Marshall Thundering Herd vs FIU Panthers Prediction, 3/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs FIU Panthers

Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Location: Ford Center At The Star in Frisco, TX

TV: ESPN+

The FIU Panthers (15-16) are hosting the Marshall Thundering Herd (11-20) at Ford Center At The Star on Tuesday.

The Marshall Thundering Herd took the court against Western Kentucky and took a loss by a final of 78-69 in their last contest. Marshall wrapped up the game having earned a 39.1% FG percentage (27 of 69) and buried 12 of their 28 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Thundering Herd converted 3 of their 5 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 45 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 15 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to defense, Marshall let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the field on 30 of 75 shooting. Western Kentucky doled out 13 assists and had 13 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Western Kentucky grabbed 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Western Kentucky ended up shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 15 attempts. They also converted 8 out of their 28 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding fouls, the Thundering Herd ended up with 14 and Western Kentucky racked up 6 fouls.

Marko Sarenac is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He accumulated 18 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and snagged 7 rebounds. He finished the contest at 54.5% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Marshall will play this contest with a mark of 11-20 for the campaign. They cough up possession 13.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Marshall is pulling down 37.1 rebounds per contest and has 452 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 60th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Thundering Herd are shooting 30.1% on shots from distance (233 of 775) and 70.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.2 points per game (99th in college basketball) while connecting on 43.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Thundering Herd have forced 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 14.4 fouls. They are 239th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 403 surrendered for the campaign. The Thundering Herd defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (874 of 1,937) and they concede 38.4 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 34.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 332nd in college basketball in opponents PPG (76.9).

In their last game, the FIU Panthers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-76 against Florida Atlantic. In regard to rebounding, FIU permitted Florida Atlantic to snag 30 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 36.0% from beyond the arc by going 9 out of 25 and finished the game at 21 out of 29 from the free throw line (72.4%). The Panthers allowed Florida Atlantic to knock down 27 of their 57 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.4% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Panthers finished 25 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.1%. When talking about shots from downtown, FIU knocked down 7 of their 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.1%. Florida Atlantic committed 21 fouls for this game which got the Panthers to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Panthers collected 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 28 in this contest.

Clevon Brown ended up being a major contributor for the Panthers for this contest. He converted 9 of 11 in this game for a field goal percentage of 81.8%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for this game.

FIU has a win-loss record of 15-16 this year. The Panthers have committed 15.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (116th in college hoops) and they turn it over 14.0 times per game. FIU has totaled 2,202 points so far this season (71.0 per game) and they pull in 35.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Panthers are connecting on 43.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 237th in the nation.

The Panthers defensively are ranked 234th in D-1 in PPG given up with 71.0. They have forced 13.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the field (164th in D-1). The FIU defense allows 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (238 of 710) and their opponents are converting on 71.2% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.5 dimes and 36.4 rebounds per game, which is 255th and 289th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take FIU

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