Marshall Thundering Herd vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 11/27/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Saturday, November 27, 2021

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: BTN

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is the site where the Indiana Hoosiers (5-0) will compete against the Marshall Thundering Herd (4-1) on Saturday.

The Marshall Thundering Herd stepped onto the hardwood against Louisiana and earned the victory with a final of 93-79 in their last contest. Marshall walked away from the contest having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (32 out of 69) and converted 6 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Thundering Herd knocked down 23 of 34 tries for a rate of 67.6%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled 31 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 16 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 28 turnovers and having 19 steals. When it comes to defense, Marshall allowed the other team to shoot 41.0% from the floor on 25 out of 61 shooting. Louisiana recorded 11 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. In addition, Louisiana collected 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Louisiana went 83.3% at the charity stripe by making 20 of 24 tries. They knocked down 9 out of their 20 attempts from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Thundering Herd finished with 19 while Louisiana accumulated 25 fouls.

Obinna Anochili-Killen is one guy who came through in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 37.5% from the field and dished out 2 dimes. He played for 33 mins and totaled 11 boards. He was able to score 19 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

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Marshall will play this contest with a mark of 4-1 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Marshall is collecting 41.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 80 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 85th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Thundering Herd are connecting on 26.2% on shots from 3-point land (32 of 122) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.8 points per contest (47th in the nation) while going 45.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Thundering Herd have forced 16.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are giving up 38.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 242nd in the nation in opponents PPG (71.6). The Thundering Herd defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.2% (129 of 313) and they concede 38.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 209th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 64 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Indiana Hoosiers went home victorious with a score of 70-35 when they played Jackson State. The Hoosiers were able to pull down 32 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 38 in this contest. They also coughed it up 10 times, while recording 5 steals in this game. Jackson State was called for 22 fouls in this matchup which took the Hoosiers to the free throw line for a total of 26 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a clip of 61.5%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Indiana knocked down 6 of 15 attempts (40.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Hoosiers went 24 for 51 from the field which had them at 47.1%. The Hoosiers allowed Jackson State to convert 12 of 58 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 20.7% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 15.8% from three-point range by shooting 3 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 11 from the free throw line (72.7%). In the matter of rebounding, Indiana allowed Jackson State to pull down 29 overall (8 offensive).

Xavier Johnson was important for the Hoosiers in the game. He buried 5 out of 6 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 25 mins on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes for the matchup.

Indiana has a mark of 5-0 on the season. The Hoosiers are committing 18.8 fouls every game and they shoot 65.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.2 times per contest (84th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 15.4 times per game. Indiana has accounted for 375 points on the campaign (75.0 per game) and they pull down 41.0 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Hoosiers are shooting 48.4% from the field, which ranks 57th in the country.

The Hoosiers on defense are ranked 9th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 52.8. They are able to force 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 28.4% from the floor (1st in the nation). The Indiana defense allows 25.0% on shots from distance (25 of 100) and their opposition knocks down 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 8.0 assists and 35.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks 17th and 203rd in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marshall

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