Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern betting: College basketball preview for January 16

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The Georgia Southern Eagles (8-9, 1-4 Sun Belt) will try to break a three-game losing streak when they hit the road to take on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-9, 1-4 Sun Belt) on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at HTC Center as only 1.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 141 points.

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Coastal Carolina Cover -1.5 vs Georgia Southern -112

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Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern betting lines

  • Coastal Carolina moneyline odds to win: -126
  • Georgia Southern moneyline odds to win: +105
  • Spread: Coastal Carolina (-1.5)
  • Total: 141

Coastal Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Coastal Carolina has played worse when playing at home, covering two times in five home games, and five times in nine road games.
  • In terms of point totals, the Chanticleers hit the over less consistently when playing at home, as they’ve eclipsed the total one time in five opportunities this season (20%). In road games, they have hit the over five times in nine opportunities (55.6%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Coastal Carolina has picked up the win in three of four games when playing at home, good for a .750 winning percentage. It has won zero of one game away from home (.000) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Chanticleers have been putting up 70.7 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little higher than the 68.4 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Coastal Carolina’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (70.3) is 2.1 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.2).
  • Over their past 10 outings, the Chanticleers are making 0.3 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.2 compared to 7.5 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (31.6% compared to 33.5% season-long).

Coastal Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-7-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 3-3-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 5-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-7 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (214th in nation) 41.4 (78th) 33.5 (134th) 29.1 (77th) 12.1 (306th) 10.2 (61st)

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Georgia Southern statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Georgia Southern is 3-4-0 at home against the spread (.429 winning percentage). On the road, it is 2-6-0 ATS (.250).
  • Eagles games have gone above the over/under more frequently at home (three times out of seven) than away (three of eight) this season.
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Eagles have a better winning percentage at home (.500, 1-1 record) than on the road (.125, 1-7).

Recent trends

  • While the Eagles are posting 73.6 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their last 10 games, producing 68.8 points per contest.
  • Georgia Southern is ceding 80.3 points per game over its previous 10 games, compared to its season average of 79.2 points allowed.
  • Over their previous 10 games, the Eagles are draining 8.3 threes per contest, 0.5 fewer threes than their season average (8.8). They also own a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (31.6%) compared to their season average (32.0%).

Georgia Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-12-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 3-7-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-0; As Underdog: 3-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-9-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-8 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.1 (307th in nation) 44.7 (258th) 32.4 (199th) 34.9 (337th) 13.0 (246th) 14.3 (341st)
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