Akron Zips vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 11/30/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Akron Zips (3-3) are en route to Cam Henderson Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Marshall Thundering Herd (5-1).

The Akron Zips faced off with Nevada and took a loss by a score of 62-58 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Zips ended up finishing with 19 and Nevada finished the game with 14 fouls. They made 9 out of their 21 attempts from downtown. Nevada finished the contest at 84.6% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of 13 attempts. Additionally, Nevada had 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Nevada earned 13 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. Concerning the defense, Akron let their opponent shoot 36.8% from the field on 21 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of rebounding, they earned 29 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Zips converted 7 of 11 shots for a percentage of 63.6%. Akron wrapped up the game having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (22 of 51) and buried 7 of 22 shots from beyond the arc.

Tavari Johnson is a player who came through for the game. He accumulated 21 points on 9 of 10 shooting. He played for 26 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up going 90.0% from the field and totaled 4 assists.

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Akron steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 3-3 on the season. They average 64.7 points per game (319th in the country) while connecting on 39.5% from the field. The Zips are connecting on 30.9% on shots from beyond the arc (47 of 152) and 66.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Akron is grabbing 35.3 rebounds per contest and has earned 68 dimes so far this year, which is 318th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.3 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Zips are forcing 11.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They give up 39.0% on 3-point shots while they are 134th in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.7). The Zips defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (150 of 341) and they concede 33.7 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 165th in D-1 in allowing assists with 81 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Marshall Thundering Herd walked away with a victory by a final of 83-59 against Morehead State. Regarding team rebounding, Marshall permitted Morehead State to collect 29 in total (10 offensive). They finished 31.8% from downtown by shooting 7 of 22 and ended up shooting 12 of 17 from the charity stripe (70.6%). The Thundering Herd allowed Morehead State to make 20 of their 60 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 33.3% for the contest. Overall, the Thundering Herd finished the game shooting 34 for 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 54.0%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Marshall buried 8 of 26 attempts (30.8%). They were able to convert 7 of those for a rate of 77.8%. Morehead State was called for 14 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Thundering Herd to the charity stripe for 9 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. The Thundering Herd earned 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the game.

Micah Handlongten ended up being a factor for the Thundering Herd in the game. He totaled 14 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 3 dimes for the game. He buried 6 out of 6 for this game for a rate of 100.0%, and totaled 14 rebounds.

Marshall has a win-loss mark of 5-1 this year. The Thundering Herd are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 65.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 21.3 times per contest (5th in the country) and they cough up possession 11.8 times per game. Marshall has totaled 519 pts so far this year (86.5 per contest) and they grab 43.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Thundering Herd are connecting on 48.2% from the field, which ranks 55th in college basketball.

The Marshall defense surrenders 29.7% on three-point shots (43 of 145) and their opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.7 assists and 35.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 142nd and 222nd in college hoops. The Thundering Herd are ranked 183rd in the country in PPG surrendered with 68.8. They have forced 16.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the field (105th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Akron

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