Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 12

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The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (9-16, 6-6 Sun Belt) are slight underdogs (by 1.5 points) to extend a three-game home winning streak when they host the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (15-11, 7-6 Sun Belt) on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET. The matchup has a point total of 132.5.

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Coastal Carolina Cover -1.5 vs Louisiana -103

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Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana betting lines

  • Coastal Carolina moneyline odds to win: -121
  • Louisiana moneyline odds to win: -102
  • Spread: Coastal Carolina (-1.5)
  • Total: 132.5

Coastal Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Coastal Carolina has covered the spread in the same percentage of games at home as road games (50%). It has covered five times in 10 games when playing at home and seven times in 14 games on the road.
  • When playing at home, the Chanticleers eclipse the total 50% of the time (five of 10 games). They hit the over more consistently in road games, eclipsing the total in 64.3% of games (nine of 14).
  • Coastal Carolina has fared worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, posting a home record of 3-3, compared to going 2-0 away from home.

Recent trends

  • The Chanticleers’ offense has been improved over their last 10 games, racking up 74.5 points per contest compared to the 73.7 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Coastal Carolina’s defense has been more stingy lately, as the team has given up 72.0 points per game during its past 10 compared to the 72.3 points per game its opponents average this season.
  • The Chanticleers’ past 10 contests have seen them make 10.5 three-pointers per game while shooting 38.2% from deep. Both numbers are up from their 2025-26 averages of 9.2 makes and 34.6%.

Coastal Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-12-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 7-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 3-6-0 (As Favorite: 3-6-0; As Underdog: 10-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-11-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 9-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-3 (Home: 3-3; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 8-8 (Home: 3-1; Away: 5-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.5 (335th in nation) 39.6 (17th) 37.7 (14th) 35.7 (351st) 11.0 (348th) 10.0 (63rd)

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Louisiana statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Louisiana has a better winning percentage at home (.583, 7-5-0 record) than on the road (.462, 6-7-0).
  • In 2025-26, a higher percentage of the Ragin’ Cajuns’ games have finished above the over/under at home (50%, six of 12) than away (30.8%, four of 13).
  • In 2025-26 as moneyline underdogs, the Ragin’ Cajuns have a better winning percentage at home (.286, 2-5 record) than away (.167, 2-10).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Ragin’ Cajuns are posting 69.3 points per game, 6.8 more than their season average (62.5).
  • Louisiana is giving up 70.3 points per contest in its past 10 games, which is 1.3 more points than it is allowing for the season (69.0).
  • In their previous 10 games, the Ragin’ Cajuns are draining 9.3 three-pointers per game, 1.3 more than their season average (8.0). They also own a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (38.3%) compared to their season average (33.8%).

Louisiana betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-12-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 6-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 10-10-0 (As Favorite: 3-2-0; As Underdog: 10-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-15-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 4-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-15 (Home: 2-5; Away: 2-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.8 (348th in nation) 44.9 (236th) 27.2 (354th) 29.6 (96th) 11.0 (348th) 10.4 (102nd)
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