January 7, 2021 at 04:56 PM EST
The South Alabama Jaguars and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers face off on Friday in a college basketball showdown at the HTC Center.
The South Alabama Jaguars have found success this season but coming into this game they have lost two of the last three games. In the last game against Georgia Southern the offense was awful putting up 49 points and that led to the loss.On the season, South Alabama is averaging 75 points per game while their defense is giving up 74.6 points per game. South Alabama is shooting 48.5 percent from the field and 37.6 percent from behind the three point line. Guard Michael Flowers has been the best player for South Alabama putting up 21 points while shooting 50.4 percent from the field and 43.2 percent from behind the three point line.
On the other side of this matchup is the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers who come into this game having won three of their last four games. The only loss for Coastal Carolina came in their last game against Georgia State. The offense could only manage 62 points for Coastal Carolina and that led to an eight-point defeat. On the season, Coastal Carolina is averaging 79.4 points per game while their defense is giving up 74.2 points per game. DeVante James has been the star of the show for Coastal Carolina and on the season he is averaging 23.3 points while shooting 54.1 percent from the field and 39.6 percent from behind the three point line. In this game for Coastal Carolina it’s all going to be about the offense running up the score.
South Alabama is 6-2-2 against the spread in their last 10 games played on Friday.
These are two strong offenses and the pace of this game is going to be fast. Look for both teams to run up the score with very little defense played by either team. Look for a high scoring affair that goes well over the total.