Appalachian State vs Coastal Carolina 1/13/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Appalachian State Mountaineers meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Holmes Convocation Center. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Appalachian State Mountaineers need a win after losing five of their last eight games.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are averaging 77.1 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 64.7 points on 37.4 percent shooting. Essam Mostafa is averaging 15.9 points and 9.8 rebounds, while Vince Cole is averaging 13.5 points and 0.9 assists. Rudi Williams is the third double-digit scorer and Ebrima Dibba is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 67.7 percent from the free throw line. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are allowing 29.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.8 rebounds per game.

The Appalachian State Mountaineers are averaging 67.1 points on 41.7 percent shooting and allowing 63.1 points on 42.1 percent shooting. Adrian Delph is averaging 16 points and 1.6 assists, while Michael Almonacy is averaging 9.5 points and 2.9 rebounds. Donovan Gregory is dishing 1.7 assists and Justin Forrest is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The Appalachian State Mountaineers are shooting 30.5 percent from beyond the arc and 64.8 percent from the free throw line. The Appalachian State Mountaineers are allowing 30.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.1 rebounds per game.

The Chanticleers are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 Thursday games and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 road games. The Mountaineers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games. The under is 9-3 in Chanticleers last 12 road games. The under is 4-1 in Mountaineers last 5 games following a straight up loss.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers haven’t beaten anybody this season, and they’re tough to trust on the road. The Appalachian State Mountaineers have the edge defensively in this spot, and they’ve played their best ball by far on their home court. I need more points to consider Coastal Carolina here. I’ll lay the bucket with the Mountaineers.