Illinois State vs. Coastal Carolina betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 23

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The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4-2) are heavy, 12.5-point underdogs against the Illinois State Redbirds (3-2) at CEFCU Arena on Sunday, November 23, 2025. The game begins at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 144.5 points.

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Illinois State Cover -12.5 vs Coastal Carolina -113

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Illinois State vs. Coastal Carolina betting lines

  • Illinois State moneyline odds to win: -952
  • Coastal Carolina moneyline odds to win: +624
  • Spread: Illinois State (-12.5)
  • Total: 144.5

Illinois State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Illinois State covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games last year. Illinois State covered seven times in 15 games at home, and it covered eight times in 12 games when playing on the road.
  • At home last season, the Redbirds eclipsed the total 66.7% of the time (10 of 15 games). They hit the over in the same percentage of away games (eight of 12 contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Illinois State won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (.727) compared to away games (.250) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Redbirds put up 75.8 points per game and allowed 71.8 last season, ranking them 123rd in the country offensively and 174th on defense.
  • Illinois State was 300th in the country in rebounds per game (29.9) and 34th in rebounds conceded (28.4) last season.
  • With 14.4 assists per game last year, the Redbirds were 111th in the nation.

Illinois State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 1-3-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 1-3-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (165th in nation) 42.4 (152nd) 36.0 (112th) 30.8 (159th) 11.8 (313th) 9.6 (47th)

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Coastal Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Coastal Carolina performed better against the spread on the road (8-8-0) than at home (4-8-0) last year.
  • Looking at the over/under, Chanticleers games finished over six of 12 times at home (50%) and nine of 16 away (56.2%) last season.
  • The Chanticleers, as moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (1-6) than on the road (3-12) last season.

Last season stats

  • The Chanticleers struggled to produce points last year, ranking 25th-worst in college basketball with 66.8 points per game. They did better on defense, ranking 148th by allowing 71.1 points per contest.
  • Coastal Carolina pulled down 33.2 rebounds per game (105th-ranked in college basketball). It gave up 31.5 rebounds per contest (202nd-ranked).
  • Last year the Chanticleers ranked 319th in college basketball in assists, dishing out 11.5 per game.

Coastal Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-2-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 3-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.8 (219th in nation) 33.7 (sixth) 42.5 (ninth) 31.7 (191st) 13.5 (243rd) 11.5 (149th)
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