Marshall Thundering Herd vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Cajundome in Corvallis, OR

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (8-18) will take on the Marshall Thundering Herd (15-10) at Cajundome on Saturday.

The Marshall Thundering Herd played Arkansas State and took home the win by a score of 77-72 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Thundering Herd finished with 16 while Arkansas State recorded 13 fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 24 tries from distance. Arkansas State finished the contest at 69.6% from the charity stripe by converting 16 of 23 tries. In addition, Arkansas State pulled down 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Arkansas State distributed 11 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. In terms of defending, Marshall let their opponent shoot 39.0% from the field on 23 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 3 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 39 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Thundering Herd converted 12 of 17 shots for a percentage of 70.6%. Marshall finished the contest with a 44.6% field goal percentage (29 of 65) and buried 7 of their 23 three-point attempts.

Nate Martin is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and snagged 14 boards. He finished the game at 72.7% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Marshall heads into this matchup with a mark of 15-10 for the year. They average 75.5 points per contest (145th in the nation) while shooting 44.1% from the field. The Thundering Herd are connecting on 31.6% on shots from distance (193 of 611) and 69.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Marshall is pulling in 36.8 boards per game and is sitting with 354 dimes this season, which is 137th in college in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.4 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Thundering Herd are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They give up 33.3% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 179th in college in PPG allowed (71.4). The Thundering Herd defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.3% (626 of 1,413) and they surrender 35.1 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 28th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 261 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns went home defeated by a final of 74-56 against Troy. The Ragin' Cajuns earned 10 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 15 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. Troy was called for 18 fouls in the matchup which took the Ragin' Cajuns to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 72.2%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Louisiana made 3 of their 12 tries (25.0%). When the game finished, the Ragin' Cajuns finished shooting 20 out of 49 from the floor which had them shooting 40.8%. The Ragin' Cajuns allowed Troy to convert 26 of their 56 attempts from the floor which had them at 46.4% for the contest. They finished 32.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 25 and finished the game at 14 of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). When talking about how they rebounded, Louisiana permitted Troy to pull down 37 overall (16 on the offensive side).

Mostapha El Moutaouakkil was important for the Ragin' Cajuns in the game. He scored 19 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist. He converted 5 of 11 for the contest for a rate of 45.5%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Louisiana has a mark of 8-18 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Ragin' Cajuns are connecting on 40.1% from the field, which is 353rd in the nation. Louisiana has scored 1,718 points so far this season (66.1 per game) and they collect 30.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 10.5 times per contest (355th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.9 times per game. The Ragin' Cajuns have committed 17.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 74.1% from the free throw line.

The Ragin' Cajuns are ranked 255th in college in PPG allowed with 74.2. They are forcing 12.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (320th in college). The Louisiana defense allows 31.8% on 3-point attempts (168 of 528) and opponents are knocking down 72.4% of their free throw attempts. They concede 12.1 dimes and 37.8 boards every game, which has them ranked 89th and 333rd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marshall

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