UAB Blazers vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 1/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

Cam Henderson Center is where the Marshall Thundering Herd (7-12) will take on the UAB Blazers (16-4) on Saturday.

The UAB Blazers faced Louisiana Tech and earned the victory with a final of 83-76 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Blazers ended up finishing with 23 while Louisiana Tech totaled 14 personal fouls. They converted 10 out of their 25 attempts from 3-point range. Louisiana Tech ended up shooting 60.0% from the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 30 attempts. On top of that, Louisiana Tech snagged 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Louisiana Tech dished out 14 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. With regard to defense, UAB allowed their opponent to shoot 46.2% from the field on 24 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes in this game while forcing 17 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 35 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Blazers converted 21 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. UAB finished the game having earned a 45.5% field goal percentage (25 out of 55) and made 12 of 24 shots from 3-point land.

Jordan Walker is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He finished with 36 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes played and collected 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and earned 2 dimes.

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UAB steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 16-4 on the campaign. They average 81.2 pts per contest (14th in the nation) while going 46.7% from the floor. The Blazers are shooting 37.7% on shots from distance (159 of 422) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UAB is collecting 39.1 rebounds per game and has 262 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 142nd in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.6 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Blazers are forcing their opponents into 18.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.4 fouls. They are 105th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 214 relinquished on the season. The Blazers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 39.7% (443 of 1,117) and they surrender 34.9 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquish 33.0% on shots from distance while they are 37th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (63.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Marshall Thundering Herd took a loss by a score of 71-60 against Florida Atlantic. The Thundering Herd pulled down 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for this contest. They also coughed it up 15 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. Florida Atlantic committed 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a rate of 78.6%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Marshall buried 3 of 21 tries (14.3%). Overall, the Thundering Herd finished 23 for 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.1%. The Thundering Herd allowed Florida Atlantic to knock down 25 of their 58 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 43.1% in the game. They finished 31.8% from three-point range by going 7 out of 22 and ended up going 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). In relation to rebounding, Marshall permitted Florida Atlantic to snag 40 in total (11 offensive).

Darius George ended up having an impact for the Thundering Herd for this contest. He made 5 of 7 in this contest for a rate of 71.4%, and had 3 rebounds. He totaled 12 points in his 21 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for this contest.

Marshall has a win-loss record of 7-12 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Thundering Herd are hitting on 43.2% from the field, which ranks 232nd in the country. Marshall has scored 1,420 pts for the season (74.7 per contest) and they collect 38.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 13.7 times per game (147th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. The Thundering Herd are committing 15.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 69.7% from the charity stripe.

The Marshall defense concedes 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (147 of 423) and their opposition makes 75.1% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 12.7 assists and 39.5 total boards per game, which is 186th and 345th in college hoops. The Thundering Herd on the defensive end are ranked 327th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 76.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (274th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marshall

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