Marshall Thundering Herd vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Prediction, 12/30/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Date: Thursday, December 30, 2021

Location: Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, LA

TV: ESPN2

The Marshall Thundering Herd (7-6) are headed to Thomas Assembly Center on Thursday where they will play the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (9-3).

The Marshall Thundering Herd stepped onto the hardwood against Toledo and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 95-63 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Thundering Herd left the arena with 16 and Toledo accumulated 16 personal fouls. They converted 8 of their 14 tries from distance. Toledo ended up going 91.7% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 12 attempts. Additionally, Toledo pulled down 47 rebounds (8 offensive, 39 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Toledo totaled 19 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. In regard to the defense, Marshall allowed the other team to go 52.8% from the field on 38 of 72 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 34 with 13 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Thundering Herd buried 5 of 12 attempts for a rate of 41.7%. Marshall wrapped up the game with a 32.1% field goal percentage (25 of 78) and converted 8 of their 35 three-point attempts.

Taevion Kinsey is a player who was a factor for the contest. He ended up going 30.4% from the field and distributed 6 assists. He saw the court for 40 mins played and grabbed 8 rebounds. He walked away with 19 points on 7 out of 23 shooting.

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Marshall will enter this contest with a mark of 7-6 for the season. They average 78.4 points per contest (61st in the nation) while going 44.5% from the floor. The Thundering Herd are hitting 28.1% on shots from beyond the arc (93 of 331) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Marshall is grabbing 40.5 rebounds per contest and has totaled 193 dimes this season, which ranks 60th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.4 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Thundering Herd are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 309th in D-1 in PPG allowed (75.2). The Thundering Herd are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.8% (361 of 844) and they surrender 39.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 285th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 171 relinquished so far this season.

For their last game, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 99-56 when they played Crowley's Ridge. The Bulldogs collected 31 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 5 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. Crowley's Ridge earned 16 fouls for this game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.5%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Louisiana Tech knocked down 6 of their 27 attempts (22.2%). Overall, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 40 for 70 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 57.1%. The Bulldogs permitted Crowley's Ridge to make 20 out of their 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.7% for the contest. They shot 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 out of 30 and ended up shooting 6 out of 7 from the free throw line (85.7%). Regarding rebounds, Louisiana Tech permitted Crowley's Ridge to grab 23 in total (5 offensive).

Amorie Archibald ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He made 7 of 12 for the game for a rate of 58.3%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 20 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest.

Louisiana Tech has a win-loss record of 9-3 so far this year. The Bulldogs commit 14.8 personal fouls per contest and they hit 73.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.8 times per game (60th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. Louisiana Tech has accounted for 968 pts so far this year (80.7 per contest) and they pull in 37.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which is 67th in the nation.

The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 232nd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 70.5. They are forcing 14.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (165th in college hoops). The Louisiana Tech defense allows 32.1% on shots from distance (92 of 287) and their opposition makes 73.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.8 assists and 35.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 256th and 215th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisiana Tech

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