Georgia State Panthers vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 1/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia State Panthers vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

Cam Henderson Center is the site where the Marshall Thundering Herd (13-9) will try to beat the Georgia State Panthers (7-14) on Thursday.

The Georgia State Panthers took the court against James Madison and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-79 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Panthers ended up finishing with 16 while James Madison totaled 16 personal fouls. They also made 13 of their 27 attempts from long range. James Madison went 86.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of 15 tries. On top of that, James Madison collected 28 boards (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. James Madison doled out 13 assists and had 9 steals for this game. In the matter of the defense, Georgia State allowed 50.8% from the field on 30 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes for the game while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 30 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Panthers knocked down 8 of 13 shots for a rate of 61.5%. Georgia State walked away from the contest with a 47.5% FG percentage (29 of 61) and knocked down 13 of their 29 3-point shots.

Cesare Edwards is a player who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished the game at 72.7% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He played for 29 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He accounted for 20 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Georgia State heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 7-14 for the year. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Georgia State is grabbing 38.7 boards per game and is sitting with 260 assists this year, which ranks 269th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Panthers are connecting on 31.9% on shots from 3-point land (146 of 458) and 67.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.9 pts per contest (231st in college) while going 42.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing their opponents into 9.5 turnovers per game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They are 344th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 336 relinquished on the campaign. The Panthers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.6% (616 of 1,350) and they concede 36.0 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 33.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 344th in college hoops in PPG allowed (80.2).

When they last played, the Marshall Thundering Herd walked away with a victory by a final of 71-67 against Georgia Southern. With respect to how they rebounded, Marshall allowed Georgia Southern to grab 30 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 42.9% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 28 and finished the game at 11 of 22 at the free throw line (50.0%). The Thundering Herd permitted Georgia Southern to make 22 of their 62 tries from the field which had them sitting at 35.5% in the game. Overall, the Thundering Herd finished 21 out of 50 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Marshall converted 4 of their 13 tries (30.8%). They were able to bury 25 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.6%. Georgia Southern had 24 fouls for the contest which got the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for a total of 31 tries. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Thundering Herd recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this game.

Jalen Speer ended up being important for the Thundering Herd in this game. He knocked down 6 of 10 for this game for a rate of 60.0%, and had 1 rebound. He tallied 16 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest.

Marshall has a record of 13-9 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Thundering Herd are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which is 224th in the country. Marshall has 1,663 points on the season (75.6 per game) and they average 37.3 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.2 times per game (151st in college) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per contest. The Thundering Herd commit 19.9 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 69.3% from the charity stripe.

The Marshall defense surrenders 32.2% on 3-point shots (132 of 410) and opponents are knocking down 70.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 10.3 dimes and 35.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 19th and 229th in D-1. The Thundering Herd defensively are ranked 179th in college in points per game surrendered with 71.1. They have forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the floor (181st in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marshall

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