Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs UL Monroe Warhawks Prediction, 3/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs UL Monroe Warhawks

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, FL

TV: ESPN+

Pensacola Bay Center is the location where the UL Monroe Warhawks (11-18) will try to beat the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-21) on Tuesday.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers faced off with James Madison and took a loss by a score of 86-76 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Chanticleers left the arena with 19 and James Madison accumulated 18 personal fouls. They made 11 out of their 30 attempts from 3-point land. James Madison finished the game shooting 71.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 21 tries. Additionally, James Madison grabbed 27 boards (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. James Madison recorded 19 assists and had 11 steals for this game. With respect to the defense, Coastal Carolina let their opponent shoot 52.6% from the field on 30 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 10 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Chanticleers knocked down 16 of their 19 shots for a rate of 84.2%. Coastal Carolina ended having earned a 52.9% FG percentage (27 out of 51) and knocked down 6 out of their 16 three-point shots.

Ginika Ojiako is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He accumulated 19 points on 8 out of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins and also totaled 8 rebounds. He went 88.9% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Coastal Carolina steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 8-21 on the year. They average 73.8 pts per game (181st in Division 1) while connecting on 44.4% from the floor. The Chanticleers are hitting 31.9% on three-point shots (188 of 590) and 66.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Coastal Carolina is grabbing 40.4 rebounds per game and has 370 dimes this season, which ranks 238th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a team are committing 16.0 fouls every game.

On defense, the Chanticleers are forcing 9.6 turnovers per game and they draw 16.4 fouls. They rank 330th in the nation in allowing assists with 449 surrendered on the year. The Chanticleers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.1% (801 of 1,904) and they relinquish 38.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 33.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 333rd in the country in PPG allowed (78.7).

The last time they took the court, the UL Monroe Warhawks took a loss by a final score of 80-69 against South Alabama. The Warhawks collected 20 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this contest. They turned it over 5 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. South Alabama had 13 personal fouls for the contest which took the Warhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 64.3%. In the matter of shots from distance, UL Monroe made 6 of 21 tries (28.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Warhawks ended up going 27 for 69 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.1%. The Warhawks permitted South Alabama to convert 30 of 54 tries from the field which had them shooting 55.6% for the game. They shot 31.8% from downtown by connecting on 7 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 16 at the charity stripe (81.3%). In relation to rebounds, UL Monroe allowed South Alabama to snag 31 in total (5 offensive).

Nika Metskhvarishvili ended up having an impact for the Warhawks in this contest. He racked up 18 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the game. He made 7 out of 16 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and earned 3 rebounds.

UL Monroe has a win-loss record of 11-18 so far this year. The Warhawks are committing 17.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 66.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.8 times per contest (219th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per game. UL Monroe has accounted for 2,025 points this year (69.8 per contest) and they grab 37.8 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Warhawks are connecting on 42.2% from the field, which ranks 302nd in Division 1.

The Warhawks on the defensive side of the court are 255th in the country in points given up per game with 74.4. They have forced 12.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (156th in D-1). The UL Monroe defense allows 34.6% from downtown (263 of 760) and opponents are knocking down 74.1% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 14.6 dimes and 34.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 311th and 185th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UL Monroe

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