UMass vs. Coastal Carolina betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 7

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The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (14-11) are only 2.5-point underdogs against the UMass Minutemen (15-9) at HTC Center on Saturday, February 7, 2026. The game starts at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The over/under is set at 147.5 for the matchup.

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UMass Cover -2.5 vs Coastal Carolina -108

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UMass vs. Coastal Carolina betting lines

  • UMass moneyline odds to win: -142
  • Coastal Carolina moneyline odds to win: +119
  • Spread: UMass (-2.5)
  • Total: 147.5

UMass statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • UMass has covered the spread in the same percentage of games at home as away games (33.3%). It has covered four times in 12 games at home and two times in six games when playing on the road.
  • The Minutemen have hit the over on the over/under in a lower percentage of games at home (58.3%) than road tilts (66.7%).
  • UMass has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 9-1 (.900). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 1-2 (.333).

Recent trends

  • The Minutemen have seen an increase in scoring lately, putting up 81.6 points per game in their last 10 contests, 1.5 points more than the 80.1 they’ve scored this year.
  • UMass’ points-allowed average over its past 10 games (80.1) is 5.1 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (75.0).
  • The Minutemen’s last 10 contests have seen them make 8.2 three-pointers per game while shooting 38.0% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are up compared to their 2025-26 averages of 7.5 makes and 34.9%.

UMass betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-14-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 3-11-0 (As Favorite: 3-12-0; As Underdog: 6-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-9-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-4 (Home: 9-1; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-5 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.8 (90th in nation) 45.0 (238th) 33.5 (112th) 27.9 (33rd) 17.8 (22nd) 12.7 (312th)

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Coastal Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Coastal Carolina has been better against the spread away (7-7-0) than at home (4-5-0) this season.
  • Chanticleers games have finished above the over/under 44.4% of the time at home (four of nine), and 64.3% of the time away (nine of 14).
  • The Chanticleers, as moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-1) than away (5-7) this season.

Recent trends

  • While the Chanticleers are putting up 72.9 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that in their previous 10 games, producing 72.2 points per contest.
  • Coastal Carolina is allowing 71.8 points per game in its previous 10 games, which is 0.2 more points than it is allowing for the season (71.6).
  • The Chanticleers are making 9.8 three-pointers per game with a 36.3% three-point percentage over their last 10 games, compared to their season averages of 8.9 and 34.0%.

Coastal Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-12-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 7-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 8-5-0 (As Favorite: 3-6-0; As Underdog: 9-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-11-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 9-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-3 (Home: 3-3; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 7-8 (Home: 2-1; Away: 5-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.4 (338th in nation) 39.5 (17th) 37.2 (21st) 34.9 (341st) 10.9 (349th) 10.0 (61st)
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