Marshall vs. Coastal Carolina betting: College basketball preview for February 1

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The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-14, 1-9 Sun Belt) are heavy underdogs (+11.5) as they look to stop a six-game road slide when they visit the Marshall Thundering Herd (13-10, 6-4 Sun Belt) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Cam Henderson Center. The contest airs at 4:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 140.5 points.

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Marshall Cover -11.5 vs Coastal Carolina -109

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Marshall vs. Coastal Carolina betting lines

  • Marshall moneyline odds to win: -826
  • Coastal Carolina moneyline odds to win: +558
  • Spread: Marshall (-11.5)
  • Total: 140.5

Marshall statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Marshall has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (7-3-1) than it has in road games (4-6-0).
  • When it comes to over/unders, the Thundering Herd hit the over more often in home games, as they’ve gone over the total five times in 11 opportunities this season (45.5%). In away games, they have hit the over four times in 10 opportunities (40%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Marshall has won seven of eight games when playing at home, good for a .875 winning percentage. It has won three of four games away from home (.750) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Thundering Herd’s offense has been worse over their last 10 games, scoring 73.9 points a contest compared to the 75.8 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Marshall’s defense has been tough as of late, as the team has given up 71.1 points per game over its last 10 compared to the 71.7 points per game its opponents average this season.
  • The Thundering Herd’s past 10 contests have seen them make 8.1 three-pointers per game while shooting 36.2% from deep. Both numbers are up compared to their 2024-25 averages of 7.9 makes and 31.9%.

Marshall betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-9-1 (Home: 7-3-1; Away: 4-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 11.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 9-3-0; As Underdog: 2-6-1)
  • O-U-P: 9-12-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 7-1; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (216th in nation) 44.2 (227th) 32.9 (149th) 30.1 (120th) 14.3 (138th) 11.6 (212th)

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Coastal Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Coastal Carolina is 2-5-0 at home against the spread (.286 winning percentage). On the road, it is 6-6-0 ATS (.500).
  • Looking at the over/under, Chanticleers games have finished over less often at home (three of seven, 42.9%) than on the road (seven of 12, 58.3%).
  • The Chanticleers, as moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-2) than away (2-9) this year.

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Chanticleers are putting up 66.3 points per contest, 1.3 fewer points than their season average (67.6).
  • While Coastal Carolina is surrendering 70.8 points per game in 2024-25, it has been worse in its past 10 games, allowing 72.5 points per contest.
  • The Chanticleers are draining 7.2 three-pointers per game in their last 10 games, which is 0.2 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.4). Additionally, they have a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (32.3%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (34%).

Coastal Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-11-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 11.5+: 4-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 6-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-10-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 3-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-11 (Home: 0-2; Away: 2-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.3 (264th in nation) 42.5 (123rd) 33.1 (140th) 30.8 (156th) 11.3 (334th) 10.5 (89th)
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