Charlotte 49ers vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charlotte 49ers vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Charlotte 49ers (13-11) are headed to Cam Henderson Center on Saturday where they will go up against the Marshall Thundering Herd (9-16).

The Charlotte 49ers took the court against MTSU and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-63 in their last game. Charlotte finished the game having earned a 45.3% field goal percentage (24 of 53) and knocked down 3 of 13 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the 49ers knocked down 12 of 14 shots for a rate of 85.7%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 18 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 7 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In regard to defending, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 55.1% from the field on 27 of 49 shooting. MTSU earned 12 assists and had 2 steals in this matchup. In addition, MTSU pulled down 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. MTSU ended up going 83.3% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 18 tries. They also converted 9 of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the 49ers ended up with 17 and MTSU recorded 16 personal fouls.

Jahmir Young is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He finished with 26 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes played and also pulled down 2 boards. He shot 62.5% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Charlotte will play this game with a mark of 13-11 for the year. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 14.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Charlotte is grabbing 30.9 rebounds per game and has accumulated 342 assists for the season, which is 145th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The 49ers are shooting 36.1% on three-point shots (187 of 518) and 77.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 70.0 points per outing (213th in D-1) while shooting 46.6% from the field.

Defensively, the 49ers are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 116th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 291 relinquished for the year. The 49ers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.2% (634 of 1,372) and they relinquish 32.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 255th in the country in opponents points per game (71.8).

In their last game, the Marshall Thundering Herd went home victorious with a score of 88-79 when they played UTEP. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Marshall allowed UTEP to collect 27 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 21.7% from 3-point land via 5 of 23 and finished the contest at 20 out of 23 from the charity stripe (87.0%). The Thundering Herd permitted UTEP to bury 27 of their 59 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.8% for the game. When all was said and done, the Thundering Herd shot 31 for 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.4%. Concerning shots from distance, Marshall made 11 of their 22 tries (50.0%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 65.2%. UTEP was called for 18 fouls in this contest which took the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. The Thundering Herd collected 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 31 for the game.

Mikel Beyers was important for the Thundering Herd in the matchup. He racked up 13 points in his 23 minutes on the court and accounted for 4 dimes for this contest. He made 3 out of 5 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Marshall has a record of 9-16 on the season. As an offense, the Thundering Herd are hitting on 44.0% from the floor, which is 188th in Division 1. Marshall has accounted for 1,870 pts this season (74.8 per contest) and they average 37.5 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 14.3 times per game (100th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 13.4 times per contest. The Thundering Herd have committed 15.9 fouls every game while shooting 70.9% from the free throw line.

The Marshall defense concedes 35.1% on 3-point attempts (190 of 542) and their opponents are converting on 76.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.1 assists and 38.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 223rd and 333rd in college hoops. The Thundering Herd on the defensive side of the court are 336th in the country in points given up per game with 77.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (291st in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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