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NCAAF · October 31, 2026

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Georgia State Panthers Preview & Odds — October 31, 2026

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

1-5

Quarterback Deuce Bailey

Georgia State Panthers

3-3

Quarterback Cameran Brown

Saturday, October 31 · 2:00 PM ET

CCUOffense2026 regular season to dateGAST

60th+0.079

EPA/play

+0.14244th

95th44.4%

Success %

50.3%25th

91st23.0

PPG

32.034th

CCUDefenseGAST

121st+0.198

EPA/play allowed

+0.167109th

130th52.0%

Success % allowed

49.1%101st

93rd29.0

Opp PPG

28.790th

CCURecent formGAST

L@ Delaware 14-22Lvs Liberty 17-34Lvs Georgia Southern 24-31W@ Marshall 27-21Lvs App State 32-35

Resultsoldest to newest

L@ UCF 30-44Wvs Northern Illinois 35-14Wvs Old Dominion 42-10L@ James Madison 22-49L@ Arkansas State 32-38

2-5

Record

4-3

3-4

ATS

5-2

4-3

Over–under

5-2

CCUHome and roadseason to dateGAST

1-3

Home record

3-0

1-2

Road record

1-3

Home ATS

3-0

2-1

Road ATS

2-2

3-1

Home O/U

2-1

1-2

Road O/U

3-1

CCULast 10 gamesGAST

Game by game

2-5

Last 7

4-3

Net points

+69

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Rest & travelrest and travel

CCURest & travelGAST

15 days

Days of rest

7 days

309 mi497 km

Travel to the game

Home

Venue

Center Parc Stadium

About these numbers

2026 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (138 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.

Margin of each of the last 7 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Matchup preview

Coastal Carolina (1-5) visits Georgia State (3-3) on Saturday, October 31 at 2:00 PM ET.

Coastal Carolina has the 60th-ranked offense by EPA per play (expected points added per snap) and the 121st-ranked defense (ranks among the 138 teams with play-by-play data). Meanwhile, Georgia State has the 44th-ranked offense and the 109th-ranked defense. When Coastal Carolina has the ball, a 60th-ranked offense (+0.079 EPA per play) meets a 109th-ranked defense (+0.167 allowed); when Georgia State has it, a 44th-ranked offense (+0.142) meets a 121st-ranked defense (+0.198 allowed).

By success rate (the share of plays that gain expected points), the Coastal Carolina offense is at 44.4% (95th) and the Georgia State offense at 50.3% (25th). Coastal Carolina scores 23.0 points per game (91st) and allows 29.0 (93rd); Georgia State scores 32.0 (34th) and allows 28.7 (90th).

Coastal Carolina is 2-5 and 3-4 against the spread; its last game was a 35-32 loss to App State. Georgia State is 4-3 and 5-2 against the spread; its last game was a 38-32 loss to Arkansas State.

Georgia State is a 6.5-point favorite at home against Coastal Carolina. The spread has not moved since it opened. The total is 58.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Coastal Carolina +200, Georgia State -245) prices Coastal Carolina at 32% and Georgia State at 68%.

Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.

Market

Odds and line movement

Spreadno move

OpenGeorgia State -6.5 (-110)
Coastal Carolina +6.5 (-110)

NowGeorgia State -6.5 (-110)
Coastal Carolina +6.5 (-110)

Totalno move

Open58.5 (o -113 / u -105)

Now58.5 (o -105 / u -117)

Moneyline

OpenCoastal Carolina +200 32%
Georgia State -245 68%

NowCoastal Carolina +200 32%
Georgia State -245 68%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Best available prices on Oct 28

Coastal Carolina +6.5+100Novig
Georgia State -6.5-102Novig
Over 58.5+104Novig
Under 58.5-112BetMGM
Coastal Carolina+213Novig
Georgia State-223Novig

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Matchup

Players to watch

Coastal Carolina

QB · Deuce Bailey

Attempts204
Completion %53.4%242nd
Passing yards1,63873rd
Yards per attempt8.073rd
TD–INT16–4

Leading rusher (RB) · Dominic Lee-Knicely

Rushing yards45281st
Season line80 carries, 452 yds, 3 TD

Leading receiver (WR) · Colton Hinton

Receiving yards297208th
Season line13 catches, 297 yds, 4 TD

Leading tackler (LB) · Marcellius Pulliam

Tackles6719th

Georgia State

QB · Cameran Brown

Attempts166
Completion %66.3%59th
Passing yards1,356146th
Yards per attempt8.262nd
TD–INT14–5

Leading rusher (RB) · Lanear McCrary Jr.

Rushing yards399110th
Season line82 carries, 399 yds, 4 TD

Leading receiver (WR) · Rodshaun Dorsey

Receiving yards41894th
Season line24 catches, 418 yds, 8 TD

Leading tackler (LB) · Jaydon Hood

Tackles45202nd

Season passing totals from public box scores, captured before kickoff. Ranks among the 264 quarterbacks with at least 60 attempts. Rushing, receiving and tackle leaders: season totals captured October 28, 5:34 a.m. ET; ranks among FBS players.

Success by situation

Situation	Coastal Carolina	Georgia State
Early-down success rateCoastal Carolina offense vs Georgia State defense	42.1%83rd	47.1%122nd
Early-down success rateGeorgia State offense vs Coastal Carolina defense	45.8%107th	46.2%29th
3rd-down conversion rateCoastal Carolina offense vs Georgia State defense	35.2%104th	32.8%14th
3rd-down conversion rateGeorgia State offense vs Coastal Carolina defense	50.0%126th	46.4%29th
Explosive play rateCoastal Carolina offense vs Georgia State defense	7.0%60th	8.9%124th
Explosive play rateGeorgia State offense vs Coastal Carolina defense	7.9%101st	9.3%12th
Pass rateshare of plays that are passes or sacks	50.5%73rd-highest	46.5%101st-highest

On 3rd down Coastal Carolina converts 35.2% (104th) against a Georgia State defense allowing 32.8% (14th).

On 3rd down Georgia State converts 46.4% (29th) against a Coastal Carolina defense allowing 50.0% (126th).

2026 regular season before kickoff, from play-by-play with garbage time removed; ranks among the 138 teams in the play-by-play data (defense: 1st = allows the least). Success = a play that gains expected points.

Coaching staff

Staff	Coastal Carolina	Georgia State
Head coach	Ryan Beard	Dell McGee
Tenureat this school	1st season	3rd season
Record at schoolthis season included, as of the date below	2–5	8–23
Career recordas an FBS head coach	9–10	8–23
Offensive coordinator	Nick Petrino	Hue Jackson
Defensive coordinator	LD Scott	Cam Clark / John Haneline

Staff list as of October 27, 6:50 a.m. ET.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 5 times since 2021: Coastal Carolina won 3 and Georgia State 2.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Nov 8, 2025	Georgia State 27, Coastal Carolina 40 Coastal Carolina won
Nov 30, 2024	Coastal Carolina 48, Georgia State 27 Coastal Carolina won
Sep 21, 2023	Georgia State 30, Coastal Carolina 17 Georgia State won
Sep 22, 2022	Coastal Carolina 41, Georgia State 24 Coastal Carolina won
Nov 13, 2021	Georgia State 42, Coastal Carolina 40 Georgia State won

Meetings since 2021, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Result

After the final: score vs the closing line, Drive X-Ray and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.

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