Elon Phoenix vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 11/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Elon Phoenix vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (2-0) will compete against the Elon Phoenix (2-0) at Cam Henderson Center on Wednesday.

The Elon Phoenix faced off with UNC Greensboro and went home with a win by a final score of 92-90 in their last game. Elon ended having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (30 of 75) and made 11 of their 34 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Phoenix made 21 of their 30 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 42 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 17 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to defense, Elon allowed the other team to go 47.6% from the floor on 30 of 63 shooting. UNC Greensboro dished out 16 dimes and had 2 steals for the matchup. In addition, UNC Greensboro snagged 31 boards (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UNC Greensboro finished shooting 59.3% at the free throw line by converting 16 of their 27 attempts. They converted 14 of 31 shots from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Phoenix finished with 21 and UNC Greensboro accounted for 21 personal fouls.

Kacper Klaczek is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He walked away with 25 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He played for 39 mins and pulled down 13 rebounds. He finished 50.0% from the field and recorded 3 assists.

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Elon heads into this one with a win-loss record of 2-0 this season. They cough up possession 5.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.5 personal fouls every game. As a team, Elon is snagging 44.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 35 assists on the year, which is 142nd in college in terms of passing the rock. The Phoenix are shooting 35.8% on shots from downtown (24 of 67) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 95.5 pts per game (48th in D-1) while hitting 44.2% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Phoenix are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 187th in college hoops in giving up assists with 26 surrendered on the year. The Phoenix defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.3% (51 of 115) and they surrender 36.0 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 176th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (70.5).

In their last game, the Marshall Thundering Herd walked away with a victory by a final of 85-73 against Toledo. The Thundering Herd were able to pull down 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. Toledo earned 16 personal fouls in the game which took the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of shots from distance, Marshall buried 15 out of their 37 tries (40.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Thundering Herd finished 31 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 50.8%. The Thundering Herd permitted Toledo to knock down 26 of their 64 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.6% in this matchup. They finished 31.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 19 and ended up going 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). Regarding rebounding, Marshall allowed Toledo to snag 32 overall (15 on the offensive side).

Jalen Speer was important for the Thundering Herd in this contest. He knocked down 6 out of 15 in this contest for a rate of 40.0%, and added 1 rebound. He accumulated 20 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 5 dimes for the contest.

Marshall has a win-loss record of 2-0 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Thundering Herd are hitting on 49.6% from the field, which ranks 98th in the country. Marshall has totaled 163 points this season (81.5 per game) and they grab 39.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 23.0 times per contest (16th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 20.5 times per game. The Thundering Herd have committed 22.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 71.0% from the free throw line.

The Marshall defense concedes 29.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (11 of 37) and their opposition knocks down 65.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 17.0 assists and 32.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 314th and 121st in college hoops. The Thundering Herd defensively are ranked 197th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 72.5. They are forcing 17.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the field (178th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Elon

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