Sat, Oct 3, 7:00 PM ET· Brooks Stadium· Georgia Southern -2.5 · O/U 54
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 7d / 9dTravel 187 mi / 0 miForecast: 77°F · wind 6 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Georgia Southern -2.5 · O/U 54
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Georgia Southern as road favorite
2026 overall: 3-1 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
2026 as road favorite: none in this role
Last season (2025): 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 2-8-1 ATS (11 games) · 6-5 O/U (11 games)
Coastal Carolina as home underdog
2026 overall: 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
2026 as home underdog: 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 9-6 ATS (15 games) · 8-7 O/U (15 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalEven · 4-4-1
375.8
Yards / game
390.5
2.27
Points / drive
2.09
3.0
TDs / game
3.3
43.3
3rd-down %
38.8
61.5
RZ TD %
62.5
0.3
Turnover margin
0.3
2.0
Sacks / game
2.5
7.0
TFL / game
5.0
13.5
Havoc / game
12.3
59.6 / 40.4
Pass / Rush split
48.5 / 51.5
2026 · Situational matchup
When Georgia Southern has the ball
Georgia Southern's early-down offense ranks 121st of 138. Coastal Carolina's early-down defense ranks 112th of 138.
Georgia Southern's passing-down offense ranks 86th of 138. Coastal Carolina's passing-down defense ranks 18th of 138.
Georgia Southern's third-down offense ranks 29th of 138. Coastal Carolina's third-down defense ranks 37th of 138.
Georgia Southern's red-zone offense ranks 79th of 138. Coastal Carolina's red-zone defense ranks 7th of 138.
When Coastal Carolina has the ball
Coastal Carolina's early-down offense ranks 52nd of 138. Georgia Southern's early-down defense ranks 83rd of 138.
Coastal Carolina's passing-down offense ranks 65th of 138. Georgia Southern's passing-down defense ranks 22nd of 138.
Coastal Carolina's third-down offense ranks 70th of 138. Georgia Southern's third-down defense ranks 26th of 138.
Coastal Carolina's red-zone offense ranks 106th of 138. Georgia Southern's red-zone defense ranks 83rd of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(-0.007 last 3 vs 0.001 season)
▼Defense form0.068 last 3 vs -0.103 season (+0.171)
Offense formabout the same(0.037 last 3 vs 0.046 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.016 last 3 vs -0.006 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingMax Johnson — 996 yd, 5 TD
RushingDavid Mbadinga — 172 yd, 0 TD
ReceivingAshton Hollins — 202 yd, 2 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingDeuce Bailey — 1039 yd, 10 TD
RushingJevon Edwards — 137 yd, 0 TD
ReceivingColton Hinton — 220 yd, 4 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Georgia Southern offense
121stof 138-0.125195 plays
vs
Coastal Carolina defense · allowed
112thof 1380.061Georgia Southern defense · allowed
83rdof 138-0.019vs
Coastal Carolina offense
52ndof 1380.050185 plays
Passing downs
Georgia Southern offense
86thof 138-0.03194 plays
vs
Coastal Carolina defense · allowed
18thof 138-0.22668 plays
Georgia Southern defense · allowed
22ndof 138-0.20190 plays
vs
Coastal Carolina offense
65thof 1380.07399 plays
Third down
Georgia Southern offense
29thof 1380.29060 plays
vs
Coastal Carolina defense · allowed
37thof 138-0.17050 plays · small sample
Georgia Southern defense · allowed
26thof 138-0.23652 plays · small sample
vs
Coastal Carolina offense
70thof 1380.09649 plays · small sample
Red zone
Georgia Southern offense
79thof 1380.01743 plays · small sample
vs
Coastal Carolina defense · allowed
7thof 138-0.51835 plays · small sample
Georgia Southern defense · allowed
83rdof 1380.03138 plays · small sample
vs
Coastal Carolina offense
106thof 138-0.13317 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Georgia Southern offense
102ndof 13843.5%vs
Coastal Carolina defense · allowed
64thof 13840.8%Georgia Southern defense · allowed
54thof 13837.6%vs
Coastal Carolina offense
100thof 13844.2%Away
Home
Georgia Southern Offense vs Coastal Carolina DefenseCoastal Carolina · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.03#77
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#730.01
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.001#78
258 plays
EPA/Play
#990.035
allowed · 234 plays
0.022#70
155 plays
EPA/Pass
#1230.205
allowed · 79 plays
-0.029#95
103 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#59-0.052
allowed · 155 plays
46.1%#85
258 plays
Success Rate
#10747.9%
allowed · 234 plays
44.5%#79
Pass Success Rate
#13050.6%
allowed
48.5%#68
Rush Success Rate
#5744.7%
allowed
43.5%#102
Available Yards %
#6440.8%
allowed
74.9#131
Net Field Position
#8171.0
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.125#121
195 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1120.061
allowed
6.5#46
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1206.3
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Georgia Southern Defense vs Coastal Carolina OffenseGeorgia Southern · 8 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.01#71
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#92-0.10
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.048#63
allowed · 216 plays
EPA/Play
#670.032
237 plays
-0.029#76
allowed · 91 plays
EPA/Pass
#340.181
121 plays
-0.061#54
allowed · 125 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#121-0.122
116 plays
44.9%#74
allowed · 216 plays
Success Rate
#9944.7%
237 plays
41.8%#64
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#7844.6%
45.6%#68
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#10144.8%
37.6%#54
allowed
Available Yards %
#10044.2%
69.1#109
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#8271.1
-0.019#83
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#520.050
185 plays
7.7#43
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1389.0
2026 · Situational EPAGeorgia Southern · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.027
246 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.032
237 plays
-0.048
216 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.035
234 plays
0.017
43 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.133
17 plays · small sample
0.031
38 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.518
35 plays · small sample
0.290
60 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.096
49 plays · small sample
-0.236
52 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.170
50 plays · small sample