Marshall vs. Coastal Carolina betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The Marshall Thundering Herd (10-9, 3-3 Sun Belt) are 3.5-point favorites as they try to break a seven-game road losing streak when they visit the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-10, 1-5 Sun Belt) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at HTC Center. The game airs at 3:30 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup’s over/under is 137.5.

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Marshall Cover -3.5 vs Coastal Carolina -108

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Marshall vs. Coastal Carolina betting lines

  • Marshall moneyline odds to win: -171
  • Coastal Carolina moneyline odds to win: +142
  • Spread: Marshall (-3.5)
  • Total: 137.5

Marshall statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • When playing at home, Marshall sports a better record against the spread (7-2-1) compared to its ATS record in road games (1-6-0).
  • The Thundering Herd have gone over the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (40%) than road tilts (28.6%).
  • Marshall has performed better as a moneyline favorite in home games, posting a home record of 7-0, compared to going 0-1 on the road.

Recent trends

  • The Thundering Herd have seen a downturn in scoring lately, putting up 73.5 points per game in their last 10 outings, 1.4 points fewer than the 74.9 they’ve scored this year.
  • Marshall’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (70.5) is 0.8 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (71.3).
  • During their last 10 outings, the Thundering Herd are making 0.2 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.9 compared to 7.7 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (34.1% compared to 29.9% season-long).

Marshall betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-8-1 (Home: 7-2-1; Away: 1-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 6-2-0; As Underdog: 2-6-1)
  • O-U-P: 6-11-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 7-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (249th in nation) 44.1 (231st) 33.2 (145th) 30.4 (142nd) 14.1 (156th) 11.9 (228th)

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Coastal Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • This year, Coastal Carolina is 2-4-0 at home against the spread (.333 winning percentage). On the road, it is 5-4-0 ATS (.556).
  • Chanticleers games have finished above the over/under less often at home (two times out of six) than on the road (five of nine) this year.
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Chanticleers have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than away (2-6).

Recent trends

  • Over their last 10 games, the Chanticleers are putting up 73.6 points per contest, 4.2 more than their season average (69.4).
  • In its past 10 games, Coastal Carolina is giving up 73.4 points per contest, 4.1 more points than its season average (69.3).
  • The Chanticleers are making 7.8 three-pointers per contest over their past 10 games, which is 0.1 more than their average for the season (7.7). That said, they sport a worse shooting percentage from downtown over their previous 10 games (32.9%) compared to their season average (34.3%).

Coastal Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 5-3-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 5-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-9-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 3-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-7 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.6 (205th in nation) 41.8 (92nd) 33.6 (127th) 29.5 (96th) 12.3 (289th) 10.4 (76th)
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