Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs James Madison Dukes Betting Picks & Predictions

Game outlook

Coastal Carolina is on the road playing James Madison at the Atlantic Union Bank Center stadium on Thursday, 1/26/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. James Madison -13 was the opening favorite and current line is James Madison -11.75.

Coastal Carolina's Chanticleers (10-10, 4-4 Sun Belt) visit Harrisonburg, Virginia and Atlantic Union Bank Center on Thursday to play James Madison's Dukes (13-8, 4-4 Sun Belt). Coastal Carolina's two-game winning streak was snapped on Monday when Chicago State defeated the Chanticleers 74-70. Southern Miss defeated James Madison on Saturday, and the Dukes have lost four of their last six games. James Madison and Coastal Carolina do not have any players on their respective injury lists.

The defense of Coastal Carolina needs to be tightened

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers allow an average of 71.8 points (251st) per game, while their opponents average 42.1% (123rd) from the field overall and 34.5% (249th) from beyond the arc. With a field goal shooting percentage of 44.7% (117th) and a three-point shooting percentage of 32.6% (260th), Coastal Carolina scores 75.8 points per game (87th). Coastal Carolina's leading scorer is Jomaru Brown, who averages 15.3 points per game. From behind the arc, Brown scores 30.0% and 45.9% respectively. Coastal Carolina's second leading scorer, Essam Mostafa, averages 13.5 points per game and shoots 56.3%. Coastal Carolina's next five top scorers score between 38.3% and 43.1%. Coastal Carolina's leading assist man, Henry Abraham, averages 3.5 assists per game. Mostafa leads Coastal Carolina with 10.4 boards per game, averaging 38.3 boards per game. As a steal leader, Brown averages 2.0 per game, while Jimmy Nichols averages 1.1 blocked shots per game.