Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: The HTC Center in Conway, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (19-13 last season) will try to beat the Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-21 last year) at The HTC Center on Monday.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles faced Bowling Green and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-69 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Eagles walked away with 21 while Bowling Green totaled 15 fouls. They also made 7 of 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. Bowling Green ended up shooting 69.2% at the free throw line by making 18 of 26 attempts. Moreover, Bowling Green grabbed 37 boards (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Bowling Green distributed 10 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. Regarding defense, Eastern Michigan allowed 39.4% from the floor on 26 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 8 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 31 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 14 of 19 tries for a percentage of 73.7%. Eastern Michigan wrapped up the game having earned a 44.1% FG percentage (26 out of 59) and buried 3 of their 16 3-pointers.

Addison Patterson is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up shooting 57.1% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 32 mins played and also collected 9 boards. He left the arena with 21 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Eastern Michigan enters this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 10-21 last season. They turned it over 11.9 times per contest and as a group committed 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a group, Eastern Michigan pulled in 35.5 boards per contest and totaled 392 dimes throughout last season, which had them ranked 303rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles connected on 32.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (186 of 578) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 70.7 points per outing (291st in college hoops) while connecting on 44.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Eagles were able to force their opponents into 11.0 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.0 fouls. They were ranked 97th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 409 relinquished throughout last year. The Eagles allowed a shooting percentage of 44.1% (804 of 1,823) and they conceded 35.5 boards per game as a group. They conceded 32.5% on 3-pointers while they were 167th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (73.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers took a loss by a score of 96-72 when they faced Georgia Southern. The Chanticleers pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. Georgia Southern earned 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Chanticleers to the free throw line for 30 shots. They were able to make 23 of them for a rate of 76.7%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Coastal Carolina made 9 of their 32 attempts (28.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Chanticleers shot 20 out of 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.7%. The Chanticleers permitted Georgia Southern to knock down 35 of their 65 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 53.8% for this game. They finished 41.4% from 3-point land by shooting 12 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Coastal Carolina allowed Georgia Southern to get 32 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Joshua Beadle ended up being important for the Chanticleers for the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 15 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He tallied 25 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 3 dimes for this contest.

Coastal Carolina had a record of 19-13 last season. The Chanticleers committed 18.3 fouls every game and they hit 72.9% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 10.4 times per game (357th in the country) and they gave up possession 10.8 times per contest. Coastal Carolina accounted for 2,346 pts last season (73.3 per contest) and they collected 40.1 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Chanticleers shot 41.2% from the floor, which was ranked 343rd in college.

The Chanticleers on defense were ranked 139th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 72.6. They forced 8.7 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 40.0% from the floor (18th in college hoops). The Coastal Carolina defense gave up 31.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (233 of 733) and opponents connected on 71.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 13.9 dimes and 38.4 boards per contest, ranking them 187th and 349th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Coastal Carolina

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