The Sun Belt has been an attractive stepping stone for good young coaches in recent years and that's driven the league's profile up. On Saturday, Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern will go head-to-head and Chad Lunsford and Jamey Chadwell are both innovative 43-year-old head coaches who have programs performing well. Coastal Carolina is ranked for the first time in school history after a 4-0 start and Georgia Southern is off to a solid 3-1 start as well.
Kickoff is noon ET at Brooks Stadium. Georgia Southern has a 5-1 all-time advantage in the series. This time around, the Chanticleers are three-point favorites, with the over-under for total points set at 51 in the Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern odds from William Hill. Before locking in any Georgia Southern vs. Coastal Carolina picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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Now, the model has set its sights on Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football odds for Georgia Southern vs. Coastal Carolina:
- Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern spread: Coastal Carolina -3
- Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern over-under: 51 points
- Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern money line: Coastal Carolina -180, Georgia Southern +160
What you need to know about Coastal Carolina
The Chanticleers are coming off one of the biggest wins in program history after going to Louisiana to upset the No. 21 team in the nation as 7.5-point underdogs. Quarterback Grayson McCall was judicious with the ball, completing 17 of 24 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns without an interception, while adding 45 yards and a score on the ground.
Running back CJ Marable also had a big day with 73 yards and a touchdown on the ground to go along with 40 yards receiving and a score. Jaivon Heiligh caught eight passes for 108 yards in the win, and he'll be a serious challenge for a Georgia Southern secondary that gave up 861 yards through the air in the first three games of the season.
What you need to know about Georgia Southern
Meanwhile, Georgia Southern kept a clean sheet against the Massachusetts Minutemen on Saturday and took the contest 41-0. Georgia Southern quarterback Shai Werts had a nice game as he passed for three TDs and 128 yards on 16 attempts in addition to rushing for one TD and 76 yards. Werts is a fourth-year starter now for the program and he has accounted for 56 total touchdowns.
How to make Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern picks
The model has simulated Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern 10,000 times and the results are in. It is leaning over on the total and it also says one side of the spread has all the value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern? And which side of the spread has all the value? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the Georgia Southern vs. Coastal Carolina spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its college football picks.
