Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs James Madison Dukes Prediction, 1/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs James Madison Dukes

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Location: Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-13) are hitting the road to Atlantic Union Bank Center on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the James Madison Dukes (12-9).

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers faced off with Old Dominion and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-52 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Chanticleers ended up with 14 while Old Dominion finished the game with 19 fouls. They also made 2 out of their 15 tries from distance. Old Dominion ended up shooting 76.9% at the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 13 tries. On top of that, Old Dominion snagged 41 boards (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Old Dominion doled out 15 assists and had 5 steals for the game. When talking about defending, Coastal Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 49.2% from the field on 31 of 63 shooting. They also dished out 5 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Chanticleers knocked down 16 of 23 shots for a rate of 69.6%. Coastal Carolina finished the contest with a 27.8% FG percentage (15 out of 54) and made 6 out of their 25 3-point attempts.

Jordan Battle is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He played for 29 minutes played and pulled down 1 rebound. He notched 15 points on 4 of 9 shooting.

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Coastal Carolina will take the court with a mark of 8-13 so far this year. They are giving up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Coastal Carolina is pulling in 36.9 boards per contest and has racked up 243 dimes for the campaign, which is 313th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Chanticleers are shooting 33.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (155 of 461) and 70.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 67.8 points per contest (326th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Chanticleers are able to force 7.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They surrender 30.7% on three-point shots while they are 161st in Division 1 in PPG allowed (70.7). The Chanticleers are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.6% (515 of 1,210) and they concede 34.0 boards per game as a squad. They are 36th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 222 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the James Madison Dukes got the win with a final of 86-79 against Georgia State. The Dukes corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this game. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. Georgia State was called for 16 personal fouls for this game which got the Dukes to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They were able to bury 13 of them for a clip of 86.7%. Regarding three-point shots, James Madison made 13 of 27 attempts (48.1%). In all, the Dukes went 30 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.8%. The Dukes permitted Georgia State to bury 29 of their 61 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.5% for the matchup. They finished 44.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 13 of 29 and finished the game at 8 out of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, James Madison allowed Georgia State to snag 30 in all (10 offensive).

Bryce Lindsay pitched in for the Dukes in the game. He racked up 19 points in his 33 minutes on the court and tallied 3 assists for this game. He converted 7 out of 12 for the contest for a rate of 58.3%, and added 5 rebounds.

James Madison has a win-loss mark of 12-9 for the year. As an offense, the Dukes are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which is ranked 193rd in college hoops. James Madison has totaled 1,541 pts on the year (73.4 per contest) and they snag 37.0 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 12.3 times per contest (290th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game. The Dukes are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.8% from the charity stripe.

The Dukes on defense are ranked 124th in college in PPG allowed with 69.7. They are forcing 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the field (197th in the country). The James Madison defense concedes 33.3% on 3-point attempts (150 of 450) and opponents are knocking down 69.7% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.0 dimes and 31.9 boards per contest, which ranks 39th and 51st in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Coastal Carolina

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