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College football · Week 11 2026 · Saturday, November 14

Arkansas State vs Coastal Carolina prediction and pick

Our Arkansas State Red Wolves at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers pick: Coastal Carolina by 0.5, 51% to win. The forecast rates every team against the opponents it has played, this season and last, and adds home field. No betting information goes in.

An early look, 7 weeks ahead: it sharpens as the game comes up. Updated every day until kickoff, then frozen and scored. After the game this page shows who deserved to win.

Why the curves are so wide: luck. Even with both teams’ strength known exactly, one game’s bounces, kicks, calls and sequencing move the final margin by about ±12.1 points (one standard deviation, measured from every play since 2019). These forecasts carry ±17.0, so about 50% of the width is that luck; the rest is what nobody knows yet about the teams. That is why a 7-point favorite still loses about 3 times in 10.

Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina

Sat, Nov 14, time to be announced · Brooks Stadium (SC)

Coastal Carolina by 0.5 · 51% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Arkansas State win48.9%
Coastal Carolina win51.1%
Middle 50%: Arkansas State by 11 to Coastal Carolina by 1250%
Middle 90%: Arkansas State by 28 to Coastal Carolina by 2890%
Middle 95%: Arkansas State by 33 to Coastal Carolina by 3495%
Exactly Coastal Carolina by 36.5%
Exactly Arkansas State by 36.4%
Exactly Coastal Carolina by 74.9%
Exactly Arkansas State by 74.8%
Exactly Coastal Carolina by 143.0%
P50
Half of games like this end between Arkansas State by 11 and Coastal Carolina by 12.
P90
9 in 10 between Arkansas State by 28 and Coastal Carolina by 28.
P95
19 in 20 between Arkansas State by 33 and Coastal Carolina by 34.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonArkansas State+3.4
Home fieldCoastal Carolina+3.1
This season, against its opponentsCoastal Carolina+0.7

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Arkansas State 2–2 1.5 +0.3
Coastal Carolina 1–3 1.6 −0.9

Coin-flip wins: the wins each team’s games were worth with only the kicks, bounces, drops and calls re-rolled, the record adjusted for luck. Luck in wins: actual wins minus what the play was worth.

Arkansas State vs Coastal Carolina: questions and answers

Who will win Arkansas State vs Coastal Carolina?

Our forecast picks Coastal Carolina, with 51% to win; Arkansas State win 49% of the time.

What’s the spread for Arkansas State vs Coastal Carolina?

Our spread: Coastal Carolina −0.5. The betting line isn’t out yet. Ours uses no betting information, so where the two differ is where our read of the teams differs from the market’s.

When is Arkansas State vs Coastal Carolina?

Saturday, November 14, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Brooks Stadium (SC).