Texas State Bobcats vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 1/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas State Bobcats vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (7-7) will go up against the Texas State Bobcats (8-5) at Cam Henderson Center on Thursday.

The Texas State Bobcats took the court against UT Arlington and took a loss by a final of 80-72 in their last contest. Texas State ended with a 38.5% FG percentage (20 out of 52) and made 4 of 17 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats buried 28 of 35 tries for a rate of 80.0%. When talking about rebounding, they earned a total of 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 11 assists for the contest while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to defense, Texas State allowed the other team to shoot 51.0% from the field on 26 out of 51 shooting. UT Arlington recorded 7 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Moreover, UT Arlington grabbed 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't have a block. UT Arlington finished shooting 78.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of 32 attempts. They also knocked down 3 out of their 10 tries from long range. With respect to fouls, the Bobcats finished with 22 and UT Arlington finished the game with 23 fouls.

Tyrel Morgan is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He went 60.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the court for 31 minutes and also grabbed 8 boards. He notched 22 points on 9 of 15 shooting.

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Texas State will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-5 this season. They have an average of 77.0 points per outing (157th in D-1) while going 47.9% from the field. The Bobcats are shooting 38.0% on 3-pointers (71 of 187) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Texas State is collecting 37.8 boards per game and has tallied 195 assists for the season, which has them ranked 137th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.7 times per game and as a team are committing 18.2 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Bobcats are able to force 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are ranked 125th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 154 conceded on the campaign. The Bobcats defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (302 of 716) and they relinquish 30.2 boards per contest as a group. They are conceding 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 107th in college in points per game allowed (68.1).

The last time they took the court, the Marshall Thundering Herd took a loss by a score of 73-59 against Elon. In relation to rebounding, Marshall allowed Elon to pull down 39 in all (10 on the offensive side). They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 out of 24 and finished the contest at 19 of 25 at the free throw line (76.0%). The Thundering Herd allowed Elon to convert 23 out of 57 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4% in this matchup. Overall, the Thundering Herd finished shooting 21 for 68 from the field which gave them a rate of 30.9%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Marshall converted 6 of their 30 attempts (20.0%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a rate of 78.6%. Elon had 15 fouls in this matchup which got the Thundering Herd to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Thundering Herd were able to collect 15 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest.

Mikal Dawson pitched in for the Thundering Herd in this matchup. He converted 8 of 14 for this game for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the matchup.

Marshall has a record of 7-7 this season. As an offense, the Thundering Herd are connecting on 43.8% from the floor, which ranks 245th in the country. Marshall has scored 1,064 points on the season (76.0 per game) and they collect 37.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 14.5 times per game (160th in college) and they turn it over 12.2 times per game. The Thundering Herd have committed 21.0 fouls per game and they shoot 68.3% from the charity stripe.

The Marshall defense concedes 33.1% on shots from 3-point land (82 of 248) and their opponents are connecting on 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 11.1 dimes and 35.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 58th and 248th in D-1. The Thundering Herd on defense are ranked 214th in the nation in points given up per game with 72.3. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (243rd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas State

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