Coppin State Eagles vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 11/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coppin State Eagles vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

Cam Henderson Center is the location where the Marshall Thundering Herd (2-1) will attempt to beat the Coppin State Eagles (3-2) on Saturday.

The Coppin State Eagles took the court against Tennessee Tech and earned the victory with a final of 90-85 in their last contest. Coppin State wrapped up the contest having earned a 49.2% FG percentage (31 out of 63) and converted 16 out of their 32 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 12 of 16 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to rebounding, they earned 36 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 21 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of defending, Coppin State allowed 40.8% from the field on 29 of 71 shooting. Tennessee Tech distributed 24 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In addition, Tennessee Tech pulled down 32 boards (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Tennessee Tech finished the game at 83.3% from the free throw line by converting 15 of 18 tries. They converted 12 of their 34 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Eagles walked away with 23 while Tennessee Tech racked up 15 personal fouls.

Sam Sessoms is one guy who came through in this contest. He ended up scoring 24 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He played for 35 minutes played and totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 53.3% from the floor and totaled 10 assists.

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Coppin State heads into this contest with a mark of 3-2 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 15.0 times per game and as a team they commit 20.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Coppin State is collecting 34.4 boards per game and is sitting with 65 assists on the season, which has them ranked 38th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Eagles are hitting 36.2% on three-point shots (50 of 138) and 73.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.2 points per contest (119th in college hoops) while connecting on 43.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are forcing 16.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They relinquish 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 346th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (82.4). The Eagles are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.6% (145 of 325) and they concede 42.2 boards per game as a team. They are 363rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 84 surrendered this year.

When they last played, the Marshall Thundering Herd got the victory with a final of 95-69 when they faced Miami. Concerning rebounding, Marshall allowed Miami to grab 33 overall (10 on the offensive side). They went 18.8% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 32 and ended up going 23 out of 28 from the free throw line (82.1%). The Thundering Herd permitted Miami to knock down 20 of their 65 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 30.8% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Thundering Herd ended up going 37 for 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.1%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Marshall buried 13 of 26 attempts (50.0%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 47.1%. Miami had 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while recording 12 steals for this contest. The Thundering Herd corralled 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this matchup.

Andrew Taylor ended up having an impact for the Thundering Herd for the matchup. He tallied 26 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 5 assists in this game. He buried 12 out of 20 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Marshall has a win-loss record of 2-1 on the season. The Thundering Herd have committed 17.7 fouls every game and they hit 53.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 23.7 times per game (4th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per contest. Marshall has accounted for 268 points for the year (89.3 per contest) and they pull down 42.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Thundering Herd are connecting on 49.3% from the floor, which ranks them 63rd in the country.

The Thundering Herd are ranked 247th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 72.3. They are forcing their opponents into 17.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (154th in D-1). The Marshall defense gives up 29.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (23 of 79) and opponents are connecting on 70.4% of their free throw shots. They concede 13.7 dimes and 37.7 boards every game, which is ranked 252nd and 284th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marshall

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