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Winthrop Eagles @ Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Current Records: Winthrop 5-3, Coastal Carolina 2-4

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Where: HTC Center -- Conway, South Carolina
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What to Know

Coastal Carolina will be in front of their home fans on Saturday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They will take on the Winthrop Eagles at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Coastal Carolina's four-game losing streak finally came to an end on Wednesday. They skirted past the Spartans 72-70. Having forecasted a close win for Coastal Carolina, the oddsmakers were right on the money.

Winthrop has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 38 points or more this season. They put a hurting on the Bruins at home to the tune of 90-49. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to post 15 more assists than your opponent, as Winthrop did.

The Chanticleers' win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for the Eagles, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.

This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Coastal Carolina have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 43.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Winthrop struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.5 per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check CBS Sports after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more NCAA Basketball content.

Coastal Carolina was able to grind out a solid win over Winthrop in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, winning 86-81. Will Coastal Carolina repeat their success, or does Winthrop have a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

Odds

Winthrop is a 4-point favorite against Coastal Carolina, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 4-point spread, and stayed right there.


The over/under is set at 147 points.

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Series History

Coastal Carolina has won 4 out of their last 5 games against Winthrop.

  • Dec 03, 2022 - Coastal Carolina 86 vs. Winthrop 81
  • Dec 04, 2021 - Coastal Carolina 74 vs. Winthrop 64
  • Dec 07, 2019 - Coastal Carolina 92 vs. Winthrop 88
  • Feb 18, 2016 - Winthrop 79 vs. Coastal Carolina 67
  • Jan 02, 2016 - Coastal Carolina 82 vs. Winthrop 63