Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 11/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Location: Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (1-0) are hitting the road to Minges Coliseum on Saturday where they will play the East Carolina Pirates (1-0).

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers faced off with Western Michigan and notched a win by a score of 60-56 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Chanticleers left the arena with 22 while Western Michigan accounted for 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 3 out of their 15 shots from distance. Western Michigan finished the contest at 60.7% at the free throw line by burying 17 of their 28 attempts. In addition, Western Michigan collected 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Western Michigan doled out 5 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Coastal Carolina let their opponent shoot 34.6% from the field on 18 of 52 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 33 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Chanticleers converted 10 of their 15 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Coastal Carolina finished with a 46.8% field goal percentage (22 of 47) and buried 6 out of their 20 3-point shots.

RaSheed Jones is one player who played a role for the game. He was able to score 15 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 23 mins played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Coastal Carolina comes into this contest with a record of 1-0 on the year. They are giving up possession 12.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 22.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Coastal Carolina is snagging 35.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 13 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 236th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Chanticleers are shooting 30.0% on three-point shots (6 of 20) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 60.0 points per outing (313th in D-1) while shooting 46.8% from the field.

On defense, the Chanticleers are able to force 8.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 20.0% from 3-point land and they rank 74th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (56.0). The Chanticleers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 34.6% (18 of 52) and they surrender 34.0 boards per game as a unit. They are 24th in D-1 in giving up assists with 5 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the East Carolina Pirates got the victory with a final of 97-70 against North Carolina Wesleyan. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, East Carolina allowed North Carolina Wesleyan to snag 23 in total (7 offensive). They wrapped up this game 32.0% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 8 of 25 and ended up shooting 16 out of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Pirates allowed North Carolina Wesleyan to convert 23 of their 66 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.8% for this contest. Overall, the Pirates finished 33 for 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.4%. With respect to shots from downtown, East Carolina made 10 out of 20 tries (50.0%). They were able to bury 21 of those for a percentage of 65.6%. North Carolina Wesleyan was called for 22 fouls in this matchup which got the Pirates to the charity stripe for a total of 32 tries. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. The Pirates pulled down 33 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 51 in this game.

RJ Felton was important for the Pirates for the contest. He knocked down 7 of 14 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 22 points in his 22 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist in this game.

East Carolina has a win-loss record of 1-0 for the year. As an offense, the Pirates are connecting on 52.4% from the floor, which ranks 88th in the nation. East Carolina has totaled 97 pts for the season (97.0 per game) and they collect 54.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.0 times per game (113th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 16.0 times per game. The Pirates are committing 22.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 65.6% from the free throw line.

The Pirates are ranked 198th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 70.0. They are able to force 10.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 34.8% from the floor (92nd in college basketball). The East Carolina defense gives up 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (8 of 25) and their opposition knocks down 72.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 16.0 dimes and 29.0 rebounds per contest, which is 299th and 89th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take East Carolina

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