Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs UL Monroe Warhawks Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs UL Monroe Warhawks

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, LA

TV: ESPN+

Fant-Ewing Coliseum is where the UL Monroe Warhawks (7-14) will compete against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-16) on Wednesday.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers faced off with Marshall and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-74 in their last game. Coastal Carolina ended the contest with a 45.3% FG percentage (29 out of 64) and made 4 out of their 18 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Chanticleers knocked down 12 of 20 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 34 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 13 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Regarding the defense, Coastal Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 50.8% from the field on 32 out of 63 shooting. Marshall totaled 25 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. In addition, Marshall pulled down 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Marshall shot 68.4% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of 19 tries. They also knocked down 14 of 37 tries from distance. When talking about fouls, the Chanticleers ended up walking away with 14 while Marshall recorded 18 fouls.

Jocob Meyer is one guy who played a role for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also pulled down 5 boards. He ended up with 22 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Coastal Carolina will take the court with a record of 6-16 for the year. They currently have an average of 74.6 points per contest (171st in the country) while hitting 44.5% from the field. The Chanticleers are connecting on 30.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (136 of 450) and 63.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Coastal Carolina is collecting 40.4 boards per game and has accounted for 279 dimes on the campaign, which is 250th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Chanticleers are able to force 10.1 turnovers every game and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They are 341st in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 348 relinquished so far this season. The Chanticleers are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.7% (616 of 1,442) and they surrender 38.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 34.0% on shots from distance while they are 346th in the nation in opponents points per game (79.9).

The last time they took the court, the UL Monroe Warhawks took a loss by a score of 95-80 when they played Arkansas State. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, UL Monroe allowed Arkansas State to get 26 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 54.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 12 of 22 and ended up shooting 23 of 28 at the free throw line (82.1%). The Warhawks permitted Arkansas State to convert 30 out of their 50 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 60.0% for this contest. In all, the Warhawks finished the game shooting 29 for 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.7%. In the matter of 3-point shots, UL Monroe made 6 of their 8 attempts (75.0%). They were able to make 16 of them for a percentage of 69.6%. Arkansas State had 20 personal fouls for the contest which took the Warhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Warhawks earned 15 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 20 in the game.

Nika Metskhvarishvili pitched in for the Warhawks in the matchup. He earned 20 points in his 32 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist in this game. He converted 8 out of 12 for the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

UL Monroe has a win-loss mark of 7-14 on the year. The Warhawks commit 18.7 fouls every game and they connect on 66.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.2 times per contest (186th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per contest. UL Monroe has earned 1,471 pts for the year (70.0 per contest) and they grab 38.9 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Warhawks are hitting on 42.3% from the floor, which ranks them 296th in college basketball.

The Warhawks on the defensive end are ranked 261st in college hoops in points given up per game with 74.6. They have forced 11.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the field (97th in college basketball). The UL Monroe defense allows 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (197 of 568) and their opponents are making 74.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 15.0 dimes and 35.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 322nd and 194th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Coastal Carolina

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