Marshall Thundering Herd vs Georgia Southern Eagles Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs Georgia Southern Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center in Statesboro, GA

TV: ESPN+

Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center is the location where the Georgia Southern Eagles (14-12) will attempt to defeat the Marshall Thundering Herd (16-9) on Saturday.

The Marshall Thundering Herd stepped onto the hardwood against Old Dominion and earned the victory with a final of 81-79 in their last game. Marshall ended the contest having earned a 53.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 56) and knocked down 10 out of their 21 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Thundering Herd converted 11 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 64.7%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 28 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 16 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to the defense, Marshall allowed 50.8% from the field on 32 of 63 shooting. Old Dominion doled out 17 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Additionally, Old Dominion had 27 rebounds (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Old Dominion finished the game at 61.5% at the free throw line by making 8 of their 13 attempts. They converted 7 of 20 attempts from long range. In regard to fouls, the Thundering Herd ended up finishing with 14 while Old Dominion finished the game with 15 fouls.

Wyatt Fricks is a guy who came through for this contest. He walked away with 24 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He played for 38 minutes and grabbed 13 rebounds. He ended up shooting 57.1% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Marshall will take the court with a record of 16-9 for the season. They are giving up possession 12.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.2 fouls every game. As a team, Marshall is snagging 38.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 423 dimes this year, which has them ranked 40th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Thundering Herd are connecting on 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (250 of 682) and 72.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 80.0 pts per contest (102nd in D-1) while hitting 46.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Thundering Herd have forced 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They surrender 32.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 225th in the country in points per game from their opponents (75.0). The Thundering Herd are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.0% (629 of 1,499) and they concede 35.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 125th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 312 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Georgia Southern Eagles went home defeated by a final of 81-65 when they played Appalachian State. Concerning team rebounding, Georgia Southern allowed Appalachian State to pull down 34 in total (9 offensive). They finished the game shooting 30.4% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 7 out of 23 and ended up going 20 out of 28 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Eagles allowed Appalachian State to convert 27 out of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.2% for the contest. Overall, the Eagles ended up shooting 24 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.1%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Georgia Southern buried 11 of their 31 attempts (35.5%). They were able to knock down 6 of those for a rate of 66.7%. Appalachian State had 11 fouls for this contest which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for 9 shots. They also coughed it up 11 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Eagles were able to pull down 16 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 23 for this game.

Tyren Moore ended up having an impact for the Eagles for this game. He buried 6 of 16 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 31 mins on the court and tallied 6 assists in the matchup.

Georgia Southern has a win-loss mark of 14-12 this season. The Eagles are committing 19.4 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 72.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.3 times per contest (342nd in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per game. Georgia Southern has scored 2,089 pts on the year (80.3 per game) and they average 35.1 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Eagles are hitting on 43.0% from the field, which ranks them 297th in the nation.

The Georgia Southern defense gives up 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (201 of 608) and their opponents are knocking down 73.5% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.4 assists and 40.2 rebounds per contest, ranking them 104th and 359th in college hoops. The Eagles defensively are ranked 321st in college in PPG given up with 79.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (247th in D-1).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marshall

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