Bellarmine Knights vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 11/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (2-1) will take on the Bellarmine Knights (0-3) at Cam Henderson Center on Saturday.

The Bellarmine Knights took the court against Southern Indiana and went home with a loss by a final score of 71-69 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Knights ended up walking away with 17 while Southern Indiana recorded 15 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 out of their 14 tries from beyond the arc. Southern Indiana finished the game shooting 77.3% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 22 tries. On top of that, Southern Indiana collected 26 rebounds (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Southern Indiana earned 12 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. When discussing defense, Bellarmine allowed the other team to shoot 45.3% from the field on 24 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they collected 25 with 4 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Knights knocked down 11 of 14 tries for a rate of 78.6%. Bellarmine finished the contest having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 54) and made 8 out of their 25 shots from distance.

Jack Karasinski is someone who played a role in this matchup. He was able to score 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played 25 mins played and also snagged 3 boards. He finished 63.6% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists.

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Bellarmine enters this matchup with a record of 0-3 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Bellarmine is collecting 29.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 43 assists for the campaign, which is 177th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Knights are hitting 32.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (22 of 68) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 68.3 pts per contest (310th in Division 1) on 46.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Knights are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They concede 46.0% on 3-pointers and they are 290th in college basketball in PPG allowed (77.0). The Knights defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.4% (81 of 171) and they concede 32.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 257th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 42 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Marshall Thundering Herd got the victory with a final of 77-63 against Southern Indiana. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Marshall allowed Southern Indiana to collect 32 overall (10 offensive). They finished 30.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 3 out of 10 and ended up going 24 of 36 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Thundering Herd allowed Southern Indiana to make 18 of 50 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.0% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Thundering Herd ended up going 21 for 46 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.7%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Marshall made 5 out of 16 attempts (31.3%). They were able to bury 30 of the free throws for a percentage of 60.0%. Southern Indiana committed 32 fouls for the game which took the Thundering Herd to the charity stripe for 50 tries. They also coughed it up 11 times, while getting 12 steals in this contest. The Thundering Herd corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 in this game.

Dezayne Mingo was important for the Thundering Herd in this contest. He earned 19 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this matchup. He buried 6 of 10 in this contest for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Marshall has a record of 2-1 so far this year. The Thundering Herd have committed 22.3 fouls every game and they shoot 67.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per game (171st in the country) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. Marshall has accumulated 247 points for the year (82.3 per game) and they average 38.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Thundering Herd are shooting 44.1% from the field, which ranks them 237th in Division 1.

The Marshall defense gives up 25.0% on shots from beyond the arc (9 of 36) and their opposition knocks down 67.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 6.3 dimes and 38.0 total boards per game, which has them ranked 8th and 286th in those categories. The Thundering Herd on the defensive end are ranked 181st in college basketball in points allowed per game with 70.0. They are able to force 16.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (193rd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bellarmine

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