Georgia Southern Eagles vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Prediction, 2/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Location: The HTC Center in Conway, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Southern Eagles (5-20) are headed to The HTC Center on Thursday where they will try to beat the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-17).

The Georgia Southern Eagles faced off with Buffalo and ended up losing by a score of 82-81 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 17 and Buffalo accumulated 15 fouls. They converted 4 out of their 15 shots from beyond the perimeter. Buffalo finished the game at 85.7% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of 14 attempts. In addition, Buffalo totaled 29 boards (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Buffalo doled out 12 assists and had 9 steals for the game. In relation to defense, Georgia Southern allowed 51.6% from the floor on 33 of 64 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in this matchup while creating 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Eagles converted 15 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 78.9%. Georgia Southern wrapped up the contest with a 39.4% field goal percentage (28 of 71) and made 10 of 36 3-pointers.

Eren Banks is one guy who was a factor for the matchup. He walked away with 25 points on 9 of 21 shooting. He played 40 minutes played and snagged 5 rebounds. He finished 42.9% from the field and also earned 3 dimes.

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Georgia Southern will enter this game with a win-loss record of 5-20 so far this year. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Georgia Southern is pulling down 33.2 boards per game and has tallied 264 dimes this season, which ranks 331st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Eagles are hitting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (236 of 681) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 70.9 points per contest (265th in the nation) while hitting 41.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Eagles are able to force 12.4 turnovers every game and they draw 15.5 fouls. They surrender 36.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 342nd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (79.4). The Eagles defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (682 of 1,484) and they concede 38.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 295th in college basketball in giving up assists with 349 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers took a loss by a score of 79-75 against UL Monroe. When talking about rebounding, Coastal Carolina allowed UL Monroe to collect 31 overall (6 on the offensive side). They finished 33.3% from downtown by connecting on 9 out of 27 and finished the game at 18 out of 31 from the charity stripe (58.1%). The Chanticleers permitted UL Monroe to knock down 26 of their 55 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.3% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Chanticleers finished 25 for 57 from the field which had them shooting 43.9%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Coastal Carolina converted 11 out of their 25 attempts (44.0%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 63.6%. UL Monroe was called for 17 fouls in this contest which got the Chanticleers to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Chanticleers were able to snag 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 for this game.

Jocob Meyer was important for the Chanticleers in this matchup. He converted 6 of 13 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 37 minutes on the court and accounted for 6 dimes for this game.

Coastal Carolina has a record of 6-17 on the year. The Chanticleers are committing 16.5 personal fouls per game and they go 63.6% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.0 times per game (205th in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. Coastal Carolina has tallied 1,717 points this season (74.7 per game) and they grab 40.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Chanticleers are connecting on 44.5% from the floor, which ranks them 200th in college hoops.

The Chanticleers defensively are ranked 347th in D-1 in PPG given up with 79.9. They are able to force 10.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the floor (143rd in college basketball). The Coastal Carolina defense allows 34.0% on 3-point attempts (236 of 695) and their opponents are connecting on 68.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 15.8 assists and 38.2 boards every game, which has them ranked 348th and 321st in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia Southern

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