Troy Trojans vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 2/18/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Troy Trojans vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Troy Trojans (16-11) are headed to Cam Henderson Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Marshall Thundering Herd (21-6).

The Troy Trojans took the court against Louisiana and went home with a win by a final score of 80-65 in their last contest. Troy walked away from the game having earned a 54.7% field goal percentage (29 of 53) and made 7 of 20 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Trojans knocked down 15 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 55.6%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they collected 37 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 19 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of defense, Troy allowed 40.7% from the floor on 24 of 59 shooting. Louisiana recorded 14 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. Additionally, Louisiana grabbed 32 rebounds (14 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Louisiana ended up shooting 52.6% at the charity stripe by making 10 of 19 attempts. They also converted 7 of their 26 tries from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Trojans ended up finishing with 15 while Louisiana racked up 20 personal fouls.

Zay Williams is one player who came through in this game. He finished the game at 75.0% from the field and distributed 4 dimes. He played for 32 minutes and also snagged 10 rebounds. He notched 26 points on 9 of 12 shooting.

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Troy will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 16-11 this season. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Troy is pulling in 34.7 boards per game and is sitting with 377 assists so far this year, which is 95th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Trojans are connecting on 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (205 of 641) and 69.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 72.5 points per outing (162nd in the nation) while shooting 44.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Trojans are able to force 15.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.3% on 3-point attempts and they rank 61st in the country in points per game allowed (65.5). The Trojans defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.9% (615 of 1,467) and they concede 34.2 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 55th in D-1 in giving up assists with 286 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Marshall Thundering Herd got the victory with a final of 88-77 against Georgia State. The Thundering Herd recorded 18 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 27 for the matchup. They gave up possession 15 times, while recording 10 steals in this contest. Georgia State was called for 12 fouls in this game which took the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Marshall buried 11 of 27 attempts (40.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Thundering Herd walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 62 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Thundering Herd permitted Georgia State to knock down 30 of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2% in the game. They finished the game shooting 30.0% from 3-point land by going 3 of 10 and finished the game at 14 out of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). In the matter of team rebounding, Marshall permitted Georgia State to pull down 28 overall (9 offensive).

Taevion Kinsey ended up being a major contributor for the Thundering Herd for this contest. He accumulated 37 points in his 40 mins on the court and added 3 dimes for the contest. He made 12 of 19 for the matchup for a rate of 63.2%, and had 4 rebounds.

Marshall has a win-loss mark of 21-6 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Thundering Herd are hitting on 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 68th in Division 1. Marshall has totaled 2,217 points so far this season (82.1 per game) and they grab 39.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 18.1 times per game (4th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per contest. The Thundering Herd are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls per game while shooting 66.7% from the free throw line.

The Thundering Herd on the defensive side of the court are 196th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 70.2. They have forced 15.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the floor (74th in the nation). The Marshall defense gives up 31.8% on 3-point shots (186 of 584) and opponents are connecting on 63.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 12.7 dimes and 38.7 total boards per game, ranking them 190th and 356th in the nation.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Marshall

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