The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers meet Wednesday in the college basketball TBC First Round at The HTC Center. The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks need a win after losing five of their last eight games. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks are averaging 67.2 points on 41.3 percent shooting and allowing 66.3 points on 43.1 percent shooting. Dom London is averaging 10.8 points and 3.5 rebounds, while Zion Styles is averaging 10 points and 3.9 rebounds. Da’Shawn Phillip is dishing 3.2 assists and Kevon Voyles is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks are shooting 32.8 percent from beyond the arc and 64.3 percent from the free thitem line. The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks are allowing 33 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.4 rebounds per game.
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are averaging 73.1 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 65.1 points on 38.4 percent shooting. Vince Cole is averaging 15.4 points and 3.3 rebounds, while Rudi Williams is averaging 13.9 points and 3.3 assists. Essam Mostafa is the third double-digit scorer and Ebrima Dibba is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 70 percent from the free throw line. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are allowing 29.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37 rebounds per game.
The Hawks are 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Chanticleers are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games following a ATS loss. The under is 4-0 in Hawks last 4 overall. The over is 5-1 in Chanticleers last 6 overall.
The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks enter this tournament in sloppy form in terms of results, but they’re only losing their last five games by an average of just 1.8 points. Maryland-Eastern Shore has been a competitive team for the most part and loses on the road by an average of 6.5 points. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are the better team and has the clear edge at home, but they win as a favorite by an average of 6.3 points. This line feels a tad bit inflated. Give me the points.