Halftime Report
Only one more half stands between Marshall and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They have jumped out to a quick 30-29 lead against Coastal Carolina.
If Marshall keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 14-9 in no time. On the other hand, Coastal Carolina will have to make due with an 8-14 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers @ Marshall Thundering Herd
Current Records: Coastal Carolina 8-13, Marshall 13-9
How To Watch
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting Sun Belt matchup on schedule as the Marshall Thundering Herd and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are set to tip at 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Cam Henderson Center. The Thundering Herd are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 75.8 points per game this season.
The experts predicted Marshall would be headed in after a win, but Georgia State made sure that didn’t happen. Marshall took an 85-81 hit to the loss column at the hands of Georgia State. The Thundering Herd’s loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Coastal Carolina’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their seventh straight defeat. They fell 73-64 to James Madison.
Coastal Carolina struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only five offensive rebounds. That’s the fewest offensive rebounds they’ve posted since back in November of 2024.
Marshall’s loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Coastal Carolina, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Marshall has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 36.8 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Coastal Carolina struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 36.6. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.
Looking ahead, Marshall is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 12.5 points. This contest will be their fifth straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 3-1 against the spread).
Odds
Marshall is a big 12.5-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 12.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 141 points.
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Series History
Marshall has won 4 out of their last 5 games against Coastal Carolina.
- Jan 18, 2025 – Marshall 77 vs. Coastal Carolina 64
- Feb 17, 2024 – Coastal Carolina 74 vs. Marshall 67
- Feb 03, 2024 – Marshall 91 vs. Coastal Carolina 74
- Feb 09, 2023 – Marshall 92 vs. Coastal Carolina 74
- Jan 07, 2023 – Marshall 81 vs. Coastal Carolina 66