Stetson vs Coastal Carolina 3/23/21 - College Basketball Invitational Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 03/23/2021 at 9:51 AM ET

The Stetson Hatters meet the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on Tuesday in the semifinals of the CBI Tournament at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Stetson advanced to the semifinals with a 53-52 come from behind victory over the Bowling Green Falcons on Monday. Stetson trailed by eight points at halftime but rallied in the second half for the victory. Rob Perry was the leading scorer for Stetson with 16 points and the Hatters defense held Bowling Green to 31.4% shooting.

Rob Perry is the leading scorer for Stetson with an average of 14.3 points per game, while Mahamadou Diawara is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.4 per game and Stephan Swenson is the leader in assists with an average of 3.8 per game. Stetson has four players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 72.0 points per game while shooting 43.7% overall and 37.9% from 3-point territory.

Coastal Carolina reached the semifinals of the CBI Tournament with a 93-82 victory over the Bryant Bulldogs on Monday  DeVante’ Jones was the leading scorer for Coastal Carolina with 25 points. The Chanticleers led by 14 at the half and held a double-digit lead for all but a few minutes of the second half. Coastal Carolina outrebounded Bryant in the victory 53-31 and shot 45.8% overall to only 40.3% for Bryant.

DeVante’ Jones is leading Coastal Carolina in scoring with an average of 20.2 points per game, what Essam Mostafa is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.9 rebounds per game and Ebrima Dibba is the leader in assists with an average of 5.5 assists per game. Coastal Carolina has four players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 79.8 points per game while shooting 45.9% overall and 36.1% from 3-point territory.

Coastal Carolina played very well in it's quarterfinals match up against Bryant holding a lead of up to 20 points during the second half while Stetson had to rally to defeat Bowling Green after trailing nearly the entire second half. Stetson has covered the number in five of its last seven as the underdog and four of the last five on a neutral court. Look for the Hatters to keep this contest close enough to cover but come up short in the end straight up. Final Score Prediction, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers win but fall short ATS 75-70.

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