Marshall Thundering Herd vs UNC Wilmington Seahawks Prediction, 12/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs UNC Wilmington Seahawks

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, NC

TV: ESPN+

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks (7-1) will compete against the Marshall Thundering Herd (5-2) at Trask Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Marshall Thundering Herd stepped onto the hardwood against Lipscomb and took a loss by a final of 90-67 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Thundering Herd ended up with 22 and Lipscomb recorded 20 fouls. They made 13 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. Lipscomb shot 65.4% from the free throw line by converting 17 of 26 attempts. Additionally, Lipscomb had 30 boards (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Lipscomb distributed 19 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. In regard to defending, Marshall allowed the other team to go 52.6% from the floor on 30 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes in this game as well as creating 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 38 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Thundering Herd made 17 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. Marshall walked away from the game having earned a 35.5% FG percentage (22 out of 62) and made 6 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc.

Noah Otshudi is one player who was important in the matchup. He ended up with 18 points on 5 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins and collected 5 rebounds. He ended up going 38.5% from the floor and earned 4 dimes.

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Marshall will play this contest with a record of 5-2 on the year. They have an average of 81.6 pts per game (120th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.5% from the floor. The Thundering Herd are hitting 37.9% on 3-pointers (78 of 206) and 75.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Marshall is collecting 38.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 127 dimes on the year, which is 95th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 21.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Thundering Herd are able to force 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are 191st in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 102 relinquished on the campaign. The Thundering Herd defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.4% (190 of 428) and they concede 34.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are conceding 33.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 292nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (79.7).

In their last game, the UNC Wilmington Seahawks got the victory with a final of 88-62 when they played Gardner-Webb. The Seahawks were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the game. They gave up possession 7 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. Gardner-Webb earned 11 personal fouls in the game which took the Seahawks to the charity stripe for 11 shots. They were able to knock down 8 of them for a percentage of 72.7%. In relation to shooting from distance, UNC Wilmington made 14 out of 30 attempts (46.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Seahawks went 33 for 64 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.6%. The Seahawks permitted Gardner-Webb to convert 21 of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.2% in this contest. They shot 32.3% from distance by shooting 10 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). When discussing team rebounding, UNC Wilmington allowed Gardner-Webb to pull down 28 in all (7 offensive).

Nolan Hodge was important for the Seahawks in the game. He scored 16 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 13 in this contest giving him a rate of 46.2%, and had 2 rebounds.

UNC Wilmington has a mark of 7-1 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Seahawks are connecting on 48.0% from the floor, which is ranked 88th in college. UNC Wilmington has accounted for 667 points so far this year (83.4 per game) and they pull in 42.6 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 15.3 times per game (151st in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per contest. The Seahawks are committing 16.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.3% from the charity stripe.

The Seahawks on the defensive side of the court are 62nd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 66.5. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 38.5% from the floor (41st in college). The UNC Wilmington defense allows 29.7% from downtown (66 of 222) and their opponents are making 75.4% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.3 assists and 30.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 32nd and 40th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UNC Wilmington

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