The Georgia Southern Eagles and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers face off on Thursday in a college basketball showdown at the Pensacola Bay Center. When these two teams faced off on February 12th it was Coastal Carolina that won 79-58.
Vince Cole was the top player for Coastal Carolina scoring 28 points. Elijah McCadden was the top player for Georgia Southern scoring 14 points.
Georgia Southern comes into this game with a 12-15 record overall and they have gone 11-13 against the spread. In the last game against Louisiana Monroe, Georgia Southern scored 81 points and that was enough to secure the victory. The Eagles are averaging 66.6 points while their defense is giving up 65.4 points per game. Elijah McCadden has been the top player for Georgia Southern averaging 11.6 points while shooting 48.8 percent from the field.
On the other side of this matchup is the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers who sit with a 16-12 record overall and they have gone 13-10-1 against the spread. In the last game against Little Rock the defense was good giving up only 55 points and that led to the 13 point victory. The Chanticleers have won three games in a row. Coastal Carolina is averaging 73.1 points while their defense is giving up 65.1 points per game. Guard Vince Cole has been the top player for Coastal Carolina averaging 15.4 points while shooting 43.5 percent from the field.
Coastal Carolina is 4-1 against the spread in their last five games. The over is 4-1 in Coastal Carolina’s last five games. The under is 8-2 in Georgia Southern’s last 10 games following an against the spread win
Coastal Carolina had no issues against Georgia Southern the first time these two teams played, and the Chanticleers have done a good job of covering spreads coming into this game. Look for Coastal Carolina to run up the score, and Georgia Southern is going to have issues getting to even 65 points. Back Coastal Carolina to win this game and cover the spread.
AUTHOR: Shane Mickle
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