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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