Duquesne Dukes vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 12/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (2-5) host the Duquesne Dukes (5-2) at Cam Henderson Center on Wednesday.

The Duquesne Dukes played UC Irvine and earned the victory with a final of 66-62 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Dukes ended up finishing with 11 while UC Irvine had 20 fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 18 tries from three-point range. UC Irvine went 100.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 11 attempts. Additionally, UC Irvine collected 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UC Irvine doled out 13 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In relation to defending, Duquesne allowed the other team to shoot 40.7% from the floor on 22 out of 54 shooting. They also doled out 16 dimes for this contest as well as creating 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 28 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Dukes knocked down 9 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Duquesne wrapped up the game having earned a 41.4% field goal percentage (24 of 58) and converted 9 out of their 18 3-point attempts.

Andrei Savrasov is someone who played a role for this contest. He ended up going 60.0% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins played and snagged 7 rebounds. He scored 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Duquesne will take the court with a win-loss record of 5-2 on the season. They are giving up possession 11.0 times per game and as a group they commit 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Duquesne is pulling in 37.9 boards per game and has accounted for 99 assists so far this season, which ranks 220th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Dukes are hitting 36.7% on shots from downtown (69 of 188) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.6 points per game (126th in college basketball) while hitting 45.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Dukes are able to force 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They concede 35.9% on 3-point shots and they are 166th in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.1). The Dukes defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.1% (169 of 411) and they surrender 35.6 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 115th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 85 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Marshall Thundering Herd walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-74 when they faced Miami. The Thundering Herd collected 30 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the matchup. They gave up possession 15 times, while getting 3 steals for the game. Miami was called for 24 fouls in the matchup which took the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 74.1%. In reference to three-point shots, Marshall knocked down 8 of their 27 attempts (29.6%). In all, the Thundering Herd shot 23 for 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 35.9%. The Thundering Herd allowed Miami to bury 26 out of 60 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 43.3% for the game. They finished the game shooting 50.0% from distance by connecting on 13 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 21 from the free throw line (66.7%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Marshall permitted Miami to pull down 28 overall (4 offensive).

Nate Martin was important for the Thundering Herd for the matchup. He recorded 14 points in his 24 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for the game. He made 4 of 6 for this contest giving him a rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 10 rebounds.

Marshall has a mark of 2-5 so far this season. The Thundering Herd commit 16.7 fouls per game while shooting 72.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.6 times per game (115th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 13.4 times per game. Marshall has totaled 518 pts on the year (74.0 per contest) and they grab 41.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Thundering Herd are connecting on 40.0% from the field, which is ranked 332nd in college basketball.

The Thundering Herd on defense are ranked 342nd in college hoops in points allowed per game with 80.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (285th in college basketball). The Marshall defense surrenders 36.6% on shots from distance (63 of 172) and opponents are connecting on 64.8% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 17.4 dimes and 40.3 boards every game, which ranks 354th and 339th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marshall

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