Marshall Thundering Herd vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: FAU Arena in Boca Raton, FL

TV: ESPN+

FAU Arena is where the Florida Atlantic Owls (9-8) will go up against the Marshall Thundering Herd (7-10) on Saturday.

The Marshall Thundering Herd faced off with Rice and went home with a loss by a final score of 87-77 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Thundering Herd ended up with 17 and Rice recorded 7 fouls. They also converted 12 of 20 shots from long range. Rice ended up shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of 20 attempts. Additionally, Rice collected 30 boards (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Rice earned 15 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. With respect to defense, Marshall let their opponent shoot 53.6% from the field on 30 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 14 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 37 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Thundering Herd made 1 of their 6 tries for a percentage of 16.7%. Marshall ended with a 46.1% FG percentage (35 of 76) and buried 6 of 31 3-point shots.

Taevion Kinsey is a guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He left the arena with 31 points on 15 of 28 shooting. He played for 40 mins and totaled 8 rebounds. He shot 53.6% from the floor and earned 10 assists.

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Marshall steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 7-10 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 76.1 points per game (84th in college basketball) while hitting 43.7% from the floor. The Thundering Herd are connecting on 27.2% on shots from downtown (117 of 430) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Marshall is snagging 39.4 boards per game and has accounted for 249 dimes this season, which is 104th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.9 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Thundering Herd have forced 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 241st in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 223 conceded so far this season. The Thundering Herd are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.5% (478 of 1,074) and they surrender 39.1 rebounds per contest as a unit. They concede 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 330th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (76.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Florida Atlantic Owls walked away with a victory by a final of 96-67 against Charlotte. The Owls were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 5 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. Charlotte was called for 14 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of those for a rate of 92.3%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Florida Atlantic buried 16 of their 21 attempts (76.2%). When the game finished, the Owls ended up shooting 34 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 61.8%. The Owls permitted Charlotte to make 22 out of 50 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 44.0% for this game. They finished 42.1% from 3-point land by hitting 8 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). In reference to rebounding, Florida Atlantic allowed Charlotte to pull down 20 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Alijah Martin was important for the Owls in this matchup. He made 7 out of 11 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists in this game.

Florida Atlantic has a mark of 9-8 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Owls are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which ranks 96th in the country. Florida Atlantic has 1,279 points on the campaign (75.2 per contest) and they average 36.8 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.7 times per game (155th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.4 times per game. The Owls commit 16.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 68.9% from the charity stripe.

The Owls on the defensive end are ranked 174th in the country in PPG given up with 68.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (275th in college basketball). The Florida Atlantic defense gives up 38.0% on shots from 3-point land (125 of 329) and opponents are connecting on 69.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 12.3 assists and 31.6 boards per game, which ranks them 156th and 52nd in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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