Georgia Southern Eagles vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (8-8) will try to beat the Georgia Southern Eagles (8-8) at Cam Henderson Center on Saturday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles played Georgia State and went home with a loss by a final score of 82-78 in their last contest. Georgia Southern walked away from the contest having earned a 38.8% field goal percentage (31 out of 80) and made 8 of their 38 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Eagles made 8 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned 42 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. Concerning defense, Georgia Southern allowed the other team to shoot 39.7% from the field on 27 out of 68 shooting. Georgia State doled out 12 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. Additionally, Georgia State snagged 43 boards (13 offensive, 30 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Georgia State finished the game at 80.0% from the charity stripe by converting 24 of their 30 tries. They buried 4 of their 20 shots from distance. In relation to fouls, the Eagles walked away with 20 and Georgia State racked up 15 fouls.

Adante’ Holiman is one guy who had an impact for the matchup. He scored 19 points on 6 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and also totaled 3 boards. He went 30.0% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes.

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Georgia Southern heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 8-8 for the year. They turn it over 14.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Georgia Southern is collecting 37.4 rebounds per contest and has earned 213 dimes on the year, which ranks 191st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are shooting 32.1% on three-point attempts (144 of 449) and 65.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.9 pts per game (227th in the country) while connecting on 41.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 285th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 225 conceded on the year. The Eagles defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.4% (419 of 944) and they relinquish 39.1 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 31.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 336th in the nation in opponents points per game (79.1).

When they last played, the Marshall Thundering Herd took a loss by a final score of 58-57 when they faced Troy. In the matter of attacking the glass, Marshall allowed Troy to snag 26 overall (6 offensive). They finished 22.6% from 3-point land by hitting 7 out of 31 and ended up shooting 13 of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). The Thundering Herd permitted Troy to convert 19 out of their 51 tries from the field which had them shooting 37.3% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Thundering Herd finished the game shooting 22 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Marshall converted 3 of 16 attempts (18.8%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 58.8%. Troy had 20 fouls for this game which got the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Thundering Herd were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the game.

Obinna Anochili-Killen pitched in for the Thundering Herd for the matchup. He had 17 points in his 34 minutes of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He buried 8 out of 12 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and added 9 rebounds.

Marshall has a mark of 8-8 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Thundering Herd are hitting on 43.9% from the floor, which is ranked 237th in college hoops. Marshall has 1,198 pts for the year (74.9 per contest) and they collect 37.0 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 14.3 times per contest (170th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per game. The Thundering Herd commit 20.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 67.4% from the charity stripe.

The Thundering Herd are ranked 193rd in the country in PPG given up with 71.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (232nd in the country). The Marshall defense concedes 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc (93 of 295) and their opposition makes 70.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 10.6 dimes and 35.4 boards per contest, which has them ranked 35th and 246th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marshall

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