Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Georgia State Panthers prediction
College football · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 2:00 PM ET · Center Parc Stadium · ESPN+
Result
Final: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 31, Georgia State Panthers 20 (Coastal Carolina Chanticleers won). Mel’s pick (Georgia State Panthers win 63% of the time) was wrong. On the total, Mel’s lean was wrong.
Mel’s pick
Georgia State Panthers win 63% of the time in Mel’s Playbook’s default simulation of this game, saved before it started.
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: 37%
- Georgia State Panthers: 63%
Projected score
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 26, Georgia State Panthers 31. 26% of the simulations finished as one-score games.
Mel vs the betting line
Mel’s margin (Georgia State Panthers by about 3.9) is close to the line (Georgia State Panthers −3.5), so there’s no real lean against the spread.
The total is 55.5; Mel projects 57.2 points, a lean to the over.
Recent form
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (2-5) scored 22.8 and allowed 28.6 points a game over their last 5.
Georgia State Panthers (4-3) scored 32.2 and allowed 31 points a game over their last 5.
Based on this season’s stats, injuries, rest, travel and the betting market. Updated Oct 31, 12:28 PM ET.
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