Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs North Carolina A&T Aggies Matchup

Read on to get betting odds and analysis in our Coastal Carolina vs North Carolina A&T NCAA Basketball prediction and preview and see who we think will win and cover the spread in Greensboro.

Coastal Carolina vs North Carolina A&T Prediction

Betting on today's Chanticleers and Aggies game? Catch the action at Corbett Sports Center in Greensboro, NC, as the Aggies hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on FloC. The odds for this non-conference game currently have North Carolina A&T as the -2.5 favorite, with the over/under line sitting at 147.5 points.

Coastal Carolina vs. North Carolina A&T Matchup At A Glance

Sport: NCAAB
Teams: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at North Carolina A&T Aggies
Where: Greensboro at Corbett Sports Center
Date: Tuesday, December 17th
Betting Odds NCAT -2.5, COAST +117 | NCAT -145 O/U 147.5

Chanticleers Preview: Will Coastal Carolina Make it Happen on the Road?

Coastal Carolina fell to 4-5 on the season after a 96-89 road loss to Winthrop on Saturday. Despite being +11.5 point underdogs, the Chanticleers kept the game closer than expected.

Coastal Carolina trailed 48-39 at halftime but scored 50 points in the 2nd half while allowing 48. The game’s 185 total points went well over the O/U line of 141.5.

Chanticleers Offense Breakdown

Coastal Carolina put up 89 points in their last game, shooting 53.7% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 63%. They hit 43.5% from beyond the arc, connecting on 10 of 23 attempts, and were strong inside, shooting 61.3% on two-point attempts.

K.J. Doucet led the way with 23 points, while Kelton Talford and Rasheed Jones each added 21. Kasen Harrison was efficient, shooting 66.7% from the field and hitting both of his three-point attempts. The Chanticleers also knocked down 72.4% of their free throws, going 21 for 29 from the line.

Chanticleers Team Defense

Coastal Carolina's defense struggled, giving up 96 points on 54% shooting. They allowed 29 field goals on 53 attempts.

Inside the arc, they gave up 22 two-pointers on 36 attempts, a 61% rate. From three, they allowed 7 makes on 17 attempts, or 41%.

Aggies Preview: Can the Aggies Grab a Win at Home?

North Carolina A&T fell to 2-8 on the season after an 83-74 road loss to Liberty on Saturday. Despite being +20 point underdogs, the Aggies kept the game closer than expected.

Trailing 39-37 at halftime, A&T scored 37 points in the 2nd half but allowed 44. The total points of 157 exceeded the O/U line of 142.5.

Aggies Offense Breakdown

Owen Aquino's 28 points and 10 rebounds led the way for North Carolina A&T, as he shot 60% from the field and hit 2 of 3 from beyond the arc. Ryan Forrest also contributed 21 points, connecting on 4 of 6 three-point attempts, while Landon Glasper added 20 points despite shooting just 33.3% overall and 25% from deep.

The Aggies shot 40.3% from the field as a team, with a 40.9% mark from three-point range, hitting 9 of 22 attempts. They were nearly perfect from the free-throw line, making 11 of 12 shots for a 91.7% success rate. Their effective field goal percentage for the game was 47.8%, and they grabbed 10 offensive rebounds, with Zach Cleveland dishing out a team-high 7 assists.

Aggies Team Defense

Despite giving up 83 points, North Carolina A&T's defense struggled, allowing their opponent to shoot 50% from the field. The Aggies couldn't contain the inside game, as they gave up 25 two-point shots on 43 attempts, a 58% shooting rate.

From beyond the arc, their opponent hit 8 of 23 three-pointers, shooting 34%. North Carolina A&T sent them to the free-throw line 15 times, where they made 9 shots. The Aggies also allowed 8 offensive rebounds.

Chanticleers vs Aggies Betting Odds, Trends & Analysis

Although Coastal Carolina has a straight up record of 2-8 in their last ten road games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 7-3. The team averaged 69 points per game in these games.
Across the Aggies last five home games, the team averaged 72 points per game while allowing 87. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 2-3, while going 0-5 straight-up.
Looking back on the team's last five games as the underdog, the Chanticleers have a straight up record of 1-4. Their record vs the spread in these games was 4-1.
Going back to their previous ten games as the favorite, North Carolina A&T has an ATS mark of 2-7-1 while going 6-4 straight up.