Georgia Southern Eagles vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 1/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

Cam Henderson Center is the site where the Marshall Thundering Herd (8-8) will take on the Georgia Southern Eagles (2-13) on Wednesday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles played UL Monroe and notched a win by a score of 76-68 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Eagles ended up with 21 while UL Monroe accumulated 14 fouls. They made 4 of 22 attempts from 3-point land. UL Monroe ended up shooting 71.0% when shooting free throws by making 22 of their 31 shots. Furthermore, UL Monroe collected 36 boards (14 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UL Monroe distributed 10 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. When it comes to defense, Georgia Southern allowed the other team to go 36.8% from the field on 21 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Eagles converted 9 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 64.3%. Georgia Southern wrapped up the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (28 out of 56) and buried 11 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Eugene Brown is one player who was a major contributor for this game. He finished 66.7% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He played 19 mins and grabbed 4 rebounds. He accounted for 20 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Georgia Southern steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 2-13 so far this year. They are averaging 68.9 points per outing (303rd in Division 1) while shooting 41.6% from the field. The Eagles are hitting 35.5% on 3-pointers (146 of 411) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Georgia Southern is collecting 32.3 rebounds per game and has earned 155 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 340th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.5 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Eagles are forcing 12.4 turnovers every game and they draw 14.7 fouls. They are giving up 36.8% on 3-point shots while they are 346th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (79.6). The Eagles defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.3% (406 of 876) and they relinquish 38.9 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 308th in college basketball in giving up assists with 224 relinquished so far this season.

For their last game, the Marshall Thundering Herd went home victorious with a score of 79-75 against Texas State. The Thundering Herd were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in the game. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. Texas State committed 15 fouls in this matchup which got the Thundering Herd to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a rate of 73.1%. In terms of 3-pointers, Marshall converted 8 out of 19 tries (42.1%). Overall, the Thundering Herd walked away from this one shooting 26 for 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.1%. The Thundering Herd permitted Texas State to knock down 28 of their 60 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.7% in this game. They went 36.4% from distance by going 4 out of 11 and ended up going 15 of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Marshall allowed Texas State to get 33 in total (11 offensive).

Obinna Anochili-Killen ended up being a major contributor for the Thundering Herd for the contest. He earned 21 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 5 of 10 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Marshall has a record of 8-8 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Thundering Herd are hitting on 41.9% from the field, which has them ranked 305th in D-1. Marshall has accounted for 1,217 pts on the year (76.1 per contest) and they pull in 40.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.3 times per game (91st in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per game. The Thundering Herd are responsible for committing 16.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.5% from the charity stripe.

The Thundering Herd on the defensive end are ranked 295th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 75.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (168th in D-1). The Marshall defense allows 32.9% on three-point shots (120 of 365) and opponents are knocking down 71.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 14.1 assists and 39.3 rebounds per game, which ranks 284th and 338th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marshall

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