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Pepperdine vs Coastal Carolina College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/24/21

Pepperdine vs Coastal Carolina College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/24/21
2021-03-24 20:00:00 EDT

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and the Pepperdine Waves meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Ocean Center. 

Coming into this CBI tournament championship matchup, Coastal Carolina sits at 18-7 overall. The Chanticleers took out Stetson in their tourney matchup on Tuesday. As for Pepperdine, they’re currently 14-12. The Waves beat Bellarmine on Tuesday. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place. 

Coastal Carolina came out of the gate strong this year at 12-3, but then suffered a three-game losing streak in early February. The Chanticleers won four more before falling to App State in the conference tournament, then beat Bryant and Stetson in their CBI matchups. 

In Tuesday’s game versus Stetson, Coastal Carolina was down 33-31 at the break but rallied to force overtime and eventually prevailed 77-72. Leading the way for the Chanticleers was Essam Mostafa, who doubled up on 22 points with 12 rebounds and one assist. 

Over on the Pepperdine side, they’ve had an up-and-down campaign but started showing flashes in the second half of the season. After losing in OT to BYU to close out the conference tourney, the Waves have managed wins over Longwood and Bellarmine in the CBI so far.
In Tuesday’s tournament game versus Bellarmine, Pepperdine was down 50-41 at the break but then surged to an eventual 82-71 win. Leading the way in scoring was Kessler Edwards with 28 points, seven rebounds and two assists. 

The Chanticleers are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 after an ATS loss and 6-15 ATS in their last 21 after a straight-up win. Coastal Carolina is 1-5 ATS in their last six neutral-site games as and underdog and the over is 4-1 in their last five overall. 

Meanwhile, the Waves are 4-0 ATS in their last four after an ATS win and 4-0 ATS in their last four as a favorite. Pepperdine is 13-3-1 ATS in their last 17 overall and 4-1 ATS in their last five Wednesday games. 

PICK: I’m probably going to lean toward Coastal Carolina in this one. The Chanticleers have been a solid offensive team for most of the season, and they’ve hit 75 or more points in five of their last six games. Granted there’s been the occasional dud here and there—and Coastal had to really fight in their win over Stetson on Tuesday—but when the Chanticleers are in rhythm they can put up the points. This game is going to be interesting, but I think it’ll be a higher-scoring affair and that’s probably good news for Coastal Carolina. 

Andrew's Free Pick: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers +5

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