Marshall Thundering Herd vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 11/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: BTN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (3-1) are en route to Mackey Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Purdue Boilermakers (4-1).

The Marshall Thundering Herd faced off with Bellarmine and walked away with a win by a score of 83-62 in their last contest. Marshall walked away from the contest having earned a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 out of 60) and buried 9 of 25 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Thundering Herd buried 16 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 94.1%. When it comes to rebounding, they collected a total of 32 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 dimes for this game while creating 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing the defense, Marshall allowed 36.7% from the field on 18 of 49 shooting. Bellarmine doled out 8 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Bellarmine collected 23 rebounds (3 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Bellarmine walked away from this one shooting 84.0% at the charity stripe by making 21 of their 25 attempts. They also converted 5 out of their 18 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Thundering Herd ended up finishing with 22 and Bellarmine recorded 17 personal fouls.

Nate Martin is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 81.8% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He saw the court for 29 minutes and also snagged 9 boards. He finished with 23 points on 9 out of 11 shooting.

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Marshall heads into this contest with a record of 3-1 for the season. They currently have an average of 82.5 pts per game (110th in Division 1) on 45.1% from the floor. The Thundering Herd are shooting 29.0% on three-point attempts (31 of 107) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Marshall is grabbing 37.5 boards per game and has 62 assists this year, which has them ranked 215th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 22.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Thundering Herd are forcing 16.0 turnovers every game and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They rank 9th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 27 relinquished this season. The Thundering Herd defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.7% (88 of 216) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a team. They concede 25.9% on 3-point shots while they are 136th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (68.0).

The last time they took the court, the Purdue Boilermakers took a defeat with a final score of 76-58 when they faced Marquette. The Boilermakers corralled 25 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 29 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 2 steals for the matchup. Marquette had 17 fouls for this game which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Purdue made 6 of 18 tries (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Boilermakers finished shooting 20 for 50 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0%. The Boilermakers allowed Marquette to make 27 of their 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.0% for the matchup. They shot 32.0% from beyond the arc via 8 of 25 and finished the contest at 14 of 15 from the free throw line (93.3%). With respect to team rebounding, Purdue permitted Marquette to snag 33 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Trey Kaufman-Renn ended up having an impact for the Boilermakers in this matchup. He had 16 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes in this matchup. He made 7 of 10 in the game giving him a rate of 70.0%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Purdue has a win-loss mark of 4-1 so far this year. The Boilermakers are committing 14.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 68.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.8 times per contest (36th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.4 times per game. Purdue has totaled 399 pts on the season (79.8 per game) and they grab 34.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Boilermakers are shooting 50.6% from the floor, which is ranked 41st in Division 1.

The Boilermakers defensively are ranked 214th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 72.2. They are forcing their opponents into 9.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.3% from the floor (224th in college basketball). The Purdue defense gives up 29.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (36 of 122) and their opposition knocks down 78.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 15.4 assists and 32.2 boards every game, which has them ranked 300th and 87th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Purdue

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