South Alabama Jaguars vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Alabama Jaguars vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (9-8) will try to beat the South Alabama Jaguars (8-7) at Cam Henderson Center on Saturday.

The South Alabama Jaguars faced off with Georgia State and went home with a loss by a final score of 90-76 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Jaguars ended up with 12 while Georgia State recorded 15 fouls. They buried 10 of 21 shots from distance. Georgia State went 73.7% from the free throw line by burying 14 of their 19 shots. Additionally, Georgia State snagged 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Georgia State earned 9 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. In the matter of defense, South Alabama allowed the other team to go 55.0% from the floor on 33 out of 60 shooting. They also dished out 6 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 32 with 13 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Jaguars converted 13 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 68.4%. South Alabama walked away from the contest with a 42.4% field goal percentage (28 of 66) and converted 7 out of their 22 three-point shots.

Tyrell Jones is a player who was a major factor for this contest. He finished 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and also collected 1 board. He walked away with 22 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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South Alabama steps onto the court with a record of 8-7 so far this season. They are averaging 74.3 points per contest (196th in the nation) while shooting 43.3% from the field. The Jaguars are connecting on 31.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (108 of 340) and 74.1% from the free throw line. As a team, South Alabama is grabbing 34.6 boards per game and has tallied 157 dimes so far this season, which ranks 340th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.7 times per game and as a team are committing 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Jaguars are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.1 fouls. They are 68th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 170 relinquished so far this season. The Jaguars defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.4% (414 of 911) and they relinquish 38.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 31.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 288th in college hoops in opponents PPG (75.7).

The last time they took the court, the Marshall Thundering Herd got the victory with a final of 79-74 when they played Georgia Southern. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Marshall allowed Georgia Southern to pull down 30 in total (5 offensive). They finished the game shooting 37.9% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 29 and finished the game at 9 out of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Thundering Herd permitted Georgia Southern to convert 27 out of 58 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 46.6% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Thundering Herd went 23 out of 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Marshall converted 9 out of their 28 attempts (32.1%). They were able to convert 24 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Georgia Southern had 23 personal fouls in this game which got the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for 30 shots. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Thundering Herd collected 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup.

Kevon Voyles was important for the Thundering Herd in this matchup. He buried 7 of 20 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 35.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this game.

Marshall has a mark of 9-8 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Thundering Herd are hitting on 41.7% from the floor, which ranks them 309th in college hoops. Marshall has scored 1,296 pts for the campaign (76.2 per game) and they collect 40.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.4 times per game (84th in the country) and they are giving up possession 12.2 times per game. The Thundering Herd have committed 16.1 fouls per game while shooting 72.2% from the charity stripe.

The Thundering Herd defensively are ranked 291st in college hoops in points given up per game with 75.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the floor (173rd in college basketball). The Marshall defense surrenders 33.2% from downtown (131 of 394) and their opponents are converting on 71.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.8 dimes and 38.9 total boards per game, which has them ranked 260th and 334th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marshall

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