Marshall Thundering Herd vs James Madison Dukes Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs James Madison Dukes

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, FL

TV: ESPN+

Pensacola Bay Center is the site where the James Madison Dukes (28-3) will take on the Marshall Thundering Herd (12-19) on Saturday.

The Marshall Thundering Herd faced off with Georgia State and went home with a win by a final score of 86-74 in their last contest. Marshall wrapped up the game having earned a 44.9% field goal percentage (31 of 69) and buried 14 of their 29 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Thundering Herd knocked down 10 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected 43 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When discussing defense, Marshall allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the floor on 26 out of 61 shooting. Georgia State recorded 9 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Additionally, Georgia State collected 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Georgia State finished the game at 57.1% from the free throw line by converting 12 of 21 shots. They made 10 out of their 19 tries from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Thundering Herd finished with 20 and Georgia State had 17 personal fouls.

Kamdyn Curfman is one player who was important for the game. He finished 58.8% from the floor and earned 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played and grabbed 5 boards. He scored 30 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Marshall enters this one with a win-loss mark of 12-19 on the season. They are averaging 73.7 points per outing (179th in Division 1) while shooting 40.7% from the field. The Thundering Herd are connecting on 30.4% from downtown (249 of 819) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Marshall is pulling in 39.4 boards per contest and has 463 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 60th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game and as a team are committing 15.9 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Thundering Herd are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They give up 35.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 306th in college basketball in opponents PPG (76.6). The Thundering Herd defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.8% (867 of 1,934) and they surrender 38.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 275th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 420 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the James Madison Dukes went home victorious with a score of 86-76 when they faced Coastal Carolina. The Dukes corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 27 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 11 steals for the game. Coastal Carolina committed 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Dukes to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, James Madison made 11 of 30 attempts (36.7%). When all was said and done, the Dukes finished shooting 30 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.6%. The Dukes allowed Coastal Carolina to bury 27 of their 51 attempts from the floor which had them at 52.9% in this contest. They finished 37.5% from three-point range by going 6 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 19 from the free throw line (84.2%). Regarding rebounds, James Madison allowed Coastal Carolina to collect 26 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Terrence Edwards was important for the Dukes for this contest. He had 18 points in his 29 mins on the court and accounted for 6 assists in this game. He made 7 of 11 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 2 rebounds.

James Madison has a win-loss mark of 28-3 for the season. The Dukes have committed 17.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.6 times per contest (22nd in the country) and they turn it over 10.9 times per game. James Madison has totaled 2,623 pts so far this season (84.6 per game) and they average 38.9 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Dukes are connecting on 47.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 30th in Division 1.

The James Madison defense allows 28.8% on 3-pointers (186 of 645) and their opponents are making 73.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 10.1 dimes and 33.7 boards per game, which is 10th and 129th in Division 1. The Dukes defensively are ranked 102nd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (49th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take James Madison

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