Georgia State vs Coastal Carolina Prediction 1/3/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Georgia State Panthers and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers meet Saturday in college basketball action from HTC Center in Conway. Here’s a Georgia State vs Coastal Carolina prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Georgia State vs Coastal Carolina pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Georgia State Panthers Betting Preview

The Panthers opened the year on an ugly 1-9 skid. The losses in that time were versus Eastern Michigan, Cincinnati, Presbyterian, Arizona State, South Dakota State, Samford, New Mexico State, Mercer and Kennesaw State. A 3-1 run came next however, featuring wins over Jacksonville State, App State and Columbia College for a 4-10 record in the first 14 outings.

In the Marshall game on Wednesday, the Panthers went into the second half with a two-point edge. Georgia State was outscored 51-45 the rest of the way however, leading to an 84-80 loss in the end. Both Dennis Scott and Jelani Hamilton had 15 points and five rebounds apiece while Micah Tucker put up 14 points with two assists and one rebound in 30 minutes.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Betting Preview

Over on the Coastal Carolina side, they got off to a 6-4 start across their first 10 games this year. The Chanticleers beat Virginia-Lynchburg, Winthrop, Western Illinois, North Dakota, Alabama A&M and Winthrop again in that time. After losses to Grand Canyon and App State the Chanticleers took out Old Dominion and St. Joseph’s, giving the team an 8-6 record in their first 14 games of the year.

Matched up against Georgia Southern on Thursday, the Chanticleers came back from a 41-33 halftime deficit to force overtime. In the end however, Coastal Carolina finished with an 82-81 loss. AJ Dancler was tops on the team with 22 points and six boards while Josh Beadle added 21 points with four assists. Nadjrick Peat had 15 rebounds with eight points in the loss as well.

Georgia State Panthers @ Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Betting Trends: January 3, 2026

Why the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will win

• Coastal Carolina has won each of its last four games against Georgia State following a home loss.
• Georgia State has lost each of its last three games at HTC Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Georgia State Panthers will win

• Coastal Carolina has lost eight of its last nine day games against the Sun Belt Conference.
• Georgia State has won three of its last four day games.
• Coastal Carolina has lost the first half in six of its last eight home games against the Sun Belt Conference.

Georgia State vs Coastal Carolina Prediction

I’ll stick with Coastal Carolina but I’m probably not touching this one. The Chanticleers are coming off a tough overtime loss to a pretty good Georgia Southern team, shooting a tepid 36.6 percent along the way. Coastal Carolina ended up with a 44-39 rebounding edge though, and committed just nine turnovers in the defeat. After a brief scoring lull in mid-December, Coastal has put up 68 or more points in three straight games with 76 or more in two of them.

As for Georgia State, they put up a valiant effort against Marshall in their last outing but fell just short. The Panthers shot 43.5 percent from the field in that one with 13 turnovers and 33 rebounds along the way. Georgia State has been scoring well during this current 2-1 run though, with 70 or more points in each outing.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers -8