College of Charleston Cougars vs Monmouth Hawks 1/19/23 – The Monmouth Hawks will be taking on the 18th-ranked Charleston Cougars on Thursday. They are looking to remain unbeaten in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). Charleston is 19-1 overall, including 7-0 in CAA. Monmouth is 1-17 overall, and 0-5 within the CAA. Monmouth is new to the CAA and has not played Charleston in their first season. The College of Charleston Cougars are favored to win this game by the best college basketball bets today.
College of Charleston Cougars vs Monmouth Hawks
Date & Time: Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Location: OceanFirst Bank Center
College of Charleston Cougars vs Monmouth Hawks Betting Odds
College of Charleston
Moneyline: -500
Spread: -10 (-105)
Total: 143.5 over (-105)
Monmouth
Moneyline: +435
Spread: +10 (-105)
Total: 143.5 under (-105)
College of Charleston Cougars vs Monmouth Hawks Analysis
This season, the College of Charleston Cougars have been dominant in the CAA. They are currently ranked 18th in America at 19-1. At 7-0, they are unbeaten in CAA. They lost their only loss in the CAA on November 11, when they fell to North Carolina, 102-86 in Chapel Hill. However, they have won 18 consecutive games since then. On Monday, they were coming off an 82-54 defeat of William and Mary. Although they shot only 38% from the floor, the Cougars were fast and loose and managed to score almost 20 more points than William and Mary. They made 16 three-pointers and 45 of their 76 shots consisted of three pointers. This is a small percentage but it’s a big deal for them. They outbounded William & Mary, and turned them over 18 more times. This led to a lot more shots. Ante Brzovic was the Cougars’ leader with 17 points, while Dalton Bolon had 15 points.
Monmouth, despite being a great team this season, has not been as good. Their first year at the conference was not a pleasant one and they have not been received with open arms. They currently rank 1-17 overall and 0-5 within the CAA. KenPom ranks them as the 355th-ranked team in Division 1. This means that only 8 teams are worse than them. Their only win of the season was December 4, at Manhattan, when they defeated the Jaspers 76 to 69. They have lost 9 consecutive games since then, many of them by blowouts. The last game was a 67-56 loss at home against Stony Brook in January. They fell 18 points underdog in their last game at Towson, a 68-48 loss. Myles Foster is their leading rebounder and scorer, averaging 12 points per game and 6.4 rebounds.
College of Charleston Cougars vs Monmouth Hawks Against the Spread
College of Charleston are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games. The total has gone UNDER in 13 of College of Charleston’s last 16 games. College of Charleston are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games. College of Charleston are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games on the road. College of Charleston are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Colonial Athletic conference.
Monmouth are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games. The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Monmouth’s last 7 games. Monmouth are 0-9 SU in their last 9 games. The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Monmouth’s last 6 games at home. The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Monmouth’s last 6 games against an opponent in the Colonial Athletic conference.
College of Charleston Cougars vs Monmouth Hawks Free Pick
According to NCAAB betting picks it is impossible for the 18th-ranked college basketball team to defeat the worst Division 1 team. Monmouth has not been able to stop the spread, despite having a huge spread. In 7 of their last 10 games, the Hawks have lost to the spread in all but one game. Charleston’s style and pave play tend to make it difficult for bad teams to score. They won’t be stopped by the Hawks and it will be too late.
Free Pick: College of Charleston Cougars
