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CFB · Saturday 3 October
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina Final Score: Georgia Southern Win 31-24
Final: Georgia Southern Eagles 31, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 24, Saturday 3 October at Brooks Stadium (SC).
Our call lost. Before the game this page said: “Our number has Coastal Carolina by 2.2. At +2.5, take Coastal Carolina.” Coastal Carolina +2.5 lost: Coastal Carolina lost by 7.
What decided it
Georgia Southern won the first quarter by 10. Georgia Southern turned the ball over 0 times to Coastal Carolina’s 2, and gained 407 yards to 370.
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern Eagles | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
The last DraftKings line ESPN holds for the game is GASO -2.5, with a total of 53.5. Georgia Southern covered as the favourite. The 55 points went over the total.
What comes next
Georgia Southern plays next against the App State Mountaineers on Saturday 31 October. Coastal Carolina plays next at the Georgia State Panthers on Saturday 31 October.
The prediction, as published before the game
Everything below is the page as it stood before the game, kept unchanged as the record. It was titled “Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina Best Pick, Prediction and Odds”.
Our number has Coastal Carolina by 2.2. At +2.5, take Coastal Carolina.
Georgia Southern is a 2.5-point favourite at Coastal Carolina at DraftKings. It opened the other way, with Coastal Carolina favoured by 1.5. Our number is Coastal Carolina by 2.2. The gap is 4.7 points, and the threshold for a bet here is 3.
How the number is built
The method is one clause: our number is half the difference between the home team’s average margin at home and the visitor’s average margin on the road, against FBS teams only, 2025 and 2026 together.
Coastal Carolina is 3-3 at home against FBS teams over that span, losing by 9.8 points a game across 6 games. Georgia Southern is 2-6 on the road against FBS teams, losing by 14.25 a game across 8 games. The difference is 4.4 points in Coastal Carolina’s favour. Half of it is 2.2.
Both averages are negative. Coastal Carolina has lost at home by 9.8 a game, and Georgia Southern has lost on the road by more.
Georgia Southern on the road
Georgia Southern’s two road wins against FBS teams were close, 25-23 at App State and 24-19 at Marshall, both in 2025.
The six losses: 42-14 at Fresno State, 59-20 at USC, 35-10 at James Madison and 34-24 at Arkansas State in 2025, then 22-7 at Clemson and 31-27 at Jacksonville State this season. Four of the six were by 15 or more.
Coastal Carolina’s home results swing hard. It beat UL Monroe by 15, Marshall by 17 and Georgia State by 13 in 2025. It lost 38-0 to East Carolina and 59-10 to James Madison that season, and 34-17 to Liberty on 24 September.
2026 so far
Both teams are 1-3, and both are 0-3 against FBS teams. Georgia Southern has allowed 31.7 points a game in those three; Coastal Carolina has scored 18.3.
Georgia Southern’s one win was 31-0 over Charleston Southern, and Coastal Carolina’s was 45-7 over Fordham. Neither opponent is an FBS team.
This is a Sun Belt game, and the conference opener for both.
Last season
Georgia Southern went 7-6 in 2025 and lost by 4.4 a game. Coastal Carolina went 6-7 and lost by 10.9 a game.
Both played in the postseason. Georgia Southern beat App State 29-10 on 29 December, and Coastal Carolina lost 23-14 to Louisiana Tech on 30 December. The last meeting was on 15 November 2025 at Georgia Southern, which won 45-40.
The price
Coastal Carolina opened at -1.5 and is +2.5 now, read 28 September 2026 at 17:02 UTC at DraftKings via ESPN. That is a 4-point move toward Georgia Southern. Both sides are priced at -110.
The moneyline has Georgia Southern at -135 and Coastal Carolina at +114, from -108 and -112 at the open. With the margin removed, that prices Georgia Southern to win 55.1% of the time. ESPN’s FPI has Georgia Southern at 56.4%.
The move made this a bet. At the opening price, Coastal Carolina -1.5, the gap was 0.7.
Pick: Coastal Carolina +2.5
Coastal Carolina +2.5 at -110. The gap is 4.7 points against a 3-point threshold.
It rests on 14 games, split 6 and 8. Our number is small, 2.2 points, and most of the gap comes from the line moving past it.
What changes it
A line move back toward the open. At Coastal Carolina +1 the gap is 3.2 and the bet stands. At +0.5 it is 2.7, and the call becomes a pass.
Coastal Carolina’s six home margins run from +17 to -49. With that range, an average of -9.8 proves little. Availability is not stated on this page. Check the injury report before you bet.
The total
The total opened at 52.5 and is 54.5 now, over -105 and under -115.
Against FBS teams across 2025 and 2026, Georgia Southern’s games went over 54.5 in 10 of 15, and Coastal Carolina’s in 9 of 15. That is 19 of 30. This season 3 of the 6 went over: Georgia Southern’s produced 29, 58 and 70, and Coastal Carolina’s 55, 36 and 51.
Lean over 54.5. Nineteen of 30 is a lean, and not a bet.
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina, Saturday 3 October, 7:00 PM ET, Brooks Stadium, Conway. Prices: DraftKings via ESPN, read 28 September 2026, 17:02 UTC. Results: ESPN, read 28 September 2026. Nothing here states who is available.