Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (13-9) will play the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-13) at Cam Henderson Center on Saturday.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers faced off with Old Dominion and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-52 in their last game. Coastal Carolina walked away from the contest having earned a 27.8% FG percentage (15 out of 54) and buried 6 of their 25 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Chanticleers knocked down 16 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 69.6%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 5 dimes in the matchup in addition to creating 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. In regard to defense, Coastal Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 49.2% from the field on 31 out of 63 shooting. Old Dominion recorded 15 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Old Dominion snagged 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Old Dominion ended up shooting 76.9% when shooting free throws by burying 10 of their 13 attempts. They knocked down 2 out of their 15 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Chanticleers ended up walking away with 14 and Old Dominion finished the game with 19 fouls.

Jordan Battle is one guy who was a factor in this game. He finished with 15 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He played for 29 mins played and also collected 1 rebound. He went 44.4% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Coastal Carolina will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 8-13 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Coastal Carolina is grabbing 36.9 boards per game and has racked up 243 dimes on the campaign, which is 317th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Chanticleers are shooting 33.6% from downtown (155 of 461) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 67.8 points per contest (327th in the country) while shooting 43.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Chanticleers are forcing their opponents into 7.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They rank 33rd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 222 conceded on the campaign. The Chanticleers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (515 of 1,210) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 30.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 158th in college hoops in opponents PPG (70.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Marshall Thundering Herd got the win with a final of 71-67 when they played Georgia Southern. The Thundering Herd were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. Georgia Southern was called for 24 personal fouls in the game which got the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for 31 attempts. They were able to bury 25 of them for a rate of 80.6%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Marshall buried 4 of their 13 tries (30.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Thundering Herd finished the game shooting 21 out of 50 from the field which had them shooting 42.0%. The Thundering Herd permitted Georgia Southern to bury 22 out of 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.5% in this matchup. They finished 42.9% from distance by hitting 12 of 28 and finished the contest at 11 of 22 at the free throw line (50.0%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Marshall allowed Georgia Southern to grab 30 in all (10 offensive).

Jalen Speer ended up being a factor for the Thundering Herd in this game. He tallied 16 points in his 25 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist in the matchup. He buried 6 of 10 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and added 1 rebound.

Marshall has a mark of 13-9 on the season. As an offense, the Thundering Herd are hitting on 44.0% from the floor, which is 225th in college hoops. Marshall has earned 1,663 pts this season (75.6 per contest) and they average 37.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.2 times per contest (151st in the country) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per game. The Thundering Herd have committed 19.9 fouls per contest and they hit 69.3% from the charity stripe.

The Thundering Herd on the defensive side of the court are 175th in college in PPG given up with 71.1. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the field (182nd in the nation). The Marshall defense surrenders 32.2% on shots from distance (132 of 410) and their opponents are converting on 70.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 10.3 assists and 35.3 total boards per game, ranking them 19th and 229th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Coastal Carolina

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