UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

Cam Henderson Center is where the Marshall Thundering Herd (5-7) will try to beat the UNC Wilmington Seahawks (8-2) on Thursday.

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks faced off with Georgia Southern and earned the victory with a final of 82-77 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Seahawks ended up finishing with 15 and Georgia Southern had 23 personal fouls. They converted 10 of their 22 attempts from long range. Georgia Southern finished shooting 91.7% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 12 shots. On top of that, Georgia Southern snagged 27 rebounds (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Georgia Southern recorded 8 assists and had 2 steals in the game. Regarding defending, UNC Wilmington allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the field on 28 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Seahawks made 18 of their 22 tries for a rate of 81.8%. UNC Wilmington ended having earned a 45.0% field goal percentage (27 of 60) and converted 10 of their 25 shots from distance.

Shykeim Phillips is a guy who came through in the game. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 5 dimes. He played for 27 mins played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He was able to score 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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UNC Wilmington heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 8-2 for the campaign. They turn it over 9.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, UNC Wilmington is grabbing 35.6 boards per game and has 135 dimes this season, which is 255th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Seahawks are connecting on 38.9% on 3-point shots (95 of 244) and 74.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 86.1 points per game (20th in the country) while going 48.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Seahawks have forced 14.1 turnovers per game and they draw 20.4 fouls. They are ranked 102nd in D-1 in allowing assists with 122 surrendered so far this year. The Seahawks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.9% (258 of 575) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 33.8% on three-point shots and they are 182nd in college basketball in opponents points per game (70.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Marshall Thundering Herd got the victory with a final of 103-70 when they played Bluefield College. The Thundering Herd recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this game. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Bluefield College had 17 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a clip of 80.8%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Marshall made 8 of 25 tries (32.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Thundering Herd ended up going 37 out of 72 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.4%. The Thundering Herd permitted Bluefield College to bury 28 out of their 73 tries from the floor which had them at 38.4% for this game. They finished shooting 25.0% from 3-point land by hitting 4 of 16 and finished the game at 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). In relation to rebounding, Marshall allowed Bluefield College to snag 30 overall (13 offensive).

Cameron Crawford was important for the Thundering Herd for this game. He scored 17 points in his 18 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 9 in this game for a rate of 66.7%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Marshall has a win-loss record of 5-7 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Thundering Herd are connecting on 41.6% from the floor, which is ranked 303rd in college hoops. Marshall has totaled 926 points this season (77.2 per contest) and they snag 41.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per contest (113th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. The Thundering Herd are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls per contest and they hit 71.5% from the charity stripe.

The Marshall defense surrenders 34.6% on shots from distance (102 of 295) and their opposition makes 69.3% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 15.3 assists and 40.3 rebounds per game, which is 328th and 345th in D-1. The Thundering Herd on the defensive side of the court are 329th in the country in PPG given up with 78.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.7% from the floor (234th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marshall

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