Texas State Bobcats vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Prediction, 1/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas State Bobcats vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: The HTC Center in Conway, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (11-9) will take on the Texas State Bobcats (11-9) at The HTC Center on Thursday.

The Texas State Bobcats took the court against Southern Miss and walked away with a win by a score of 74-67 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Bobcats ended up finishing with 19 and Southern Miss racked up 25 fouls. They converted 3 of 15 tries from beyond the perimeter. Southern Miss finished shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 24 attempts. Furthermore, Southern Miss grabbed 18 boards (3 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Southern Miss recorded 6 dimes and had 14 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defense, Texas State let their opponent shoot 42.3% from the floor on 22 of 52 shooting. They also doled out 6 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 31 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats converted 28 of their 35 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Texas State walked away from the game with a 47.6% field goal percentage (20 out of 42) and buried 6 of 13 shots from distance.

Kaden Gumbs is a player who played a role in this matchup. He shot 60.0% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins and grabbed 8 boards. He walked away with 18 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Texas State will enter this game with a win-loss record of 11-9 on the year. They currently have an average of 74.1 points per game (249th in the country) while going 46.8% from the floor. The Bobcats are shooting 33.0% on 3-point shots (97 of 294) and 74.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Texas State is collecting 36.7 boards per game and has earned 266 dimes on the season, which is 176th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.3 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Bobcats are able to force 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 fouls. They currently rank 91st in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 223 surrendered for the year. The Bobcats are giving up a FG percentage of 44.1% (487 of 1,104) and they surrender 31.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 35.4% on shots from downtown while they are 108th in D-1 in PPG allowed (71.0).

When they last played, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers went home victorious with a score of 79-75 when they faced Georgia Southern. When discussing rebounds, Coastal Carolina permitted Georgia Southern to pull down 34 in all (11 offensive). They shot 29.0% from distance by hitting 9 of 31 and ended up shooting 16 out of 28 at the charity stripe (57.1%). The Chanticleers permitted Georgia Southern to convert 25 out of 70 attempts from the field which had them shooting 35.7% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Chanticleers finished the game shooting 21 out of 55 from the floor which had them shooting 38.2%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Coastal Carolina knocked down 6 out of their 23 attempts (26.1%). They were able to make 31 of them for a percentage of 81.6%. Georgia Southern was called for 22 fouls in this contest which took the Chanticleers to the free throw line for a total of 38 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Chanticleers pulled down 34 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for the game.

RaSheed Jones was important for the Chanticleers in this game. He converted 8 of 14 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 8 rebounds. He had 28 points in his 42 mins of playing time and added 2 assists in the matchup.

Coastal Carolina has a win-loss mark of 11-9 for the season. As an offensive team, the Chanticleers are hitting on 41.0% from the floor, which ranks 337th in the country. Coastal Carolina has accounted for 1,468 points so far this season (73.4 per game) and they collect 40.8 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 10.8 times per contest (355th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 10.5 times per game. The Chanticleers commit 19.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.1% from the charity stripe.

The Coastal Carolina defense surrenders 31.5% on shots from distance (153 of 485) and opponents are knocking down 69.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 10.1 dimes and 39.3 boards every game, which ranks 8th and 350th in D-1. The Chanticleers on the defensive side of the court are 148th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 72.6. They are able to force 9.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.2% from the field (20th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas State

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