Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 11/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Coastal Carolina (+38.5)

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (19-13 last year) are headed to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Thursday where they will go up against the Duke Blue Devils (35-3 last season). Coastal Carolina opens this game as 38.5-point underdogs. The total comes in at 146.5.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers faced Eastern Michigan and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-70 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Chanticleers left the arena with 25 while Eastern Michigan accounted for 17 personal fouls. They made 6 of 14 attempts from beyond the arc. Eastern Michigan walked away from this one shooting 79.3% at the charity stripe by making 23 of their 29 tries. Additionally, Eastern Michigan grabbed 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Eastern Michigan doled out 11 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. With regard to the defense, Coastal Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 39.6% from the field on 21 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in this contest while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned 38 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Chanticleers knocked down 11 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. Coastal Carolina finished the game having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (26 of 61) and made 7 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Jaylen Cross is one guy who played a role for this game. He ended up going 80.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 26 minutes and also totaled 8 boards. He finished with 10 points on 4 of 5 shooting.

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Coastal Carolina comes into this one after finishing with a win-loss mark of 19-13 last year. They had an average of 73.3 pts per game (246th in Division 1) while connecting on 41.2% from the floor. The Chanticleers connected on 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (286 of 844) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Coastal Carolina snagged 40.1 rebounds per contest and earned 334 assists last season, which ranked 359th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 10.8 times per contest and as a team committed 18.3 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Chanticleers were able to force 8.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 16.7 fouls. They were ranked 1st in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 303 relinquished last year. The Chanticleers defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.0% (803 of 2,005) and they conceded 38.4 boards per game as a group. They surrendered 31.8% on shots from downtown while they were 139th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Duke Blue Devils walked away with a victory by a final of 84-50 when they played Army. The Blue Devils recorded 20 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 16 steals for the contest. Army was called for 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to make 22 of those for a rate of 84.6%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Duke buried 4 of 22 tries (18.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Blue Devils finished 29 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.2%. The Blue Devils permitted Army to make 18 of 52 tries from the field which had them at 34.6% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 26.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 30 and ended up going 6 out of 9 from the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Duke permitted Army to snag 25 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Dame Sarr pitched in for the Blue Devils in this contest. He recorded 16 points in his 21 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for the matchup. He converted 5 out of 5 for this contest for a rate of 100.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Duke had a record of 35-3 last season. As an offense, the Blue Devils shot 49.1% from the floor, which was ranked 18th in the country. Duke earned 3,102 pts last year (81.6 per game) and they pulled down 40.2 rebounds per game. They got an assist 16.7 times per game (36th in Division 1) and they turned it over 10.7 times per contest. The Blue Devils were responsible for committing 15.5 personal fouls per contest and they went 72.9% from the charity stripe.

The Duke defense allowed 30.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (307 of 1002) and their opponents converted on 71.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They conceded 82.0 assists and 29.3 rebounds per game, ranking them 363rd and 6th in the country. The Blue Devils on defense were ranked 4th in college in PPG surrendered with 63.6. They were able to force 11.6 TO's per game and let teams shoot 39.3% from the field (9th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Coastal Carolina (+38.5)

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