South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 11/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (3-2) will go up against the South Carolina State Bulldogs (4-3) at Cam Henderson Center on Wednesday.

The South Carolina State Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against IU Indy and went home with a win by a final score of 72-62 in their last game. South Carolina State finished the contest with a 45.7% FG percentage (21 of 46) and converted 6 out of their 16 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulldogs buried 24 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 77.4%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 14 assists for this contest while creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing defense, South Carolina State allowed 37.5% from the floor on 21 out of 56 shooting. IU Indy dished out 9 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Moreover, IU Indy snagged 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. IU Indy went 78.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 19 attempts. They also knocked down 5 out of their 28 attempts from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 19 while IU Indy totaled 21 personal fouls.

Drayton Jones is a player who was a factor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 63.6% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the court for 27 minutes and collected 7 rebounds. He accounted for 23 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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South Carolina State enters this game with a mark of 4-3 on the campaign. They average 81.9 points per game (92nd in Division 1) while shooting 47.8% from the field. The Bulldogs are hitting 38.5% on 3-pointers (52 of 135) and 69.9% from the free throw line. As a team, South Carolina State is pulling in 36.1 boards per game and has racked up 109 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 47th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 17.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are surrendering 28.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 98th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (66.7). The Bulldogs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.1% (164 of 399) and they surrender 33.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 208th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 82 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Marshall Thundering Herd took a defeat with a final score of 80-45 when they faced Purdue. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Marshall allowed Purdue to grab 28 in all (6 offensive). They went 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 of 16 and finished the game at 26 of 33 at the free throw line (78.8%). The Thundering Herd permitted Purdue to bury 24 of 48 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 50.0% for this game. Overall, the Thundering Herd finished 16 for 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 30.2%. When talking about shots from downtown, Marshall converted 4 out of 32 tries (12.5%). They were able to bury 9 of the free throws for a clip of 52.9%. Purdue had 17 fouls for this game which got the Thundering Herd to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. The Thundering Herd pulled down 16 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 30 for the contest.

Nate Martin ended up having an impact for the Thundering Herd for this game. He scored 9 points in his 25 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He buried 4 of 4 for the contest for a field goal rate of 100.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Marshall has a record of 3-2 for the year. The Thundering Herd are responsible for committing 23.0 fouls every game while shooting 69.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.6 times per game (224th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per contest. Marshall has totaled 375 pts on the campaign (75.0 per game) and they snag 36.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Thundering Herd are connecting on 42.5% from the floor, which is ranked 271st in college hoops.

The Marshall defense surrenders 28.6% from downtown (20 of 70) and opponents are converting on 73.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 9.0 assists and 35.4 boards every game, which has them ranked 22nd and 216th in college hoops. The Thundering Herd on the defensive side of the court are 171st in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 70.4. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (185th in the nation).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Marshall and under the total points

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