Toledo Rockets vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 11/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Toledo Rockets (0-1) are traveling to Cam Henderson Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Marshall Thundering Herd (1-0).

The Toledo Rockets took the court against Kent State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-59 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Rockets walked away with 14 while Kent State racked up 18 fouls. They knocked down 5 of 23 tries from distance. Kent State finished the game at 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 15 tries. Additionally, Kent State totaled 40 boards (11 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Kent State dished out 16 assists and had 9 steals in the game. In relation to defending, Toledo allowed the other team to shoot 44.8% from the floor on 26 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 32 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Rockets knocked down 10 of 21 shots for a percentage of 47.6%. Toledo walked away from the contest with a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 of 56) and buried 5 out of their 17 3-point attempts.

Javan Simmons is one guy who played a role for the game. He totaled 19 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 29 mins and also snagged 8 boards. He shot 46.2% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Toledo comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 0-1 for the year. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a team are committing 14.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Toledo is pulling in 35.0 boards per game and is sitting with 15 dimes for the year, which ranks 205th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Rockets are connecting on 17.6% on shots from beyond the arc (3 of 17) and 88.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.0 points per outing (239th in the country) on 40.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Rockets have forced 12.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are surrendering 30.4% from 3-point land while they are 302nd in D-1 in opponents PPG (84.0). The Rockets defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 52.2% (35 of 67) and they surrender 42.0 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 278th in college basketball in allowing assists with 16 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Marshall Thundering Herd took home the win by a final score of 90-57 when they played Davis and Elkins. Regarding rebounding, Marshall permitted Davis and Elkins to get 29 in all (10 offensive). They finished shooting 14.3% from three-point range by shooting 2 of 14 and finished the game at 13 out of 22 from the free throw line (59.1%). The Thundering Herd allowed Davis and Elkins to make 21 of their 58 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 36.2% in this game. Overall, the Thundering Herd finished the game shooting 32 for 68 from the floor which had them at 47.1%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Marshall buried 8 of their 34 attempts (23.5%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. Davis and Elkins was called for 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Thundering Herd to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 16 steals in this contest. The Thundering Herd were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards totaling 42 in this game.

Obinna Anochili-Killen ended up having an impact for the Thundering Herd for this game. He knocked down 6 of 10 in this game giving him a rate of 60.0%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 26 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the contest.

Marshall has a win-loss record of 1-0 this year. As an offense, the Thundering Herd are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which is 164th in college basketball. Marshall has scored 90 pts so far this year (90.0 per contest) and they average 45.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.0 times per game (100th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 16.0 times per game. The Thundering Herd have committed 20.0 fouls every game and they hit 78.3% from the free throw line.

The Thundering Herd are ranked 86th in college basketball in points given up per game with 57.0. They are forcing 22.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 36.2% from the floor (111th in D-1). The Marshall defense allows 14.3% on three-point shots (2 of 14) and their opponents are making 59.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 7.0 assists and 35.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 66th and 212th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toledo

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