Georgia State vs Coastal Carolina 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will travel to GSU Arena to take on the Georgia State Panthers this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers snapped their 3-game losing streak and improved to 10-8 on the season after defeating the Georgia Southern Eagles, 76-72, this past Thursday. Coastal Carolina was outstanding on the offensive end against Georgia Southern and was able to pull away for the victory after taking a 63-49 lead with 6:49 left in regulation. Coastal Carolina shot 54.2% from the field & 53.8% from beyond the arc while allowing Georgia Southern to shoot 42.6% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Chanticleers was Essam Mostafa who had 19 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 block.

On the season, Coastal Carolina is averaging 76.0 ppg on 47.2% shooting from the field. The Chanticleers are averaging 7.1 three-pointers per game on 35.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Coastal Carolina has been led by Essam Mostafa (15.7 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.3 bpg), Vince Cole (14.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.2 spg), Rudi Williams (13.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.2 spg), & Ebrima Dibba (7.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 6.3 apg, 1.4 spg).

Defensively, Coastal Carolina is holding their opponents to an average of 65.9 ppg on 38.0% shooting from the field. The Chanticleers have a rebound margin of 7.1 and a turnover margin of -0.9.

The Georgia State Panthers lost their 4^th straight game and dropped to 6-8 on the season after being defeated by the Appalachian State Mountaineers, 61-60, this past Thursday. Georgia State fought back from a 55-43 deficit with just 7:09 left in regulation to take a 60-59 lead, however, the Mountaineers were able to secure the victory after Justin Forrest hit a game-winning jumper for Appalachian State with just :01 second left in regulation. Georgia State shot 37.9% from the field & 24.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Appalachian State to shoot 44.0% from the field & 38.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Panthers was Corey Allen who had 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, Georgia State is averaging 72.6 ppg on 41.5% shooting from the field. The Panthers are averaging 8.6 three-pointers per game on 35.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Coastal Carolina has been led by Corey Allen (15.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.9 spg), Justin Roberts (12.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.0 spg), Kane Williams (12.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.6 spg), & Nelson Phillips (9.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.8 spg).

Defensviely, Georgia State is allowing their opponents to average 67.7 ppg on 43.0% shooting from the field. The Panthers have a rebound margin of -0.2 and a turnover margin of 5.2.

The Chanticleers are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games vs. Georgia State, however, are just 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games. The Panthers are 0-9 ATS in their last 9 games & 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. Sun Belt opponents.

Coastal Carolina has been solid on both ends of the court this season as they Chanticleers come into this game ranked 82^nd in scoring offense, 99^th in scoring defense, & 12^th in defensive FG%. Georgia State has been led by their defense which ranks 143^rd in scoring defense & 11^th in turnover margin, and although heir offense has shot the ball well from beyond the arc (82^nd in three-pointers made per game; 96^th in 3P-FG%), the Panthers offense has struggled as a whole and currently rank just 161^st in scoring offense & 294^th in FG%.

Georgia State has really struggled this season, however, I like their chances to pick up their first Sun Belt victory of the season against a Coastal Carolina team that generally struggles on the road. The Panthers are fully healthy after dealing with a bunch of Covid issues earlier this season and as I think they offense will find some success in this one, I think Georgia State covers this small home spread. Good Luck!