Coastal Carolina vs. James Madison Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 18

In a matchup featuring one of the hottest teams in college basketball, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (16-11, 8-6 Sun Belt, 8-2 in their last 10) face the James Madison Dukes (14-13, 6-8 Sun Belt) at HTC Center on February 18, 2026. The Chanticleers are favorites by 1.5 points. The matchup has an over/under of 139.5.

In its most recent game on Thursday, Coastal Carolina claimed a 69-65 victory over Louisiana. Joshua Beadle recorded 29 points, four rebounds and zero assists for Coastal Carolina. James Madison's most recent outing on Saturday ended in a 69-58 win over Appalachian State. Justin McBride scored 21 points in James Madison's victory, leading the team.

Coastal Carolina vs. James Madison Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina
• Spread favorite: Coastal Carolina -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Coastal Carolina -122
• Moneyline underdog: James Madison -110
• Over/Under: 139.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Coastal Carolina vs. James Madison

• This season, Coastal Carolina's games have gone over this game's 139.5-point over/under 15 times.
• This season, 17 games James Madison has played finished with a combined score over 139.5 points.
• The over/under for the matchup of 139.5 is 7.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Chanticleers (73.5 points per game) and the Dukes (73.9 points per game).
• These two teams surrender a combined 146.7 points per game, 7.2 more than this contest's over/under.
• On average, Coastal Carolina has had a 145.6-point over/under in its games this season, 6.1 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 9.0 points separates the average over/under in James Madison's games (148.5 points) and this matchup's over/under (139.5).

Betting the Spread: Coastal Carolina vs. James Madison

• Coastal Carolina has 14 wins against the spread in 26 games this season.
• The Chanticleers have an against the spread record of 4-6 in their 10 games when favored by 1.5 points or more so far this season.
• James Madison is 9-17-0 against the spread this year.
• So far this year, the Dukes have been installed as underdogs by a 1.5-point margin or more 13 times and are 7-6 ATS in those contests.
• Coastal Carolina is 6-4 overall, and 5-5 against the spread, at home.
• Coastal Carolina has one win ATS (1-5) as a 1.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Away from home, James Madison is 3-10 overall and 4-9 against the spread.
• James Madison is winless ATS (0-3) as 1.5-point underdogs or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Coastal Carolina vs. James Madison

• Coastal Carolina has won seven of the 10 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Chanticleers have a record of 6-2 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -122 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Coastal Carolina has a 55% chance to win.
• James Madison has come away with six wins in the 13 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Dukes have a win-loss record of 6-7 with odds of -110 or worse this year.
• James Madison has an implied victory probability of 52.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.