Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 1

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-6, 1-1 Sun Belt) host the Georgia Southern Eagles (10-5, 2-0 Sun Belt) at HTC Center, tipping off at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The Eagles are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 157.5 points.

Coastal Carolina enters this game following a 68-62 win over Saint Joseph's (PA) on Monday. AJ Dancier's team-leading 21 points paced Coastal Carolina in the victory. Georgia Southern is coming off of a 96-92 OT victory against James Madison in its last game on Saturday. Nakavieon White's team-leading 25 points paced Georgia Southern in the win.

Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET
• Where: HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina
• Spread favorite: Coastal Carolina -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Coastal Carolina -135
• Moneyline underdog: Georgia Southern +113
• Over/Under: 157.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern

• This season, Coastal Carolina's games have gone over this matchup's 157.5-point total just twice.
• Seven of Georgia Southern's games have ended with a combined score higher than 157.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 156.8 points per game, 0.7 fewer points than the point total of 157.5 for this matchup.
• This game's point total is 8.0 fewer points than the 149.5 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• Coastal Carolina has seen a 143.5 average over/under in its games this season, 14.0 less than the over/under in this matchup.
• Georgia Southern's games have an average over/under of 162.8 points this season, 5.3 more points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern

• Coastal Carolina is 7-6-0 against the spread this year.
• This season, the Chanticleers have two ATS wins in three games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more.
• Georgia Southern has eight wins against the spread in 13 games this year.
• The Eagles are 3-2 ATS when underdogs by 1.5 points or more this season.
• At home, as a 1.5-point favorite or greater, Coastal Carolina is winless ATS (0-1).
• Georgia Southern is 4-2 against the spread, and 3-3 overall, away from home.
• Away from home, Georgia Southern has one win ATS (1-1) as 1.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern

• Coastal Carolina has been listed as the moneyline favorite three times this season and has won all of those games.
• The Chanticleers have entered three games this season favored by -135 or more, and won each of those games.
• Coastal Carolina has a 57.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Georgia Southern has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in five games this year and has walked away with the win one time (20%) in those games.
• The Eagles have a win-loss record of 1-3 with odds of +113 or worse this year.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Georgia Southern has a 46.9% chance of pulling out a win.