Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (11-6) host the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9-9) at Cam Henderson Center on Wednesday.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers stepped onto the hardwood against Appalachian State and took home the win by a score of 67-62 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Chanticleers walked away with 17 while Appalachian State finished the game with 9 fouls. They also converted 7 of 24 shots from downtown. Appalachian State ended up shooting 76.5% from the free throw line by burying 13 of 17 tries. Additionally, Appalachian State snagged 32 boards (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Appalachian State recorded 5 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. In relation to defense, Coastal Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 36.2% from the floor on 21 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and having 2 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 29 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Chanticleers buried 6 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 54.5%. Coastal Carolina finished the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (26 of 52) and converted 9 of their 20 three-point attempts.

Joshua Beadle is a guy who came through in this matchup. He accounted for 25 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and collected 7 boards. He finished the game shooting 52.9% from the floor and also totaled 5 dimes.

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Coastal Carolina heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-9 on the season. They currently have an average of 72.4 pts per game (282nd in college) while going 40.4% from the field. The Chanticleers are hitting 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc (154 of 461) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Coastal Carolina is pulling in 40.9 boards per game and has totaled 201 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 328th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.1 times per game and as a team they commit 19.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Chanticleers have forced 9.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.2 fouls. They are ranked 29th in the country in giving up assists with 177 relinquished on the campaign. The Chanticleers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 38.9% (433 of 1,113) and they relinquish 39.7 boards per game as a team. They concede 30.9% on 3-point shots and they rank 140th in the nation in PPG allowed (71.8).

In their last game, the Marshall Thundering Herd went home defeated by a final of 81-73 when they faced Georgia State. The Thundering Herd were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this game. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. Georgia State had 21 fouls for the game which got the Thundering Herd to the charity stripe for 22 shots. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 59.1%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Marshall converted 10 of their 30 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Thundering Herd ended up shooting 25 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 41.0%. The Thundering Herd allowed Georgia State to convert 21 of their 54 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 38.9% for the game. They shot 25.0% from downtown by connecting on 6 out of 24 and finished the contest at 33 of 39 at the free throw line (84.6%). In the matter of team rebounding, Marshall allowed Georgia State to pull down 34 in all (13 offensive).

Wyatt Fricks was important for the Thundering Herd in the game. He tallied 21 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for this contest. He converted 9 of 16 in this game giving him a rate of 56.3%, and had 10 rebounds.

Marshall has a mark of 11-6 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Thundering Herd are connecting on 45.9% from the field, which ranks 155th in the country. Marshall has 1,350 pts this season (79.4 per contest) and they pull down 38.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.4 times per game (42nd in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. The Thundering Herd are responsible for committing 20.9 fouls per game and they go 73.5% from the free throw line.

The Marshall defense gives up 31.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (131 of 412) and their opponents are converting on 71.1% of their foul shots. They give up 12.3 dimes and 36.0 rebounds per game, which ranks 97th and 267th in college. The Thundering Herd on the defensive end are ranked 230th in college in points allowed per contest with 75.2. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the field (66th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Coastal Carolina

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