Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Bowling Green, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-18) are on their way to Reed Green Coliseum on Thursday where they will try to beat the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (10-16).

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers faced off with Appalachian State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 64-46 in their last game. Coastal Carolina wrapped up the game with a 30.2% FG percentage (16 of 53) and converted 6 of 15 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Chanticleers knocked down 8 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 61.5%. When talking about rebounding, they collected a total of 29 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 10 assists in addition to forcing 4 turnovers, but didn't notch a steal. Regarding defense, Coastal Carolina allowed the other team to go 38.8% from the floor on 19 out of 49 shooting. Appalachian State doled out 7 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Appalachian State snagged 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Appalachian State shot 76.9% from the free throw line by converting 20 of 26 attempts. They buried 6 of 17 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Chanticleers finished with 19 while Appalachian State recorded 10 fouls.

Jordan Battle is one player who was a contributor in this game. He walked away with 14 points on 3 out of 12 shooting. He played 37 minutes played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 25.0% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Coastal Carolina will play this contest with a record of 8-18 for the year. They are turning it over 12.2 times per game and as a team are committing 17.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Coastal Carolina is grabbing 36.2 boards per contest and has 294 assists so far this season, which is 311th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Chanticleers are shooting 34.0% from downtown (190 of 559) and 69.8% from the free throw line. They average 65.7 pts per game (349th in the country) while shooting 42.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Chanticleers are forcing 7.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They concede 32.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 157th in college in points per game allowed (70.7). The Chanticleers are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.7% (639 of 1,496) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 52nd in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 280 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles took a loss by a final score of 101-67 against Arkansas State. When it comes to rebounds, Southern Miss allowed Arkansas State to get 42 in total (14 on the offensive side). They shot 33.3% from beyond the arc by going 12 out of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 20 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Golden Eagles allowed Arkansas State to convert 37 out of their 76 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 48.7% for the contest. Overall, the Golden Eagles shot 26 out of 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.6%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Southern Miss knocked down 5 out of 20 tries (25.0%). They were able to knock down 10 of them for a rate of 66.7%. Arkansas State committed 16 fouls for the game which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Golden Eagles snagged 22 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 26 for the game.

Andre Curbelo pitched in for the Golden Eagles in this matchup. He made 6 out of 11 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 18 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup.

Southern Miss has a win-loss record of 10-16 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 43.4% from the field, which ranks them 256th in college hoops. Southern Miss has scored 1,870 points for the year (71.9 per contest) and they grab 38.1 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.7 times per contest (117th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest. The Golden Eagles are committing 16.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.0% from the charity stripe.

The Southern Miss defense concedes 32.1% on 3-pointers (201 of 626) and their opponents are connecting on 71.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 13.8 dimes and 37.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 249th and 316th in college. The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 301st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 76.1. They have forced 11.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the field (162nd in the nation).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Southern Miss and under the total points

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