Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-21) vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (11-18)
March 5, 2024 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks -2.5; Over/Under: +146
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The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks meet in college basketball action from the Pensacola Bay Center on Tuesday night. Who comes out on top in this Sun Belt Tournament First Round matchup? Let’s dive in and find out with our Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana-Monroe Prediction.
Coastal Carolina Team Preview
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers come into this one looking to snap a four-game losing streak after an 86-76 loss to James Madison last time out. Jacob Meyer leads the Chanticleers in scoring with 14.9 PPG along with 5 RPG and 2.6 APG while Ginika Ojiako has 12.8 PPG and a team-high 10.8 RPG to lead the Chanticleers on the glass, averaging a double-double per game. Kylan Blackmon has 11.6 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Coastal Carolina so far this season. Jon Sanders also has a team-high 2.7 APG to lead the Chanticleers in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, Coastal Carolina is averaging 73.8 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 31.9% from three and 66% from the foul line this season.
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Louisiana-Monroe Team Preview
The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks come into this one looking to bounce back from a three-game losing streak after an 80-69 loss to South Alabama last time out. Nika Metskhvarishvili leads the Warhawks in scoring with 12.4 PPG while Tyreke Locure has 11.1 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Louisiana-Monroe with Locure posting a team-high 3.1 APG and Metskhvarishvili logging 5.8 RPG to lead the Warhawks on the glass. Tyreese Watson also has 8.7 PPG with 2.4 RPG and Savion Gallion also has 8.3 PPG. As a team, Louisiana-Monroe is averaging 69.8 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 29.8% from three and 66.4% from the foul line this season.
Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana-Monroe Prediction
I’m on Coastal Carolina here. I just trust the Chanticleers more on the offensive end of the floor to be able to succeed against a ULM defense that’s been susceptible, and I just think Coastal also has a lot more scoring depth at the top than the Warhawks do. Coastal may be one and done, but I think they get that one by taking out ULM here. Give me Coastal Carolina.
