Marshall vs Western Kentucky 3/2/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Marshall Thundering Herd meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Cam Henderson Center. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers look for a win after winning seven of their last eight games. The Marshall Thundering Herd look for a win after splitting their last six games.

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are averaging 75.6 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 69.4 points on 41.6 percent shooting. Dayvion McKnight is averaging 15.8 points and 5.6 rebounds, while Camron Justice is averaging 14.5 points and 3.4 rebounds. Jairus Hamilton is the third double-digit scorer and Josh Anderson is dishing 1.7 assists. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 72.2 percent from the free throw line. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are allowing 33.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32 rebounds per game.

The Marshall Thundering Herd are averaging 74.5 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 76.6 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Taevion Kinsey is averaging 18.7 points and 5.1 rebounds, while Andrew Taylor is averaging 14.3 points and 5.1 rebounds. Obinna Anochili-Killen is the third double-digit scorer and Darius George is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Marshall Thundering Herd are shooting 29.4 percent from beyond the arc and 71.1 percent from the free throw line. The Marshall Thundering Herd are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.1 rebounds per game.

The Hilltoppers are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 Wednesday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Thundering Herd are 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 home games and 7-23-3 ATS in their last 33 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Hilltoppers last 5 road games. The over is 5-2 in Thundering Herd last 7 Wednesday games.

The Marshall Thundering Herd are a bad team across the board that’s being outscored on the season and is 4-8-2 ATS at home and 7-18-2 ATS on the year. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers have been competitive on the road this season, and they win in the favorite role by an average of 6.2 points. It’s hard to get behind Marshall with confidence. I’ll lay the bucket with WKU on the road.