Marshall Thundering Herd vs UL Monroe Warhawks Prediction, 1/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs UL Monroe Warhawks

Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Location: Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (6-8) are en route to Fant-Ewing Coliseum on Wednesday where they will go up against the UL Monroe Warhawks (4-7).

The Marshall Thundering Herd played Louisiana and notched a win by a score of 75-61 in their last game. Marshall ended with a 41.4% FG percentage (24 out of 58) and made 7 of their 20 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Thundering Herd converted 20 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 17 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning defense, Marshall allowed the other team to shoot 32.8% from the field on 20 out of 61 shooting. Louisiana distributed 6 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. On top of that, Louisiana pulled down 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Louisiana finished the game at 76.2% from the free throw line by making 16 of their 21 attempts. They made 5 out of their 22 tries from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Thundering Herd finished with 17 while Louisiana finished the game with 19 fouls.

Nate Martin is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. He finished 53.8% from the floor and earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and pulled down 10 rebounds. He ended up with 16 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Marshall enters this one with a win-loss mark of 6-8 on the season. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Marshall is snagging 41.1 boards per game and has totaled 208 dimes this season, which is 65th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Thundering Herd are hitting 30.2% from downtown (103 of 341) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.4 points per game (153rd in D-1) while going 41.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Thundering Herd are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 319th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 199 conceded so far this season. The Thundering Herd are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.1% (392 of 910) and they surrender 39.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 33.9% from beyond the arc while they are 315th in D-1 in points per game allowed (77.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the UL Monroe Warhawks took a loss by a score of 67-55 when they faced Appalachian State. Regarding rebounding, UL Monroe allowed Appalachian State to pull down 37 in total (10 offensive). They finished shooting 14.8% from distance by shooting 4 out of 27 and finished the game at 13 out of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). The Warhawks permitted Appalachian State to knock down 25 of 60 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.7% for this contest. Overall, the Warhawks finished shooting 23 for 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.1%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, UL Monroe made 4 out of 11 tries (36.4%). They were able to knock down 5 of the free throw tries for a rate of 38.5%. Appalachian State was called for 11 fouls for the matchup which got the Warhawks to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Warhawks collected 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 34 in the matchup.

Nika Metskhvarishvili was important for the Warhawks in this matchup. He racked up 16 points in his 34 minutes on the court and totaled 3 dimes in the game. He knocked down 7 of 15 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 9 rebounds.

UL Monroe has a mark of 4-7 this year. The Warhawks have committed 19.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 62.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.5 times per contest (77th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.5 times per contest. UL Monroe has totaled 767 points for the campaign (69.7 per game) and they average 39.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Warhawks are shooting 42.5% from the field, which is 279th in college basketball.

The UL Monroe defense gives up 32.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (96 of 293) and opponents are making 74.4% of their foul shots. They concede 14.7 dimes and 35.6 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 308th and 215th in those defensive categories. The Warhawks on defense are ranked 227th in college basketball in PPG given up with 72.7. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the floor (84th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UL Monroe

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