Georgia Southern Eagles vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 2/27/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Friday, February 27, 2026

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Southern Eagles (15-14) are traveling to Cam Henderson Center on Friday where they will meet the Marshall Thundering Herd (19-11).

The Georgia Southern Eagles played Appalachian State and took a loss by a final of 89-74 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 24 and Appalachian State totaled 13 personal fouls. They knocked down 8 out of their 25 shots from three-point range. Appalachian State finished 78.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 29 of their 37 tries. Additionally, Appalachian State collected 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Appalachian State distributed 15 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. In regard to defending, Georgia Southern allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the floor on 26 out of 51 shooting. They also doled out 8 dimes in the matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 24 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Eagles buried 14 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 87.5%. Georgia Southern finished having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (24 out of 60) and knocked down 12 out of their 34 3-point attempts.

Alden Applewhite is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 63.6% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played 37 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Georgia Southern enters this matchup with a record of 15-14 on the season. They average 80.3 points per outing (88th in the nation) while hitting 42.9% from the field. The Eagles are hitting 32.3% on 3-point shots (276 of 855) and 72.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgia Southern is pulling down 35.1 boards per game and has accounted for 325 dimes for the season, which ranks 334th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 10.6 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.6 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.0% on 3-pointers and they rank 327th in D-1 in points per game allowed (79.7). The Eagles defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.6% (782 of 1,753) and they relinquish 40.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 124th in college in giving up assists with 358 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Marshall Thundering Herd walked away with a victory by a final of 97-88 against Old Dominion. With respect to attacking the glass, Marshall allowed Old Dominion to pull down 28 overall (10 on the offensive side). They went 22.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 20 at the charity stripe (90.0%). The Thundering Herd allowed Old Dominion to make 33 out of 70 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.1% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Thundering Herd went 40 for 67 from the floor which gave them a rate of 59.7%. Regarding shooting from distance, Marshall converted 9 of 28 attempts (32.1%). They were able to make 8 of them for a clip of 80.0%. Old Dominion committed 11 fouls in this game which got the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. The Thundering Herd were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 26 in this matchup.

Wyatt Fricks was important for the Thundering Herd for this contest. He recorded 28 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for this contest. He buried 12 of 17 in this game for a field goal rate of 70.6%, and added 4 rebounds.

Marshall has a win-loss mark of 19-11 for the season. As an offensive team, the Thundering Herd are hitting on 46.8% from the floor, which ranks 89th in the country. Marshall has 2,436 points for the year (81.2 per game) and they snag 37.2 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 16.9 times per game (39th in college) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. The Thundering Herd have committed 20.2 personal fouls every game and they go 73.3% from the free throw line.

The Marshall defense surrenders 33.1% on 3-pointers (238 of 719) and their opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their foul shots. They allow 12.2 dimes and 36.2 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 82nd and 294th in Division 1. The Thundering Herd on defense are ranked 273rd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 77.2. They are able to force 11.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the field (113th in college hoops).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marshall

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