Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 3/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPNU

Cam Henderson Center is where the Marshall Thundering Herd (11-18) will try to beat the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (17-12) on Wednesday.

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers played MTSU and took a loss by a score of 69-52 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Hilltoppers ended up finishing with 9 while MTSU totaled 10 fouls. They also made 10 of 36 attempts from 3-point land. MTSU finished 71.4% from the free throw line by converting 5 of 7 tries. Additionally, MTSU collected 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. MTSU doled out 20 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In reference to defense, Western Kentucky let their opponent shoot 39.1% from the field on 27 of 69 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists for the game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 34 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hilltoppers buried 8 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. Western Kentucky walked away from the contest having earned a 31.1% field goal percentage (19 out of 61) and knocked down 6 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jamarion Sharp is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 57.1% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He saw the court for 30 mins and also collected 11 boards. He accounted for 8 points on 4 out of 7 shooting.

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Western Kentucky will take the court with a win-loss record of 17-12 on the year. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 11.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Western Kentucky is collecting 35.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 420 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 76th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Hilltoppers are hitting 36.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (228 of 629) and 72.2% from the free throw line. They average 75.6 points per outing (64th in D-1) while hitting 47.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hilltoppers are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They are surrendering 33.6% on 3-point attempts and they rank 195th in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.4). The Hilltoppers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.6% (764 of 1,835) and they surrender 36.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 345th in college basketball in giving up assists with 459 conceded so far this season.

For their last game, the Marshall Thundering Herd took a loss by a final score of 74-65 when they played MTSU. In regard to cleaning the glass, Marshall allowed MTSU to grab 35 overall (11 on the offensive side). They shot 16.7% from three-point range by shooting 4 out of 24 and finished the game at 32 out of 35 from the free throw line (91.4%). The Thundering Herd allowed MTSU to knock down 19 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 34.5% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Thundering Herd finished shooting 24 out of 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.7%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Marshall buried 6 out of 22 tries (27.3%). They were able to bury 11 of them for a rate of 91.7%. MTSU was called for 13 fouls in this matchup which got the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They turned it over 18 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Thundering Herd were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 35 in the matchup.

Obinna Anochili-Killen pitched in for the Thundering Herd for the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 8 for this contest giving him a rate of 75.0%, and added 8 rebounds. He earned 14 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists in the game.

Marshall has a record of 11-18 on the campaign. The Thundering Herd are committing 15.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.5 times per contest (82nd in the country) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per contest. Marshall has accounted for 2,160 points so far this year (74.5 per game) and they pull in 36.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Thundering Herd are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which is ranked 190th in D-1.

The Marshall defense allows 34.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (211 of 618) and opponents are converting on 78.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.1 assists and 38.3 rebounds every game, ranking them 228th and 337th in the country. The Thundering Herd defensively are ranked 329th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 76.6. They have forced 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (278th in the nation).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Marshall and under the total points

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