The No. 21 Charleston Cougars (19-1, 6-1 CAA) and Monmouth Hawks (1-17, 0-6) meet Thursday in a Colonial Athletic Association game in West Long Branch, N.J. Tip-off at OceanFirst Bank Center is 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Charleston vs. Monmouth odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Charleston lost at North Carolina 102-86 in the 2nd game of the season on Nov. 11, and the up-tempo Cougars have won every game since. Charleston is averaging a CAA-best 80.2 points per game and senior G Dalton Bolon is their leading scorer at 13.6 PPG. He has averaged 17.4 in his last 5 games.
Monmouth has lost 9 in a row straight up (SU) and 7 straight against the spread (ATS). The Hawks rank in the bottom-30 in the nation in both offense (57.1 PPG) and defense (78.8 PPG). Monmouth has similar national rankings in the key areas of turnover and defensive rebounding percentages.
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Charleston at Monmouth odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:18 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Charleston -3000 (bet $3,000 to win $100) | Monmouth +1100 (bet $1,100 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Charleston -21.5 (-105) | Monmouth +21.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 142.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Charleston at Monmouth picks and predictions
Prediction
Charleston 82, Monmouth 66
Moneyline
PASS. Neither side is playable at this price.
Against the spread
The spread here is hefty. The inclination is to go with a Monmouth side that just can’t shoot this horribly all season — and actually has shot the ball better in its last 2 games — but there can be a case for never fading a top-15 or betting for a bottom-15, and that nearly fits on both sides here.
PASS.
Over/Under
Charleston plays fast, but has had a few Under results pile up of late (4 in a row). Its pace picked up last game, and the Cougars will be after some style points over the final 10-15 minutes of this game.
BACK THE OVER 142.5 (-115).
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