Southern Miss vs Coastal Carolina Prediction 3/4/25 College Basketball Picks Today
Coastal Carolina (10-21) vs. Southern Mississippi (10-21)
March 4, 2025 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Southern Mississippi -2.5; Over/Under: 141.5
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The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Southern Miss Golden Eagles meet Tuesday in the college basketball Sun Belt First Round at the Pensacola Bay Center. Here’s a Southern Miss vs Coastal Carolina Prediction. This article will include a Southern Miss vs Coastal Carolina Pick.
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Betting Preview
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are coming off a win over Georgia State, and losses to Troy and Old Dominion. Coastal Carolina has won two games since January 8.
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are averaging 66.9 points on 43.1 percent shooting and allowing 71.3 points on 42.4 percent shooting. Jordan Battle is averaging 12.8 points and 3.9 rebounds, while RaSheed Jones is averaging 11.8 points and 2.1 assists. Noah Amenhauser is the third double-digit scorer and Joshua Meo is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 70.3 percent from the free throw line. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are allowing 31.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.1 rebounds per game.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Betting Preview
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles are coming off losses to Louisiana, South Alabama, and Troy. Southern Miss is still looking for its first win since February 1.
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles are averaging 71.7 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 76.3 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Denijay Harris is averaging 16.9 points and 10.9 rebounds, while Neftali Alvarez is averaging 10.7 points and 3.4 assists. Andre Curbelo is dishing 4.7 assists and DeAntoni Gordon is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The Southern Miss Golden Eagles are shooting 30.6 percent from beyond the arc and 68.8 percent from the free throw line. The Southern Miss Golden Eagles are allowing 32.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.8 rebounds per game.
Why the Southern Miss Golden Eagles will win
- Coastal Carolina has lost each of its last seven day games.
- Coastal Carolina has lost the first half in five of its last six Conference Tournament day games.
Why the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will win
- Southern Miss has lost each of its last eight games.
- Southern Miss has lost the first half in each of its last six games played at neutral venues.
Matchup/League Facts
- Southern Miss ranks 356th among Division 1 teams for opponent steals per game this season (8.7).
- Southern Miss ranks 25th among Division 1 teams for pace this season (71.3).
- Coastal Carolina ranks 364th among Division 1 teams for steals per game this season (3.3).
- Coastal Carolina ranks 364th among Division 1 teams for opponent turnovers per game this season (7.1).
Southern Miss vs Coastal Carolina Injury Report
Neither Southern Miss nor Coastal Carolina have a player listed on its injury report.
Southern Miss vs Coastal Carolina Prediction
Southern Miss hasn’t won a game in more than a month and lost to Coastal Carolina at home a few weeks ago by nine points. Coastal Carolina got whatever it wanted in the victory, shooting 50 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from three. Coastal Carolina has had issues of its own, obviously, but at least it has a couple of wins and won the only meeting this season, which wasn’t that long ago. I’m just not going to lay points with a team that’s pretty much accepted losing over the last month. Maybe the oddsmakers know something I don’t with this line, but backing Southern Miss in the favorite role in its current form just isn’t an option for me. Give me the free bucket with Coastal Carolina on Tuesday afternoon.
