MTSU Blue Raiders vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 1/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: MTSU Blue Raiders vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

Cam Henderson Center is the site where the Marshall Thundering Herd (7-12) will play the MTSU Blue Raiders (12-6) on Thursday.

The MTSU Blue Raiders took the court against Southern Miss and went home with a win by a final score of 74-60 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Blue Raiders left the arena with 16 while Southern Miss recorded 23 personal fouls. They converted 1 of their 12 tries from beyond the arc. Southern Miss finished 78.9% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 19 tries. In addition, Southern Miss collected 21 boards (1 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Southern Miss doled out 5 assists and had 2 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, MTSU allowed the other team to go 48.9% from the floor on 22 of 45 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned a total of 31 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Blue Raiders knocked down 20 of 29 tries for a rate of 69.0%. MTSU ended with a 47.3% field goal percentage (26 of 55) and knocked down 2 of 24 shots from distance.

Donovan Sims is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He shot 66.7% from the field and dished out 3 dimes. He played for 24 minutes played and collected 4 boards. He finished with 16 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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MTSU enters this one with a win-loss mark of 12-6 this year. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a group they commit 18.6 fouls every game. As a unit, MTSU is snagging 35.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 220 dimes on the season, which ranks 259th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Blue Raiders are shooting 29.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (138 of 475) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They average 73.3 pts per game (145th in the country) while hitting 43.9% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Blue Raiders are forcing their opponents into 16.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They rank 41st in college basketball in giving up assists with 184 relinquished this year. The Blue Raiders defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.6% (400 of 961) and they relinquish 34.1 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 30.7% from beyond the arc and they are 70th in college basketball in opponents PPG (64.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Marshall Thundering Herd took a loss by a final score of 71-60 when they played Florida Atlantic. The Thundering Herd were able to collect 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the matchup. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. Florida Atlantic committed 18 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Thundering Herd to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a rate of 78.6%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Marshall made 3 out of their 21 tries (14.3%). When all was said and done, the Thundering Herd ended up going 23 out of 62 from the floor which had them shooting 37.1%. The Thundering Herd permitted Florida Atlantic to make 25 out of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.1% in this game. They finished the game shooting 31.8% from downtown by going 7 out of 22 and finished the contest at 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). When discussing attacking the glass, Marshall allowed Florida Atlantic to grab 40 in total (11 offensive).

Darius George pitched in for the Thundering Herd in the game. He totaled 12 points in his 21 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this game. He knocked down 5 of 7 in this contest for a rate of 71.4%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Marshall has a mark of 7-12 so far this season. The Thundering Herd are responsible for committing 15.9 fouls per game and they connect on 69.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.7 times per contest (147th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. Marshall has 1,420 pts on the season (74.7 per game) and they average 38.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Thundering Herd are shooting 43.2% from the field, which has them ranked 231st in college basketball.

The Thundering Herd on defense are ranked 328th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 76.0. They are able to force 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (271st in college basketball). The Marshall defense concedes 34.8% on shots from distance (147 of 423) and their opposition makes 75.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.7 assists and 39.5 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 186th and 344th in the nation.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marshall

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