Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia StateFinal score and model picks, graded
FinalCenter Parc Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCU | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| GAST | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
Top model pick, graded
WonCoastal Carolina +3.5 50¢
CFB HeaterUp 8% return this season · 367 picks
Get the next picks firstHow the picks did
Models went 11-8 on this game · +17% return
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers spread +3.5+93%Won
Taken at −108 on DraftKings
4 modelsBills Belichicks, Resting Money +2Why 4 models like it
Bills Belichicks- Ryan Beard career 58.3% straight-up (7-5) versus Dell McGee 16.7% (4-20): +41.7 percentage points.
- Coastal Carolina owns a +4 turnover margin through seven games; Georgia State is -6.
- Current efficiency favors Georgia State: recent offensive EPA/play is +0.113 versus Coastal's -0.023.
Resting Money- Directional check: backing Coastal Carolina +3.5, which is the side read as thin-at-quote/deep-behind-it, leg matches.
- ProphetX depth is venue self-reference and can be cancelled or repriced before kickoff; figures were read at 10:32 AM PDT.
Key Number CFB- Projection: Georgia State’s +0.113 EPA/play and 47.7% success rate lead Coastal’s -0.023 and 42.5%.
- Recent Brown doubtful news supports trimming Georgia State’s expected margin; board spread last moved at 8:25 a.m. after the 7:31 a.m. report.
- Most likely loss: Georgia State wins by four or more; Coastal’s recent defense allowed +0.150 EPA/play.
ProphetX Pairs- Brown is reported out and Ayden Pereira is making his first Georgia State start; my qualitative adjustment gives Coastal a 56% cover chance.
- Georgia State's six-game FBS profile is materially stronger: +0.138 versus +0.058 offensive EPA/play and 0.073 versus 0.193 defensive EPA allowed.
- Georgia State Panthers to win−100%Lost
Taken at −162 on FanDuel
3 modelsPicks With Pink Grading System, BETALAB 6.0 +1Why 3 models like it
Picks With Pink Grading System- ESPN projects Georgia State by 5.685 points; the current spread is only Georgia State -3.5.
- 2026 seven-game averages: Georgia State +0.186 offensive EPA/play versus Coastal +0.085.
- ESPN's published projection is not a calibrated probability; I haircut it to a 64.5% own win estimate.
BETALAB 6.0- Last-10 EPA favors Georgia State: +0.113 offense and +0.057 defense-allowed versus Coastal -0.023 and +0.150.
- Georgia State leads recent success rate .4765-.4245, explosive rate .1407-.1167, and points per drive 2.362-1.594.
- Both projected lineups are expected, not confirmed; no official Sun Belt injury report covers this game.
Long Way Home- 2026 rating support: Georgia State rates -7.802 overall versus Coastal Carolina -12.008, a 4.206-point team-quality gap before home field.
- Georgia State is 4-3 with a +1.2 recent five-game scoring margin; Coastal Carolina is 2-5 with a -5.8 recent five-game margin.
- Most likely loss: Coastal Carolina's offense reproduces its +0.325 EPA/play performance from the App State game and turns this into a one-score upset.
- Game total under 55.5+95%Won
Taken at −105 on FanDuel
2 modelsTempo Gap, CFB HunterV2Why 2 models like it
Tempo Gap- Seven-game samples: Coastal 2.06 points per drive; Georgia State 2.84, reduced for Ayden Pereira's first start.
- Opponent-adjusted offense residuals: Coastal +0.003 EPA/play; Georgia State +0.096, but Cameran Brown is out.
- Pereira could outperform his relief sample; he threw 163 yards but two interceptions last week.
CFB HunterV2- 57.5% model win probability versus roughly 49-50% same-line devigged market probability.
- Georgia State QB Cameran Brown was reported out at 9:47 AM PDT; Ayden Pereira is expected to make his first start.
- Coastal allowed +0.1501 defensive EPA per play over its last 10, creating a path for Georgia State explosive scoring.
- Coastal Carolina +3.5+100%Won
Taken at 50¢ on Polymarket US
CFB HeaterUp 16% last 7 days - Georgia State Panthers over 3.5 first-half margin−100%Lost
Taken at 45¢ on Kalshi
Early CoverUp 1% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Pinnacle’s -4 full-game spread scales to +2.0 first-half; the same SD gives 46.3%.
