Marshall Thundering Herd vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: The HTC Center in Conway, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (12-13) are headed to The HTC Center on Saturday where they will meet the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-17).

The Marshall Thundering Herd faced Troy and went home with a loss by a final score of 82-66 in their last game. Marshall walked away from the game having earned a 39.0% FG percentage (23 of 59) and knocked down 9 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Thundering Herd buried 11 of 16 shots for a percentage of 68.8%. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 36 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 12 assists in this contest as well as creating 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to defense, Marshall allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the field on 30 of 75 shooting. Troy distributed 13 assists and had 13 steals in the matchup. In addition, Troy collected 45 rebounds (16 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Troy finished the contest at 86.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of their 15 attempts. They also converted 9 out of their 29 tries from distance. In regard to fouls, the Thundering Herd finished with 15 while Troy totaled 19 fouls.

Kevon Voyles is someone who had an impact in the matchup. He accounted for 16 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up going 53.8% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Marshall enters this game with a win-loss mark of 12-13 so far this season. They are averaging 75.7 points per game (132nd in college basketball) while connecting on 42.0% from the floor. The Thundering Herd are shooting 31.2% on shots from downtown (203 of 650) and 71.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Marshall is pulling down 39.8 boards per game and has earned 401 dimes this season, which ranks 35th in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.7 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Thundering Herd are able to force 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.3% from beyond the arc while they are 299th in college hoops in points per game allowed (76.4). The Thundering Herd defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.8% (699 of 1,596) and they relinquish 38.8 boards per game as a group. They rank 275th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 343 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers took a loss by a final score of 79-75 against UL Monroe. The Chanticleers earned 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this game. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. UL Monroe had 17 fouls for the contest which took the Chanticleers to the charity stripe for 22 shots. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 63.6%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Coastal Carolina knocked down 11 of their 25 tries (44.0%). Overall, the Chanticleers ended up shooting 25 out of 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9%. The Chanticleers allowed UL Monroe to convert 26 of 55 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 47.3% for the contest. They went 33.3% from three-point range by going 9 out of 27 and ended up shooting 18 of 31 at the charity stripe (58.1%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Coastal Carolina allowed UL Monroe to pull down 31 in total (6 offensive).

Jocob Meyer ended up having an impact for the Chanticleers in the game. He knocked down 6 out of 13 in this matchup for a rate of 46.2%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He totaled 18 points in his 37 mins on the court and accumulated 6 dimes for the contest.

Coastal Carolina has a record of 6-17 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Chanticleers are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which is ranked 199th in college hoops. Coastal Carolina has totaled 1,717 points so far this year (74.7 per game) and they grab 40.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per game (205th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 13.0 times per game. The Chanticleers commit 16.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 63.6% from the free throw line.

The Chanticleers are ranked 346th in college basketball in points given up per game with 79.9. They are able to force 10.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (145th in Division 1). The Coastal Carolina defense concedes 34.0% on shots from distance (236 of 695) and opponents are connecting on 68.8% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 15.8 dimes and 38.2 total boards per game, which is ranked 347th and 322nd in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marshall

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