Georgia Southern Eagles vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Prediction, 1/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026

Location: The HTC Center in Conway, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-6) will try to defeat the Georgia Southern Eagles (10-5) at The HTC Center on Thursday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles took the court against James Madison and earned the victory with a final of 96-92 in their last game. Georgia Southern walked away from the contest with a 44.1% field goal percentage (30 out of 68) and made 6 of 26 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Eagles made 30 of their 39 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 9 dimes for the contest as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to defense, Georgia Southern allowed the other team to go 46.8% from the floor on 29 out of 62 shooting. James Madison recorded 5 assists and had 4 steals for this game. Moreover, James Madison snagged 45 boards (15 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. James Madison walked away from this one shooting 73.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 28 of 38 attempts. They converted 6 of their 24 shots from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 25 and James Madison recorded 29 personal fouls.

Nakavieon White is someone who was important in this matchup. He accumulated 25 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and also collected 2 boards. He ended up shooting 43.8% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Georgia Southern enters this contest with a mark of 10-5 on the season. They average 84.0 points per outing (72nd in Division 1) while connecting on 44.3% from the field. The Eagles are connecting on 33.5% on 3-pointers (149 of 445) and 72.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgia Southern is snagging 35.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 179 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 218th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 10.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.3 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are able to force 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They surrender 31.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 309th in the nation in opponents points per game (78.8). The Eagles defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (409 of 918) and they surrender 40.3 boards per contest as a group. They rank 267th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 189 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers got the victory with a final of 68-62 against Saint Joseph's. The Chanticleers were able to corral 33 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this contest. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. Saint Joseph's earned 17 fouls for the matchup which got the Chanticleers to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to convert 12 of them for a percentage of 70.6%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Coastal Carolina buried 4 of their 21 tries (19.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Chanticleers finished shooting 26 for 59 from the floor which had them at 44.1%. The Chanticleers permitted Saint Joseph's to convert 23 of 65 tries from the field which had them sitting at 35.4% for the matchup. They finished 17.2% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 5 out of 29 and finished the contest at 11 of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Coastal Carolina allowed Saint Joseph's to collect 36 in all (10 offensive).

AJ Dancler was important for the Chanticleers in this game. He accumulated 21 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 14 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 12 rebounds.

Coastal Carolina has a win-loss mark of 8-6 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Chanticleers are hitting on 40.4% from the floor, which is 347th in college. Coastal Carolina has accounted for 1,019 pts so far this year (72.8 per game) and they grab 41.6 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 11.6 times per contest (336th in college) and they turn it over 10.1 times per game. The Chanticleers are responsible for committing 20.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 70.2% from the free throw line.

The Coastal Carolina defense gives up 29.1% on 3-point shots (98 of 337) and their opponents are making 70.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 9.6 dimes and 40.1 total boards per game, which is 10th and 349th in the nation. The Chanticleers on the defensive side of the court are 127th in college in points given up per game with 70.7. They are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 37.8% from the floor (15th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia Southern

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