Ohio Bobcats vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio Bobcats vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

Cam Henderson Center is the site where the Marshall Thundering Herd (5-5) will attempt to defeat the Ohio Bobcats (4-5) on Saturday.

The Ohio Bobcats faced Morehead State and went home with a win by a final score of 88-76 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Bobcats left the arena with 22 and Morehead State totaled 21 personal fouls. They converted 10 of their 23 tries from distance. Morehead State went 66.7% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of their 24 shots. On top of that, Morehead State pulled down 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Morehead State recorded 15 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. When discussing defending, Ohio allowed the other team to shoot 41.0% from the field on 25 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 30 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats converted 15 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Ohio finished with a 53.2% FG percentage (33 out of 62) and buried 7 of their 23 shots from distance.

Jackson Paveletzke is one guy who was important for the contest. He notched 23 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He played 30 minutes and collected 8 boards. He shot 52.6% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.

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Ohio heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 4-5 so far this season. They are turning it over 11.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.6 fouls per game. As a unit, Ohio is snagging 33.0 boards per game and has accumulated 120 dimes for the season, which is 278th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Bobcats are shooting 33.3% on shots from downtown (76 of 228) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.7 points per outing (119th in D-1) on 45.1% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bobcats are able to force 13.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are 205th in the nation in allowing assists with 128 conceded so far this season. The Bobcats defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.7% (252 of 528) and they concede 36.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 45.4% from 3-point land and they are ranked 339th in college basketball in points per game allowed (79.7).

The last time they took the court, the Marshall Thundering Herd took a defeat with a final score of 88-79 when they faced Wright State. With respect to cleaning the glass, Marshall allowed Wright State to collect 32 in total (3 offensive). They finished the game shooting 44.4% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 18 and ended up shooting 18 out of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Thundering Herd permitted Wright State to convert 31 out of 54 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 57.4% for the matchup. In all, the Thundering Herd finished shooting 28 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.8%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Marshall converted 9 out of 25 tries (36.0%). They were able to knock down 14 of them for a percentage of 70.0%. Wright State earned 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Thundering Herd to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Thundering Herd were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this matchup.

Mikal Dawson was important for the Thundering Herd in the game. He converted 8 of 16 in the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 37 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for the matchup.

Marshall has a mark of 5-5 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Thundering Herd are shooting 42.6% from the field, which is 282nd in Division 1. Marshall has scored 767 points for the campaign (76.7 per game) and they average 37.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (184th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per contest. The Thundering Herd have committed 22.8 personal fouls per game and they connect on 68.7% from the charity stripe.

The Thundering Herd on defense are ranked 251st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 73.8. They are able to force 14.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (279th in college hoops). The Marshall defense gives up 32.3% on 3-point attempts (50 of 155) and their opposition knocks down 70.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 10.0 dimes and 36.3 boards per contest, which is 31st and 264th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio

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