Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction, 2/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Marshall Thundering Herd

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Location: Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, WV

TV: ESPN+

Cam Henderson Center is the location where the Marshall Thundering Herd (14-8) will compete against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (12-12) on Wednesday.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles faced James Madison and went home with a win by a final score of 73-65 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 18 and James Madison racked up 22 personal fouls. They also converted 4 of 20 shots from distance. James Madison shot 57.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 26 attempts. On top of that, James Madison collected 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. James Madison earned 6 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In regard to defending, Southern Miss allowed their opponent to shoot 43.4% from the floor on 23 out of 53 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles made 28 of their 34 attempts for a rate of 82.4%. Southern Miss wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.7% field goal percentage (21 of 46) and knocked down 3 out of their 10 3-point attempts.

Tylik Weeks is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. He recorded 28 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He played 36 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up shooting 53.8% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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Southern Miss comes into this contest with a record of 12-12 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Southern Miss is pulling down 36.0 boards per game and is sitting with 276 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 299th in the country in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are hitting 28.6% on shots from 3-point land (119 of 416) and 73.6% from the charity stripe. They average 73.5 pts per game (251st in the nation) while hitting 44.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 139th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 287 surrendered on the season. The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.8% (584 of 1,365) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They concede 35.9% on 3-point shots while they are 170th in college hoops in opponents points per game (73.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Marshall Thundering Herd walked away with a victory by a final of 70-61 when they played Arkansas State. When it comes to team rebounding, Marshall permitted Arkansas State to collect 37 overall (17 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 21.9% from distance by going 7 out of 32 and ended up shooting 16 of 25 from the free throw line (64.0%). The Thundering Herd permitted Arkansas State to convert 19 of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.8% for this contest. Overall, the Thundering Herd finished the game shooting 25 for 55 from the field which had them shooting 45.5%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Marshall buried 8 out of 20 attempts (40.0%). They were able to make 12 of them for a clip of 80.0%. Arkansas State committed 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Thundering Herd to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 10 steals in this matchup. The Thundering Herd collected 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 33 for this game.

Wilson Dubinsky was important for the Thundering Herd for this contest. He scored 23 points in his 35 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists in the matchup. He buried 7 of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and earned 8 rebounds.

Marshall has a win-loss mark of 14-8 this year. The Thundering Herd are committing 20.5 personal fouls every game and they go 73.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.0 times per game (44th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per game. Marshall has tallied 1,763 pts for the campaign (80.1 per contest) and they grab 39.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Thundering Herd are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which is 138th in the country.

The Marshall defense concedes 31.9% on 3-point shots (171 of 536) and their opponents are connecting on 71.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.1 assists and 35.7 boards per game, which has them ranked 84th and 253rd in D-1. The Thundering Herd on defense are ranked 197th in the country in points per game surrendered with 74.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (46th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marshall

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