Coastal Carolina vs. App State prediction: Why Appalachian State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/18/2025]

App State will face Coastal Carolina in men's college basketball action at George M. Holmes Convocation Center on Thursday, beginning at 6:30 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Appalachian State as the most likely winner of the Coastal Carolina vs. App State game.

This article offers a closer look at Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Coastal Carolina vs. App State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Coastal Carolina and App State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Appalachian State a 66% chance of beating Coastal Carolina. Our predicted final score has Appalachian State winning 71-67.

According to our model, Coastal Carolina (+4.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 137.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Coastal Carolina vs. App State odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Coastal Carolina vs. App State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: