North Carolina A&T Aggies vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina A&T Aggies vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: The HTC Center in Conway, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (3-7) are hosting the North Carolina A&T Aggies (1-10) at The HTC Center on Thursday.

The North Carolina A&T Aggies faced off with Jackson State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-60 in their last contest. North Carolina A&T finished with a 42.3% FG percentage (22 of 52) and converted 3 of 17 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Aggies buried 13 of their 18 tries for a rate of 72.2%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 8 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In reference to defense, North Carolina A&T allowed their opponent to shoot 39.4% from the floor on 26 out of 66 shooting. Jackson State distributed 13 assists and had 9 steals in this game. Additionally, Jackson State snagged 33 rebounds (16 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Jackson State finished the game at 70.6% when shooting free throws by making 12 of 17 attempts. They also converted 4 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Aggies ended up with 19 while Jackson State finished the game with 20 fouls.

Camian Shell is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He left the arena with 26 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He played for 34 minutes played and also snagged 4 boards. He finished 63.6% from the field and totaled 3 dimes.

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North Carolina A&T enters this one with a win-loss mark of 1-10 on the season. They are turning it over 10.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.5 personal fouls every game. As a team, North Carolina A&T is pulling down 29.3 boards per contest and has accumulated 133 assists this year, which is 260th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Aggies are connecting on 27.8% from downtown (71 of 255) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 67.9 points per outing (312th in the country) while hitting 38.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Aggies are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are conceding 40.6% on shots from distance and they are 360th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (84.8). The Aggies defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 51.4% (347 of 675) and they surrender 41.9 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 351st in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 189 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers went home defeated by a final of 84-81 when they played Charleston. The Chanticleers were able to pull down 28 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for this contest. They gave up possession 14 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. Charleston was called for 23 fouls in this game which got the Chanticleers to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 64.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Coastal Carolina converted 5 out of 15 attempts (33.3%). In all, the Chanticleers went 29 for 69 from the floor which had them at 42.0%. The Chanticleers permitted Charleston to convert 25 of their 69 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 36.2% for the game. They finished shooting 24.3% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 37 and ended up going 25 out of 34 at the charity stripe (73.5%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Coastal Carolina permitted Charleston to get 44 in all (17 on the offensive side).

Jon Sanders pitched in for the Chanticleers in the game. He earned 17 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes for the game. He made 5 of 13 in the game for a rate of 38.5%, and had 2 rebounds.

Coastal Carolina has a win-loss mark of 3-7 on the season. The Chanticleers commit 17.6 fouls per game and they go 62.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 14.7 times per game (108th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game. Coastal Carolina has 805 points for the season (80.5 per contest) and they average 44.1 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Chanticleers are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which is 165th in the country.

The Coastal Carolina defense gives up 32.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (112 of 343) and their opponents are connecting on 68.8% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 15.6 assists and 39.1 rebounds every game, ranking them 332nd and 328th in the nation. The Chanticleers on the defensive side of the court are 332nd in the country in points allowed per game with 78.9. They are able to force 11.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.9% from the floor (55th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Coastal Carolina

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