Lipscomb Bisons vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 11/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

Cam Henderson Center is where the Marshall Thundering Herd (5-1) will go up against the Lipscomb Bisons (2-4) on Wednesday.

The Lipscomb Bisons faced Western Carolina and earned the victory with a final of 83-62 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Bisons ended up with 14 and Western Carolina accumulated 7 personal fouls. They also buried 5 of 28 shots from long range. Western Carolina shot 60.0% when shooting free throws by making 9 of 15 shots. On top of that, Western Carolina grabbed 30 rebounds (4 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Western Carolina dished out 6 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. In relation to defending, Lipscomb allowed the other team to shoot 43.6% from the floor on 24 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 14 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 34 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bisons buried 3 of their 6 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Lipscomb finished the game with a 45.7% field goal percentage (32 out of 70) and buried 16 of 37 shots from downtown.

Grant Asman is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. He was able to score 22 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 23 mins played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 69.2% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Lipscomb enters this game with a mark of 2-4 this year. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.0 fouls every game. As a team, Lipscomb is collecting 38.3 boards per game and has earned 107 assists for the campaign, which ranks 60th in college in terms of passing. The Bisons are hitting 30.9% on shots from downtown (64 of 207) and 83.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.2 points per contest (250th in the country) while connecting on 40.0% from the field.

On defense, the Bisons are able to force 15.0 turnovers every game and they draw 13.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.8% from beyond the arc while they are 234th in college in points per game allowed (76.0). The Bisons defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.0% (165 of 351) and they surrender 36.5 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 216th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 84 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Marshall Thundering Herd walked away with a victory by a final of 69-60 when they faced Mercyhurst. The Thundering Herd corralled 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 11 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. Mercyhurst was called for 14 fouls in this game which took the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.3%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Marshall made 12 of their 29 attempts (41.4%). When the game finished, the Thundering Herd shot 22 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.5%. The Thundering Herd permitted Mercyhurst to convert 24 of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% for the game. They went 18.8% from three-point range by hitting 3 of 16 and ended up going 9 out of 16 from the charity stripe (56.3%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Marshall allowed Mercyhurst to snag 29 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Jalen Speer ended up being a factor for the Thundering Herd for the matchup. He buried 7 of 12 in this game for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He totaled 21 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 6 assists in this game.

Marshall has a mark of 5-1 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Thundering Herd are hitting on 48.5% from the field, which is ranked 79th in the nation. Marshall has scored 504 points on the season (84.0 per contest) and they average 37.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.7 times per contest (21st in college) and they lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per game. The Thundering Herd commit 21.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Marshall defense concedes 29.9% on 3-point shots (41 of 137) and their opponents are converting on 69.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.8 dimes and 34.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 222nd and 171st in college hoops. The Thundering Herd on the defensive side of the court are 266th in college in points allowed per game with 78.0. They are able to force 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (172nd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marshall

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