Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

Cam Henderson Center is the location where the Marshall Thundering Herd (11-11) will play the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-14) on Saturday.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers played Georgia State and took home the win by a score of 85-83 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Chanticleers ended up finishing with 17 and Georgia State accounted for 20 fouls. They made 7 of their 23 attempts from distance. Georgia State went 69.6% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of 23 shots. Moreover, Georgia State grabbed 37 boards (4 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Georgia State dished out 8 assists and had 2 steals in this game. Regarding defense, Coastal Carolina allowed 42.9% from the floor on 30 of 70 shooting. They also distributed 11 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned 48 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Chanticleers converted 19 of 26 shots for a rate of 73.1%. Coastal Carolina ended the contest having earned a 40.5% field goal percentage (30 out of 74) and converted 6 of their 29 3-point attempts.

Kevin Easley is one player who was a contributor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 73.3% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 38 mins played and pulled down 12 rebounds. He was able to score 28 points on 11 of 15 shooting.

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Coastal Carolina enters this game with a mark of 6-14 on the season. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Coastal Carolina is collecting 41.5 boards per game and has accumulated 257 dimes for the year, which ranks 261st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Chanticleers are hitting 30.5% on shots from distance (126 of 413) and 63.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.1 points per contest (168th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Chanticleers are forcing their opponents into 10.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 292nd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 296 relinquished so far this year. The Chanticleers are giving up a FG percentage of 41.4% (543 of 1,311) and they relinquish 38.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 33.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 326th in college basketball in points per game allowed (78.1).

The last time they took the court, the Marshall Thundering Herd took home the win by a final score of 83-67 against Southern Miss. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Marshall allowed Southern Miss to pull down 24 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished 40.0% from downtown by hitting 10 out of 25 and ended up shooting 9 out of 10 at the free throw line (90.0%). The Thundering Herd permitted Southern Miss to make 24 of their 51 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Thundering Herd went 31 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 56.4%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Marshall buried 8 out of 18 tries (44.4%). They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 61.9%. Southern Miss committed 17 fouls in the game which got the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for 21 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Thundering Herd snagged 18 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this matchup.

Nate Martin ended up having an impact for the Thundering Herd for the contest. He recorded 24 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 6 dimes in the matchup. He made 9 out of 11 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 81.8%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

Marshall has a win-loss record of 11-11 on the campaign. The Thundering Herd are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls every game and they connect on 71.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per contest (63rd in the nation) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. Marshall has totaled 1,659 pts so far this year (75.4 per contest) and they collect 39.9 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Thundering Herd are connecting on 41.8% from the field, which ranks 310th in D-1.

The Marshall defense gives up 33.7% on three-point shots (170 of 505) and their opponents are making 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.8 assists and 38.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks 267th and 327th in the country. The Thundering Herd are ranked 294th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 76.0. They are able to force 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (198th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marshall

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