Marshall Thundering Herd vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 12/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

Reed Green Coliseum is the site where the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-7) will meet the Marshall Thundering Herd (7-5) on Saturday.

The Marshall Thundering Herd faced off with West Virgina Wesleyan and walked away with a win by a score of 93-63 in their last contest. Marshall finished the contest with a 55.2% field goal percentage (37 of 67) and knocked down 13 of their 32 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Thundering Herd buried 6 of their 9 shots for a rate of 66.7%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 30 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. In reference to the defense, Marshall allowed 42.9% from the field on 24 of 56 shooting. West Virgina Wesleyan dished out 10 assists and had 8 steals in this game. Moreover, West Virgina Wesleyan grabbed 23 boards (3 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. West Virgina Wesleyan went 85.7% at the charity stripe by making 6 of 7 tries. They made 9 out of their 19 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to fouls, the Thundering Herd finished with 10 and West Virgina Wesleyan totaled 11 fouls.

Mikal Dawson is a player who was a factor in this contest. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He played for 23 mins and also totaled 3 boards. He finished the game shooting 58.3% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Marshall enters this game with a record of 7-5 for the campaign. They are averaging 78.3 points per contest (131st in college hoops) while shooting 44.5% from the floor. The Thundering Herd are hitting 29.1% on three-point attempts (97 of 333) and 68.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Marshall is pulling in 37.4 boards per contest and has racked up 180 dimes this season, which is 89th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.2 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Thundering Herd have forced 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are 82nd in the nation in giving up assists with 127 surrendered for the season. The Thundering Herd defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.1% (293 of 665) and they concede 35.3 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 33.3% on 3-point shots and they are 219th in college in opponents PPG (72.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 69-65 when they played Lamar. The Golden Eagles were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 36 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Lamar was called for 18 fouls in this game which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They were able to bury 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 60.0%. When talking about three-point shots, Southern Miss made 2 of 13 attempts (15.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Golden Eagles finished 24 for 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1%. The Golden Eagles permitted Lamar to convert 26 out of 66 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 39.4% in this matchup. They finished shooting 31.8% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 22 and finished the contest at 10 out of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). When talking about rebounds, Southern Miss allowed Lamar to snag 30 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Neftali Alvarez ended up having an impact for the Golden Eagles in the game. He made 8 of 16 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for this contest.

Southern Miss has a win-loss mark of 4-7 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 43.5% from the floor, which is 247th in the nation. Southern Miss has scored 790 points so far this season (71.8 per game) and they pull in 36.8 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.3 times per contest (110th in college hoops) and they turn it over 15.2 times per contest. The Golden Eagles have committed 16.4 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 67.9% from the charity stripe.

The Southern Miss defense concedes 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (86 of 259) and their opponents are knocking down 69.9% of their free throw attempts. They allow 14.3 dimes and 36.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 273rd and 272nd in D-1. The Golden Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 316th in college in points per game surrendered with 77.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (287th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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