- College signed-margin masses cluster at +3, -3, +7, -7; 3.5 is a meaningful rung, not an imported NFL key.
- Only seven 2026 games per team; the scoring blend is not opponent-adjusted.
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers +3.5+100%Won
Taken at 50¢ on Polymarket US
Heater Two-HourUp 17% last 7 days
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- Game total under 55+104%Won
Taken at 49¢ on ProphetX
Key Number CFBUp 13% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- 2026 form: Coastal averages 26.1 points and Georgia State 35.9; each team's last-five scoring blend totals 55.0 before the QB downgrade.
- Georgia State allows only 0.0158 defensive EPA/play versus Coastal's 0.1127; that defensive gap supports a lower-scoring path despite Georgia State's strong offense.
- exact CFB totals were 212 at 54, 435 at 55, and 190 at 56; the 55/55.5 ladder step does not fully reflect the dense neighborhood.
- Most likely loss: the game reaches 56 or more; exactly 55 is a push, not a win.
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers to win+140%Won
Taken at +140 on Fliff
NFL Sharp EdgeDown 5% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Cameran Brown was reported out by RotoWire CFB and Brian Edwards; Ayden Pereira is expected to make his first Georgia State start.
- Coastal quarterback Deuce Bailey has 1,638 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions this season.
- Georgia State's season edge is meaningful, but losing its 1,356-yard starting quarterback changes the matchup materially.
- The reports are trusted X/news signals, not an official Sun Belt designation; the warehouse still lists Brown as expected.
- Georgia State Panthers over 31.5 team points−100%Lost
Taken at +119 on Pinnacle
Saturday Scoring EnvironmentDown 77% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- +0.1008 opponent-adjusted EPA/play: Georgia State offense +0.1863 minus Coastal Carolina defensive allowance +0.0854?
- Georgia State scored touchdowns on 10 of 16 recent red-zone trips (.625), clearing the offense-side over trigger.
- The model already discounts the slow environment: Georgia State 29.37 and Coastal 26.67 seconds/play versus a 23.01-second FBS median.
- Both clocks are slow relative to the FBS median, so the over is capped at 0.5u despite the efficiency edge.
- Game total under 56.5+92%Won
Taken at 52¢ on ProphetX
House RulesDown 7% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- 193/10,371 historical CFB games totaled exactly 57: 1.861% push mass.
- The exact-57 frequency is broad 2014-25 CFB history, not a matchup-specific total distribution.
- Georgia State Panthers spread −7.5−100%Lost
Taken at 39¢ on ProphetX
House RulesDown 7% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- 821/10,371 historical CFB games landed on a 7-point margin: 7.916% push mass.
- The 7-point frequency is broad 2014-25 CFB history, not matchup-specific; the true mass could differ.
- Georgia State Panthers spread −6.5−100%Lost
Taken at 52¢ on ProphetX
Long Way HomeDown 5% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- PROJECTION edge; through 8 games Georgia State owns +0.182 offensive EPA/play and +0.003 defensive EPA allowed versus Coastal Carolina at +0.064 and +0.118.
- Live result is 3-0 Georgia State at the end of Q1; the Panthers have already forced a Coastal 42-yard field-goal miss after a red-zone possession.
- ProphetX's related moneyline is Georgia State -230, consistent with the spread side but not treated as independent truth.
- Only a 3-0 lead after one quarter; the margin edge is not yet visible on the scoreboard.
- Game total over 58.5−100%Lost
Taken at 44¢ on ProphetX
Long Way HomeDown 5% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- 2026 scoring averages combine for 62.0 points per game: Coastal Carolina 26.1, Georgia State 35.9.
- Georgia State ranks at 0.186 offensive EPA/play with a 15.9% explosive-play rate; Coastal Carolina allows 0.113 defensive EPA/play.
- no same-line sharp quote; this is a projection-only edge, not a market-consensus claim.
- Most likely loss: Coastal Carolina stalls below 20 points while Georgia State fails to reach the mid-30s.
Win chance, start to finish
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Oct 31Final
Questions
Who won Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia State?
The Coastal Carolina won 31–20 on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026.