Southern Miss vs. Coastal Carolina betting: College basketball preview for February 20

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

Two struggling teams square off when the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (10-17, 5-9 Sun Belt) host the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-19, 1-13 Sun Belt) on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. The Chanticleers are 6.5-point underdogs as they attempt to end a four-game losing streak against the Golden Eagles, losers of four straight. The point total in the matchup is 138.5.

Check out all the Latest NCAA Basketball Betting Previews!

Spread

Southern Miss Cover -6.5 vs Coastal Carolina -104

Bet $20, Payout $39.23

Southern Miss vs. Coastal Carolina betting lines

  • Southern Miss moneyline odds to win: -279
  • Coastal Carolina moneyline odds to win: +225
  • Spread: Southern Miss (-6.5)
  • Total: 138.5

Southern Miss statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Southern Miss has a better record against the spread (7-2-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (6-8-0).
  • The Golden Eagles have hit the over on the total in a lower percentage of home games (22.2%) than road tilts (50%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Southern Miss has won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (1.000) compared to road games (.500).

Recent trends

  • The Golden Eagles’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, scoring 68.7 points a contest compared to the 72.0 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Southern Miss’ defense has been more stingy as of late, as the team has given up 75.7 points per game over its past 10 compared to the 76.3 points per game its opponents average on the season.
  • During their past 10 outings, the Golden Eagles are making 1.1 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (5.5 compared to 6.6 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (27.2% compared to 30.5% season-long).

Southern Miss betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-12-0 (Home: 7-2-0; Away: 6-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 5-1-0; As Underdog: 8-11-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-15-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 7-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 4-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-16 (Home: 3-2; Away: 0-12)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (243rd in nation) 43.8 (184th) 33.1 (120th) 33.5 (307th) 14.9 (98th) 13.6 (342nd)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Southern Miss vs. Coastal Carolina? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Coastal Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Coastal Carolina has a lower winning percentage at home (.300, 3-7-0 record) than on the road (.500, 7-7-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Chanticleers games have finished over 50% of the time this season, both at home (five of 10) and on the road (seven of 14).
  • The Chanticleers’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-5), and on the road it is .154 (2-11).

Recent trends

  • The Chanticleers are putting up 61.8 points per game in their last 10 games, which is 4.2 fewer points than their average for the season (66.0).
  • Coastal Carolina is giving up 75.3 points per contest in its past 10 games, which is 4.4 more points than it is allowing for the season (70.9).
  • The Chanticleers are making 7.0 threes per contest in their last 10 games, which is 0.3 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.3). That said, they sport a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (36.1%) compared to their season average from downtown (34.4%).

Coastal Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-14-0 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 7-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 6-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 8-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-13-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 7-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 3-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-16 (Home: 0-5; Away: 2-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.0 (273rd in nation) 42.8 (123rd) 32.9 (132nd) 30.9 (171st) 11.3 (335th) 10.6 (113th)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …