Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Betting Pick & Prediction 2/7/24

Looking to win big? The Chanticleers and Warhawks face off at 7:30 ET on ESPN+. The Warhawks are hosting the game at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, LA. The over/under line for this matchup is currently at 147 points, and Louisiana-Monroe is favored by -5.5 to win at home against Coastal Carolina.

COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS VS LOUISIANA-MONROE WARHAWKS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers +5.5

This game will be played at Fant-Ewing Coliseum at 7:30 ET on Wednesday, February 7th.

WHY BET THE COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS:

• We have this one finishing with a projected score of 73-72 in favor of the Chanticleers.
• Not only will Coastal Carolina pick up the win, but look for them to cover at +5.5.
• The over/under is currently sitting at 147 points, and we like the under with a projected 145 points.

Can Coastal Carolina Pull Out the Win as Road Underdogs?

Coastal Carolina is coming off a 91-74 loss to Marshall, which dropped their record to 6-16. For the season, they are 3-8 in Sun Belt play and 1-7 on the road.

On the season, Coastal Carolina has been an underdog in 16 of their 22 games, going 3-13 in those contests. Their average scoring margin on the road is -12.4 points per game, and they have lost their last five games away from home.

Coastal Carolina has an ATS record of 10-9-1 this season and they are 4-3-1 ATS on the road. As the underdog, the Chanticleers have gone 9-6-1 vs. the spread. However, their ATS mark as the underdog is just 1-4 in their last 5 games and 4-5-1 in their last 10.

This season, the over/under record for Coastal Carolina games is 12-8 and today’s over/under line of 147 is lower than the average over/under line in their games (150.6). Over their last three games, the average scoring total is 168 points and the over/under record for their games during this stretch is 3-0.

The Coastal Carolina offense is coming off a game in which they scored 74 points vs. Marshall. Overall their field goal percentage was 45.3% while connecting on 4 threes. The team’s top scorer is Jacob Meyer, who comes into today’s matchup with an average of 13.9, while Ginika Ojiako also maintains a PPG average of 12.9 leading up to the game.

As they prepare for the upcoming game, Coastal Carolina is focused on shoring up their defense, as they are currently allowing an average of 79.9 points per game (305th). In their most recent game, the Coastal Carolina defense struggled to defend the three-point line, as Marshall knocked down 14 three-pointers on their way to 91 points.

Is It the Warhawks Game to Lose at Home?

Despite being 3-5 at home this season, Louisiana-Monroe is favored by 5.5 points against Coastal Carolina. The Warhawks are 1-2 as the favorite this season and have gone 4-12 when they are the underdog.

After losing to Arkansas State, 95-80, Louisiana-Monroe’s record dropped to 7-14 overall and 3-8 in Sun Belt play. Over the team’s last 10 home games, they have gone 5-5.

As the favorite this season, Louisiana-Monroe has not been kind to bettors, going 0-3 vs. the spread. Over their last 10 games as the favorite, the Warhawks have gone just 4-6 vs. the spread. At home, ULM is just 2-6 ATS this year and their ATS mark at home over their last 10 games is 2-8.

Today’s over/under line of 147 is higher than the average over/under line in Louisiana-Monroe’s games this season (140.5). So far, 17 of their games have finished with fewer points than today’s OU line. Over their last three games, the over/under record is 3-0 and the average scoring total in those games is 164 points.

In their recent matchup, the Louisiana-Monroe offense ended with 80 points against Arkansas State. They finished with an overall field goal percentage of 52.7% and made 6 threes. Nika Metskhvarishvili was the leading scorer for the Warhawks, putting up 20 points. In addition, Tyreese Watson contributed 19 points.

Coming into today’s game, the Louisiana-Monroe defense is giving up an average of 74.6 points per contest. Louisiana-Monroe’s three-point defense is currently 201st in the country at 8.5 made threes per game. In terms of overall field goal percentage, opponets have hit 41.5% of their shots vs. Louisiana-Monroe.