina ranked 11th among FBS teams for Q1 points per game last season (9.1).
Georgia State was one of only two FBS teams to lose 5+ games when leading after Q1 last season.
Georgia State was one of only six FBS teams to lose 4+ games when leading after Q1 last season.

Chris’ Pick

I get why Coastal would be favored at home here, but the problem here is that I’m not sold on the Chanticleers so far this season outside of Grayson McCall. Georgia State’s had some issues defensively, and there’s going to be points in this game, but Georgia State’s offense has been electric to this point and I just think we’re getting points with what I feel is the slightly better team, in a game that I think is going to be back and forth with a lot of scoring. Give me Georgia State and the points.