Coastal Carolina vs. Texas State betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 22

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The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (11-9, 4-4 Sun Belt) are 2.5-point favorites as they try to continue a three-game win streak when they host the Texas State Bobcats (11-9, 4-4 Sun Belt) on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at HTC Center. The matchup airs at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 140.5 points.

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Coastal Carolina Cover -2.5 vs Texas State -104

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Coastal Carolina vs. Texas State betting lines

  • Coastal Carolina moneyline odds to win: -140
  • Texas State moneyline odds to win: +117
  • Spread: Coastal Carolina (-2.5)
  • Total: 140.5

Coastal Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Coastal Carolina has played worse when playing at home, covering two times in six home games, and seven times in 12 road games.
  • The Chanticleers have eclipsed the total less often when playing at home, hitting the over in two of six home matchups (33.3%). In away games, they have hit the over in eight of 12 games (66.7%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Coastal Carolina has won a lower percentage of its games when playing at home (.250) compared to road games (1.000).

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Chanticleers have had a tough time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 70.3 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 73.4 they’ve racked up over the course of this season.
  • Coastal Carolina’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (74.6) is 2.0 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72.6).
  • Over their last 10 outings, the Chanticleers are making 1.5 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.0 compared to 8.5 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (31.0% compared to 33.5% season-long).

Coastal Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-9-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 8-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-9-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 8-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 1-3; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 7-6 (Home: 2-0; Away: 5-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.0 (338th in nation) 39.2 (15th) 37.5 (19th) 36.0 (352nd) 10.5 (356th) 9.7 (43rd)

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Texas State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Texas State has a better winning percentage at home (.667, 6-3-0 record) than away (.286, 2-5-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Bobcats games have gone over four of nine times at home (44.4%), and six of seven away (85.7%).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Bobcats have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-1) and on the road (0-6).

Recent trends

  • While the Bobcats are averaging 74.1 points per game in 2025-26, they have improved that mark over their last 10 games, producing 74.4 a contest.
  • Texas State is giving up 77.7 points per game in its last 10 games, compared to its season average of 71.0 points allowed.
  • The Bobcats are draining the same number of treys per contest over their past 10 games as their season average (4.9), and they are posting a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 games (31.8%) compared to their season mark (33.0%).

Texas State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-10-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 2-6-0 (As Favorite: 6-4-0; As Underdog: 2-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-7-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 6-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 8-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.7 (110th in nation) 44.2 (206th) 32.9 (178th) 27.0 (13th) 13.3 (244th) 13.4 (331st)
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