Marshall Thundering Herd vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 11/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ACC Extra

The Virginia Cavaliers (3-0) are welcoming the Marshall Thundering Herd (3-0) at John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday.

The Marshall Thundering Herd took the court against Elon and took home the win by a score of 96-89 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Thundering Herd finished with 16 while Elon had 18 personal fouls. They made 11 out of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. Elon finished the game at 72.7% when shooting free throws by making 16 of their 22 shots. Furthermore, Elon totaled 35 boards (12 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Elon doled out 16 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. When talking about the defense, Marshall allowed the other team to shoot 44.3% from the field on 31 of 70 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists for the matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Thundering Herd buried 15 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 68.2%. Marshall wrapped up the game with a 54.1% FG percentage (33 out of 61) and converted 15 of 32 shots from distance.

Wyatt Fricks is someone who came through in this game. He racked up 34 points on 13 out of 14 shooting. He played for 27 mins and also totaled 9 boards. He finished the game at 92.9% from the floor and also earned 4 assists.

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Marshall heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 3-0 for the campaign. They are turning it over 18.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Marshall is collecting 38.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 68 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 16th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Thundering Herd are shooting 40.4% on shots from beyond the arc (40 of 99) and 69.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 86.3 pts per contest (118th in Division 1) while hitting 50.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Thundering Herd have forced 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They give up 29.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 258th in college in points per game from their opponents (78.0). The Thundering Herd defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.3% (80 of 189) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 312th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 50 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Virginia Cavaliers got the victory with a final of 91-53 when they faced Hampton. The Cavaliers were able to snag 29 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. Hampton was called for 19 fouls for the game which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a percentage of 82.4%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Virginia buried 11 of 22 tries (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers ended up going 33 for 60 from the floor which had them sitting at 55.0%. The Cavaliers allowed Hampton to bury 20 of their 63 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 31.7% for the game. They finished the game shooting 23.1% from three-point range via 6 out of 26 and ended up going 7 out of 11 from the free throw line (63.6%). When it comes to team rebounding, Virginia allowed Hampton to get 24 in total (10 offensive).

Ugonna Onyenso ended up being a major contributor for the Cavaliers for this contest. He buried 8 of 10 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and had 10 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 18 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for this contest.

Virginia has a mark of 3-0 for the campaign. As an offense, the Cavaliers are hitting on 49.2% from the floor, which is ranked 94th in the country. Virginia has tallied 259 points on the year (86.3 per game) and they grab 48.7 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 19.3 times per contest (50th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per game. The Cavaliers have committed 19.0 fouls every game and they hit 62.9% from the free throw line.

The Virginia defense surrenders 28.8% on shots from 3-point land (15 of 52) and their opposition knocks down 69.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 9.7 dimes and 30.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 52nd and 63rd in the nation. The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 12th in college in PPG allowed with 56.0. They are forcing 11.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 32.0% from the floor (9th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marshall

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