Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Prediction, 1/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: The HTC Center in Conway, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (11-8) are on their way to The HTC Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (5-13).

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles faced Troy and notched a win by a score of 64-63 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 10 and Troy totaled 13 personal fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 21 shots from 3-point range. Troy ended up shooting 69.2% from the charity stripe by making 9 of their 13 attempts. Moreover, Troy collected 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Troy recorded 13 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. In regard to the defense, Southern Miss allowed the other team to go 41.5% from the field on 22 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists for this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about rebounding, they compiled a total of 27 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles knocked down 8 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 61.5%. Southern Miss finished with a 45.1% FG percentage (23 out of 51) and made 10 of 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Donovan Ivory is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He scored 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played for 37 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the field and distributed 2 assists.

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Southern Miss heads into this one with a record of 11-8 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 69.8 points per game (289th in the country) while hitting 41.5% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 32.4% on 3-point shots (119 of 367) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Southern Miss is pulling in 37.7 boards per game and has accumulated 229 assists this season, which is 266th in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They give up 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 148th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (70.6). The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (472 of 1,117) and they surrender 37.4 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 250th in D-1 in giving up assists with 257 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers took a loss by a score of 88-59 against Appalachian State. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Coastal Carolina permitted Appalachian State to collect 39 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 out of 20 and ended up shooting 8 out of 13 at the charity stripe (61.5%). The Chanticleers permitted Appalachian State to bury 36 of their 64 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 56.3% in the game. When the game finished, the Chanticleers went 25 out of 69 from the field which had them shooting 36.2%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Coastal Carolina converted 4 of 16 attempts (25.0%). They were able to bury 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 100.0%. Appalachian State earned 9 fouls for this game which took the Chanticleers to the charity stripe for 5 tries. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Chanticleers pulled down 20 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 32 for the contest.

Jocob Meyer ended up being a major contributor for the Chanticleers for the contest. He made 6 out of 11 for this game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and earned 1 rebound. He tallied 18 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in this game.

Coastal Carolina has a mark of 5-13 so far this year. As an offense, the Chanticleers are shooting 44.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 200th in the nation. Coastal Carolina has scored 1,353 pts for the year (75.2 per contest) and they collect 41.6 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 13.2 times per game (198th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per contest. The Chanticleers commit 16.6 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 62.9% from the charity stripe.

The Coastal Carolina defense concedes 32.8% from downtown (180 of 549) and their opponents are making 69.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 14.9 dimes and 38.5 boards every game, which is 324th and 324th in college basketball. The Chanticleers on defense are ranked 324th in the country in PPG given up with 77.8. They are forcing their opponents into 10.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.0% from the field (62nd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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