Marshall Thundering Herd vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 1/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

Chartway Arena is the location where the Old Dominion Monarchs (4-13) will take on the Marshall Thundering Herd (9-9) on Thursday.

The Marshall Thundering Herd stepped onto the hardwood against South Alabama and ended up losing by a score of 91-85 in their last contest. Marshall walked away from the contest with a 51.6% field goal percentage (32 out of 62) and knocked down 10 of their 23 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Thundering Herd converted 11 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 61.1%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 21 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about defending, Marshall allowed 52.2% from the field on 35 of 67 shooting. South Alabama recorded 17 assists and had 12 steals in the game. Additionally, South Alabama had 30 boards (4 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. South Alabama finished the contest at 68.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 19 tries. They buried 8 of 20 shots from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Thundering Herd ended up walking away with 12 while South Alabama recorded 16 personal fouls.

Obinna Anochili-Killen is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. He shot 40.0% from the field and also distributed 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and totaled 6 boards. He accounted for 26 points on 8 of 20 shooting.

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Marshall will enter this contest with a record of 9-9 on the season. They are averaging 76.7 pts per contest (126th in D-1) while shooting 42.2% from the field. The Thundering Herd are shooting 31.7% on three-point shots (139 of 438) and 71.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Marshall is pulling down 40.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 282 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 36th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per game and as a group are committing 15.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Thundering Herd are able to force 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They surrender 33.6% on 3-pointers while they are 304th in D-1 in opponents points per game (76.6). The Thundering Herd defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.4% (501 of 1,154) and they concede 38.7 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 304th in college basketball in allowing assists with 251 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Old Dominion Monarchs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-75 against Coastal Carolina. The Monarchs were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the game. They turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 13 steals in this game. Coastal Carolina earned 17 fouls in this game which got the Monarchs to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of them for a rate of 76.5%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Old Dominion knocked down 8 out of 34 tries (23.5%). Overall, the Monarchs went 27 for 77 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.1%. The Monarchs permitted Coastal Carolina to make 28 out of their 57 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1% for the matchup. They went 34.8% from beyond the arc by hitting 8 out of 23 and finished the contest at 15 of 23 from the free throw line (65.2%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Old Dominion permitted Coastal Carolina to snag 42 in all (6 offensive).

Chaunce Jenkins ended up having an impact for the Monarchs for this game. He totaled 24 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and tallied 4 dimes in this matchup. He made 8 of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 5 rebounds.

Old Dominion has a record of 4-13 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Monarchs are hitting on 42.5% from the field, which ranks 289th in college basketball. Old Dominion has accounted for 1,207 pts this year (71.0 per contest) and they grab 34.9 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.0 times per game (351st in the country) and they are turning it over 10.9 times per contest. The Monarchs commit 17.6 fouls per contest and they go 65.8% from the charity stripe.

The Monarchs are ranked 326th in the country in points per game surrendered with 77.9. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (261st in college hoops). The Old Dominion defense gives up 36.6% on 3-point attempts (163 of 445) and their opponents are making 73.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 14.8 assists and 39.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 321st and 340th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marshall

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