James Madison Dukes vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 2/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: James Madison Dukes vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (12-15) will take on the James Madison Dukes (24-3) at Cam Henderson Center on Wednesday.

The James Madison Dukes faced off with Georgia Southern and went home with a win by a final score of 87-80 in their last contest. James Madison ended the game with a 48.1% FG percentage (26 out of 54) and made 7 of 18 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Dukes converted 28 of 39 attempts for a percentage of 71.8%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 15 assists for this game while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of defense, James Madison allowed the other team to shoot 50.9% from the field on 29 out of 57 shooting. Georgia Southern recorded 8 dimes and had 2 steals for the game. In addition, Georgia Southern snagged 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Georgia Southern finished the game shooting 78.9% from the charity stripe by making 15 of their 19 tries. They also made 7 of their 24 shots from downtown. When talking about fouls, the Dukes ended up with 18 while Georgia Southern accounted for 23 fouls.

Terrence Edwards is one player who was a factor for this game. He finished 40.0% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes. He played 30 minutes and also totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 19 points on 4 of 10 shooting.

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James Madison enters this one with a record of 24-3 this season. They are turning it over 10.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.1 fouls every game. As a unit, James Madison is snagging 39.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 452 dimes on the season, which is 13th in the nation in terms of passing. The Dukes are connecting on 35.1% on shots from downtown (229 of 653) and 70.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.8 points per game (8th in D-1) while hitting 47.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Dukes are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.2 fouls. They relinquish 28.6% on shots from distance while they are 100th in college hoops in opponents PPG (69.0). The Dukes defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.4% (659 of 1,590) and they relinquish 34.2 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 34th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 278 relinquished for the season.

For their last game, the Marshall Thundering Herd went home defeated by a final of 74-67 against Coastal Carolina. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Marshall permitted Coastal Carolina to collect 39 overall (4 on the offensive glass). They went 54.5% from distance by shooting 12 out of 22 and finished the game at 14 out of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). The Thundering Herd permitted Coastal Carolina to convert 24 of 52 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.2% for the game. In all, the Thundering Herd went 24 out of 72 from the floor which gave them a rate of 33.3%. When talking about 3-pointers, Marshall made 12 of their 35 tries (34.3%). They were able to convert 7 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 87.5%. Coastal Carolina was called for 10 fouls in this game which took the Thundering Herd to the charity stripe for a total of 8 tries. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Thundering Herd snagged 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 36 for this game.

Kevon Voyles was important for the Thundering Herd in this matchup. He scored 15 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accounted for 6 assists in this contest. He converted 6 out of 17 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 35.3%, and added 4 rebounds.

Marshall has a win-loss record of 12-15 so far this season. The Thundering Herd are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls per game and they connect on 71.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.7 times per contest (48th in D-1) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. Marshall has earned 2,017 points on the year (74.7 per contest) and they grab 39.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Thundering Herd are hitting on 41.3% from the floor, which is 328th in the nation.

The Thundering Herd on defense are ranked 298th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 76.2. They are forcing 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (215th in college basketball). The Marshall defense allows 34.3% on shots from distance (208 of 607) and opponents are knocking down 71.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 13.8 assists and 38.8 rebounds per game, which is 268th and 343rd in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marshall

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