The Troy Trojans and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers meet Saturday in college basketball action at The HTC Center. The Troy Trojans look for a win after winning five of their last six games. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers need a win after losing four of their last five games.
The Troy Trojans are averaging 70.6 points on 43.2 percent shooting and allowing 65.3 points on 41 percent shooting. Efe Odigie is averaging 11.8 points and 6.3 rebounds, while Duke Deen is averaging 9.5 points and 2.4 rebounds. Duke Miles is dishing 2.9 assists and Zay Williams is grabbing 7 rebounds. The Troy Trojans are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.5 percent from the free throw line. The Troy Trojans are allowing 31.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.7 rebounds per game.
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are averaging 73.3 points on 45.4 percent shooting and allowing 65.4 points on 38.2 percent shooting. Vince Cole is averaging 15.4 points and 3.6 rebounds, while Essam Mostafa is averaging 13.7 points and 1.2 assists. Rudi Williams is the third double-digit scorer and Ebrima Dibba is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 68.6 percent from the free throw line. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are allowing 29.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.2 rebounds per game.
The Trojans are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog. The Chanticleers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Trojans last 5 overall. The under is 12-5 in Chanticleers last 17 games following a ATS loss.
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are the better team, and they’re going to get respect at home, where they win by an average of 14.1 points. However, the Troy Trojans are a competitive bunch that loses by an average of 2.3 points on the road and 1.1 points as an underdog. Troy is going to give itself a chance every night. Give me the points.