James Madison vs Coastal Carolina Prediction College Basketball Picks 3/1/24

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers host the James Madison Dukes in college basketball action from the HTC Center on Friday night. Can the Chants take down the top dog in the Sun Belt? Or will James Madison keep the ball rolling with another win? Let’s dive in and find out with our Coastal Carolina vs. James Madison Prediction.

Coastal Carolina Team Preview

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers come into this one looking to snap a three-game losing streak after a 71-60 loss to Arkansas State last time out. Jacob Meyer leads the Chanticleers in scoring with 14.9 PPG along with 5 RPG and 2.5 APG while Ginika Ojiako has 12.6 PPG and a team-high 10.9 RPG to lead the Chanticleers on the glass, averaging a double-double per game. Kylan Blackmon has 11.7 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 73.7 PPG on 44.1% shooting from the field, 31.7% from three and 65.4% from the foul line this season.

James Madison Team Preview

The James Madison Dukes come into this game looking to build on a 9-game win streak after an 84-78 win over Georgia State last time out. Terrence Edwards Jr. leads the Dukes in scoring with 17.6 PPG along with 4.4 RPG and 3.2 APG while T.J. Bickerstaff has 14 PPG with a team-high 8.5 RPG to lead the Dukes on the glass this season. Noah Friedel has 11.8 PPG with 5.6 RPG, and Julien Wooden has 10.2 PPG with 3.1 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for JMU so far this season. Michael Green III has 6.8 PPG along with 3.6 APG to lead the Dukes in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, James Madison is averaging 84.6 PPG on 47.8% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three and 71.1% from the foul line this season.

Coastal Carolina vs. James Madison Prediction

I’m on the over here. I think this one is all about offense, offense and more offense and the defense for James Madison has started to become suspect in some of their recent games. That’s been an issue for Coastal all year long and I don’t imagine that changes out of the blue. Look for a high-scoring game here so give me the over.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Over 155.5