Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 1

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The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-6, 1-1 Sun Belt) are slightly favored (by 1.5 points) to build on a four-game home win streak when they host the Georgia Southern Eagles (10-5, 2-0 Sun Belt) on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET. The point total is set at 155.5 in the matchup.

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Coastal Carolina Cover -1.5 vs Georgia Southern -103

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Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia Southern betting lines

  • Coastal Carolina moneyline odds to win: -119
  • Georgia Southern moneyline odds to win: -101
  • Spread: Coastal Carolina (-1.5)
  • Total: 155.5

Coastal Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Coastal Carolina did a better job covering the spread on the road (8-8-0) than it did in home games (4-8-0) last year.
  • In home games last season, the Chanticleers went over the total 50% of the time (six of 12 games). They hit the over more consistently on the road, eclipsing the total in 56.2% of games (nine of 16).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Coastal Carolina won a higher percentage of its home games (.600) compared to road games (.000) last season.

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Chanticleers were 25th-worst in college basketball offensively (66.8 points scored per game) and 148th defensively (71.1 points conceded).
  • Coastal Carolina was 105th in college basketball in rebounds per game (33.2) and 202nd in rebounds conceded (31.5) last year.
  • Last season the Chanticleers were ranked 319th in the nation in assists with 11.5 per game.

Coastal Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-1-0; As Underdog: 5-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 7-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-6 (Home: 1-0; Away: 3-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.4 (346th in nation) 37.9 (16th) 38.4 (24th) 36.9 (355th) 11.1 (348th) 9.4 (22nd)

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Georgia Southern statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Georgia Southern is 4-1-0 at home against the spread (.800 winning percentage). On the road, it is 4-2-0 ATS (.667).
  • Eagles games have finished above the over/under less frequently at home (two times out of five) than away (four of six) this year.

Recent trends

  • The Eagles are scoring 81.9 points per contest in their last 10 games, which is 2.1 fewer points than their average for the season (84.0).
  • Over its past 10 games, Georgia Southern is ceding 75.9 points per game, compared to its season average of 78.8 points allowed.
  • The Eagles are sinking 0.4 fewer threes per game in their last 10 games (9.5) compared to their season average (9.9), and they are delivering a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (31.5%) compared to their season mark (33.5%).

Georgia Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-5-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-7-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 5-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.3 (250th in nation) 44.6 (246th) 32.1 (238th) 35.1 (328th) 11.9 (326th) 10.3 (80th)
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