Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

Cam Henderson Center is where the Marshall Thundering Herd (10-11) will attempt to defeat the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (12-8) on Saturday.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles played Coastal Carolina and went home with a win by a final score of 79-63 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 14 and Coastal Carolina accumulated 15 fouls. They also converted 4 of their 15 attempts from distance. Coastal Carolina finished the game at 45.5% from the charity stripe by making 5 of their 11 shots. Furthermore, Coastal Carolina grabbed 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Coastal Carolina doled out 8 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. When talking about defending, Southern Miss allowed the other team to go 46.6% from the field on 27 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes for the contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles knocked down 12 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. Southern Miss walked away from the contest having earned a 48.2% field goal percentage (27 of 56) and made 13 of 29 3-point attempts.

Donovan Ivory is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He accounted for 28 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 60.0% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Southern Miss will play this game with a win-loss mark of 12-8 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 12.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Southern Miss is pulling in 37.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 248 assists this season, which ranks 211th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Eagles are shooting 33.3% on shots from distance (132 of 396) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 70.3 pts per game (281st in the country) while shooting 41.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are forcing 13.2 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They give up 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 139th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.2). The Golden Eagles defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.5% (499 of 1,175) and they concede 37.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are 265th in college hoops in giving up assists with 265 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Marshall Thundering Herd got the victory with a final of 77-68 when they played Georgia State. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Marshall allowed Georgia State to pull down 34 overall (5 offensive). They finished 30.0% from downtown by hitting 6 of 20 and finished the contest at 12 of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Thundering Herd allowed Georgia State to convert 25 of 57 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.9% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Thundering Herd walked away from this one shooting 26 for 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Marshall buried 7 of their 28 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a rate of 72.0%. Georgia State had 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Thundering Herd to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Thundering Herd were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the contest.

Obinna Anochili-Killen was important for the Thundering Herd in the matchup. He earned 22 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and added 2 assists for this contest. He made 9 out of 16 for the game for a rate of 56.3%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Marshall has a win-loss mark of 10-11 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Thundering Herd are shooting 41.2% from the field, which ranks 325th in the country. Marshall has tallied 1,576 pts on the season (75.0 per game) and they grab 40.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.5 times per contest (63rd in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. The Thundering Herd are responsible for committing 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 72.0% from the free throw line.

The Thundering Herd on the defensive side of the court are 300th in D-1 in PPG given up with 76.4. They are forcing 12.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (200th in college hoops). The Marshall defense gives up 33.3% on 3-pointers (160 of 480) and their opposition makes 71.3% of their free throw attempts. They give up 13.8 dimes and 39.1 total rebounds per game, which is 257th and 337th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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