Georgia State Panthers vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia State Panthers vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: fuboTV

The Marshall Thundering Herd (17-4) host the Georgia State Panthers (9-11) at Cam Henderson Center on Saturday.

The Georgia State Panthers took the court against Georgia Southern and took a loss by a score of 58-52 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Panthers left the arena with 15 and Georgia Southern had 16 fouls. They also buried 4 out of their 13 tries from long range. Georgia Southern finished the game at 66.7% from the charity stripe by converting 8 of 12 shots. In addition, Georgia Southern had 28 boards (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Georgia Southern recorded 7 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. In reference to the defense, Georgia State allowed the other team to shoot 39.7% from the field on 23 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 4 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Panthers buried 8 of 13 shots for a percentage of 61.5%. Georgia State finished the contest having earned a 35.1% field goal percentage (20 of 57) and knocked down 4 of 15 shots from beyond the arc.

Collin Moore is a player who was important for the contest. He finished 50.0% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins played and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He accounted for 17 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Georgia State will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 9-11 on the campaign. They cough up possession 13.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Georgia State is pulling down 35.6 boards per contest and has accumulated 219 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 337th in the nation in terms of passing. The Panthers are hitting 29.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (113 of 378) and 73.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 66.9 pts per contest (307th in D-1) while hitting 41.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Panthers have forced 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 74th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 226 surrendered on the campaign. The Panthers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.2% (462 of 1,122) and they surrender 32.4 boards per game as a team. They surrender 32.7% on 3-point shots and they are 51st in college hoops in PPG allowed (64.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Marshall Thundering Herd got the win with a final of 87-78 when they played Arkansas State. The Thundering Herd corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 10 steals in this matchup. Arkansas State had 18 fouls in this game which took the Thundering Herd to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Marshall buried 8 of their 15 tries (53.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Thundering Herd finished 31 for 64 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.4%. The Thundering Herd allowed Arkansas State to make 29 out of their 68 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.6% for the game. They finished 35.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 of 28 and finished the game at 10 of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). Regarding rebounds, Marshall permitted Arkansas State to grab 44 in total (16 on the offensive glass).

Andrew Taylor ended up having an impact for the Thundering Herd for the contest. He made 9 of 19 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 27 points in his 42 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes in this game.

Marshall has a mark of 17-4 for the year. The Thundering Herd are committing 15.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 63.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.5 times per game (4th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 11.6 times per contest. Marshall has accounted for 1,719 pts for the season (81.9 per game) and they grab 41.0 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Thundering Herd are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which ranks them 49th in college hoops.

The Marshall defense allows 32.2% on three-point shots (149 of 463) and their opposition knocks down 63.1% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.7 assists and 37.5 total boards per game, which ranks 187th and 328th in the country. The Thundering Herd are ranked 184th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 69.4. They have forced 14.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (101st in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marshall

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