Marshall Thundering Herd vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 2/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Old Dominion Monarchs (8-17) will go up against the Marshall Thundering Herd (15-9) at Chartway Arena on Wednesday.

The Marshall Thundering Herd faced off with Miami and took a loss by a score of 90-74 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Thundering Herd left the arena with 18 while Miami accumulated 15 personal fouls. They buried 8 of 18 shots from distance. Miami finished the game shooting 76.2% at the free throw line by making 16 of their 21 tries. On top of that, Miami snagged 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Miami earned 15 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Marshall allowed the other team to shoot 55.9% from the field on 33 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Thundering Herd knocked down 10 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 58.8%. Marshall walked away from the game having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (28 out of 70) and converted 8 of 29 shots from distance.

Noah Otshudi is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. He left the arena with 23 points on 11 out of 19 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and pulled down 2 boards. He finished 57.9% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Marshall comes into this game with a record of 15-9 so far this year. They are averaging 79.9 points per contest (105th in the country) while shooting 46.1% from the field. The Thundering Herd are connecting on 36.3% on shots from downtown (240 of 661) and 72.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Marshall is snagging 38.4 boards per game and has totaled 407 assists this season, which is 46th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.5 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Thundering Herd have forced 12.3 turnovers every game while drawing 17.4 fouls. They are giving up 32.5% on shots from distance and they rank 216th in college in PPG allowed (74.8). The Thundering Herd defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.6% (597 of 1,436) and they relinquish 36.0 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 91st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 295 surrendered this season.

When they last played, the Old Dominion Monarchs walked away with a victory by a final of 78-72 when they played Ohio. The Monarchs corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 30 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. Ohio was called for 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Monarchs to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 88.9%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Old Dominion knocked down 6 out of 13 tries (46.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Monarchs went 28 for 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.2%. The Monarchs permitted Ohio to make 27 of their 58 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.6% for the contest. They went 32.0% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 8 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). In regard to rebounds, Old Dominion permitted Ohio to get 31 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Ketron Shaw was important for the Monarchs for the contest. He knocked down 7 of 17 in this matchup for a rate of 41.2%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 30 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Old Dominion has a win-loss mark of 8-17 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Monarchs are shooting 42.8% from the field, which has them ranked 305th in Division 1. Old Dominion has accounted for 1,853 points for the campaign (74.1 per contest) and they pull down 35.5 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.6 times per contest (286th in college) and they turn the ball over 10.9 times per contest. The Monarchs are committing 19.2 fouls every game and they connect on 72.4% from the charity stripe.

The Old Dominion defense concedes 31.4% on three-point shots (169 of 539) and their opponents are converting on 73.9% of their free throw shots. They give up 14.0 dimes and 38.4 boards every game, which is 232nd and 339th in college hoops. The Monarchs on defense are ranked 280th in D-1 in points given up per game with 77.5. They are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (194th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marshall

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