Wofford Terriers vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wofford Terriers vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: The HTC Center in Conway, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (3-5) will take on the Wofford Terriers (4-5) at The HTC Center on Saturday.

The Wofford Terriers stepped onto the hardwood against Gardner-Webb and went home with a win by a final score of 81-66 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Terriers ended up with 13 while Gardner-Webb totaled 16 fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 32 attempts from beyond the arc. Gardner-Webb finished 71.4% from the free throw line by converting 10 of 14 shots. Furthermore, Gardner-Webb pulled down 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Gardner-Webb recorded 11 assists and had 11 steals for this game. Regarding defense, Wofford allowed the other team to shoot 33.3% from the floor on 23 out of 69 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 38 with 5 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Terriers knocked down 10 of 20 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Wofford finished having earned a 54.5% FG percentage (30 of 55) and knocked down 11 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc.

Dillon Bailey is one guy who was a major factor for this contest. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and dished out 3 assists. He saw the court for 31 mins played and also snagged 5 boards. He walked away with 20 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Wofford heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 4-5 so far this year. They are averaging 78.1 points per contest (123rd in Division 1) while hitting 46.0% from the floor. The Terriers are hitting 33.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (80 of 237) and 65.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Wofford is grabbing 38.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 136 assists so far this season, which ranks 87th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Terriers are able to force 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.1 fouls. They rank 264th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 121 conceded this year. The Terriers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (237 of 545) and they relinquish 34.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 33.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 338th in D-1 in points per game allowed (80.2).

In their last game, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers got the victory with a final of 110-46 when they faced St. Andrews. The Chanticleers pulled down 36 defensive rebounds and 21 offensive rebounds for a total of 57 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 13 steals in this matchup. St. Andrews committed 13 fouls in this contest which got the Chanticleers to the free throw line for 19 shots. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 63.2%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Coastal Carolina made 10 out of their 29 attempts (34.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Chanticleers finished 44 for 86 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.2%. The Chanticleers allowed St. Andrews to knock down 18 out of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 30.0% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 15.0% from beyond the perimeter via 3 out of 20 and ended up going 7 out of 17 at the charity stripe (41.2%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Coastal Carolina allowed St. Andrews to snag 26 in total (5 offensive).

Ginika Ojiako was important for the Chanticleers in this contest. He converted 10 out of 13 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 76.9%, and tallied 12 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 21 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes for the matchup.

Coastal Carolina has a win-loss mark of 3-5 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Chanticleers are shooting 45.6% from the field, which is ranked 143rd in college hoops. Coastal Carolina has tallied 644 points so far this year (80.5 per game) and they average 44.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.5 times per contest (70th in D-1) and they turn it over 13.9 times per contest. The Chanticleers are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 60.2% from the free throw line.

The Coastal Carolina defense concedes 32.8% on three-point shots (86 of 262) and their opponents are converting on 68.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.1 assists and 38.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 292nd and 295th in Division 1. The Chanticleers on defense are ranked 313th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 77.1. They are forcing 11.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the floor (56th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Coastal Carolina

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