Marshall Thundering Herd vs Texas State Bobcats Prediction, 1/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marshall Thundering Herd vs Texas State Bobcats

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Strahan Arena at the University Events Center in San Marcos, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Marshall Thundering Herd (13-7) are hitting the road to Strahan Arena at the University Events Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Texas State Bobcats (11-11).

The Marshall Thundering Herd stepped onto the hardwood against UL Monroe and earned the victory with a final of 115-60 in their last contest. Marshall finished the game with a 53.9% FG percentage (41 of 76) and converted 26 out of their 52 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Thundering Herd knocked down 7 of 9 shots for a rate of 77.8%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 51 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 29 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. In terms of defense, Marshall let their opponent shoot 28.8% from the field on 17 of 59 shooting. UL Monroe recorded 8 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. Furthermore, UL Monroe totaled 21 boards (8 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UL Monroe ended up shooting 72.4% at the free throw line by making 21 of 29 attempts. They made 5 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Thundering Herd left the arena with 23 while UL Monroe totaled 10 fouls.

Wilson Dubinsky is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished with 17 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 17 mins and collected 7 rebounds. He finished the game at 66.7% from the field and distributed 3 assists.

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Marshall enters this matchup with a mark of 13-7 so far this year. They average 81.3 points per game (90th in Division 1) while going 46.2% from the field. The Thundering Herd are shooting 37.2% on three-point attempts (211 of 567) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Marshall is pulling down 39.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 348 dimes so far this year, which ranks 46th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.6 fouls per game.

On defense, the Thundering Herd have forced 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 216th in college in PPG allowed (74.8). The Thundering Herd defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.2% (496 of 1,205) and they concede 35.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 65th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 240 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas State Bobcats took a loss by a final score of 82-57 when they played James Madison. When it comes to rebounds, Texas State allowed James Madison to pull down 36 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 43.8% from distance by shooting 14 out of 32 and finished the game at 8 out of 11 from the charity stripe (72.7%). The Bobcats permitted James Madison to knock down 30 out of their 57 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 52.6% for this game. In all, the Bobcats finished shooting 19 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Texas State knocked down 4 out of 17 attempts (23.5%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a clip of 71.4%. James Madison was called for 15 fouls for this contest which took the Bobcats to the free throw line for 21 shots. They turned it over 7 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Bobcats were able to corral 14 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 22 in the matchup.

Mark Drone was important for the Bobcats in the game. He racked up 17 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the game. He made 5 out of 19 for the contest for a field goal rate of 26.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

Texas State has a mark of 11-11 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Bobcats are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which ranks 156th in the nation. Texas State has totaled 1,608 points for the campaign (73.1 per contest) and they average 36.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 12.7 times per contest (277th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per game. The Bobcats are responsible for committing 18.2 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 74.9% from the free throw line.

The Bobcats on the defensive end are ranked 123rd in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 71.5. They are forcing 13.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (224th in the country). The Texas State defense gives up 35.2% on shots from distance (160 of 454) and their opponents are making 70.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 11.2 dimes and 31.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 36th and 44th in the country.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marshall

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