CIT tournament betting interest focuses on the Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina battle Tuesday at Ted Constant Center as the Monarchs look to defend home court and cover the NCAA basketball point spread.

Supporters of the Chanticleers have watched them go 19-11 and 0-2 ATS on the year, while the Monarchs are at 20-13 and 16-12-1 ATS. In totals betting, the Monarchs are 17-11, while the Chanticleers have a 2-0 mark.



View Coastal Carolina vs Old Dominion Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Coastal Carolina before tip-off in this one will find them as 10.5-point underdogs.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
According to new college basketball power rankings here, it's the No. 23-ranked Monarchs and the No. 86-rated Chanticleers in this matchup. Computer formulas aimed at predicting NCAAB scores point to a 73-70 win for the Chanticleers on Tuesday.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Old Dominion has the nation's No. 224-rated offensive output, at 65.5 PPG. The visiting Chanticleers defense ranks No. 132 allowing on average 65.8 PPG. The Monarchs FG% has averaged 40.5% so far, less than the Chanticleers marksmen have achieved on the year, 48.8% per game.

Defensively, Coastal Carolina features the nation's No. 61-rated defense on the road, allowing 64.7 points per game. Old Dominion, meanwhile, comes in at No. 214 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Coastal Carolina was an 85-68 loser at home against VMI. They failed to cover the 7-point spread as favorites. The Chanticleers got 14 points from Sam McLaurin, but it was VMI that prevailed in an 85-68 final on Wednesday at Kimmel Arena.

Last time out for Old Dominion, they were a 68-51 loser as they battled Drexel on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 2-point underdog. Old Dominion got 12 points from Kent Bazemore but lost anyway, 68-51, to Drexel on Sunday at Richmond Coliseum.


Old Dominion Monarchs Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
After playing Drexel are 7-3
After a loss are 8-2

A few Chanticleers at Monarchs trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Old Dominion's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Old Dominion's last 7 games
Old Dominion is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Old Dominion is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games