Marshall Thundering Herd vs Troy Trojans Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs Troy Trojans

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Trojan Arena in Troy, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (12-12) are on their way to Trojan Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Troy Trojans (15-8).

The Marshall Thundering Herd faced off with Coastal Carolina and went home with a win by a final score of 91-74 in their last contest. Marshall finished the contest with a 50.8% field goal percentage (32 out of 63) and made 14 out of their 37 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Thundering Herd converted 13 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 68.4%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 36 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 assists in the game in addition to creating 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to the defense, Marshall let their opponent shoot 45.3% from the floor on 29 of 64 shooting. Coastal Carolina distributed 13 assists and had 9 steals in this game. On top of that, Coastal Carolina pulled down 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Coastal Carolina finished 60.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 20 shots. They also converted 4 out of their 18 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Thundering Herd finished with 18 and Coastal Carolina accumulated 14 fouls.

Obinna Anochili-Killen is one guy who came through for the game. He ended up with 30 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and pulled down 10 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 52.9% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Marshall heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 12-12 on the campaign. They turn it over 12.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Marshall is pulling down 39.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 389 dimes for the year, which is 17th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Thundering Herd are shooting 31.1% on three-point shots (194 of 624) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 76.1 points per game (133rd in Division 1) while shooting 42.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Thundering Herd are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 fouls. They surrender 33.5% from beyond the arc and they are 295th in the country in points per game allowed (76.2). The Thundering Herd defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (669 of 1,521) and they relinquish 38.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 318th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 330 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Troy Trojans took home the win by a final score of 78-74 when they played Georgia State. The Trojans were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. Georgia State was called for 16 fouls for this contest which got the Trojans to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.9%. Concerning shots from distance, Troy converted 5 out of their 23 attempts (21.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Trojans ended up shooting 28 for 69 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.6%. The Trojans permitted Georgia State to bury 26 out of their 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.3% in the matchup. They finished 36.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 18 from the charity stripe (77.8%). In regard to team rebounding, Troy allowed Georgia State to snag 30 overall (9 offensive).

Myles Rigsby was important for the Trojans in the matchup. He scored 20 points in his 35 mins of playing time and earned 3 assists for the contest. He buried 9 of 18 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Troy has a record of 15-8 for the year. The Trojans are responsible for committing 18.6 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.4 times per contest (117th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per game. Troy has totaled 1,841 points on the year (80.0 per contest) and they collect 40.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Trojans are shooting 43.7% from the field, which ranks 243rd in the country.

The Trojans on defense are ranked 119th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 69.7. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (105th in the nation). The Troy defense surrenders 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (157 of 449) and opponents are knocking down 68.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 10.9 assists and 33.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 42nd and 124th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Marshall

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