Marshall vs Florida International 2/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The FIU Golden Panthers and Marshall Thundering Herd meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Cam Henderson Center. The FIU Golden Panthers need a win after losing four of their last five games. The Marshall Thundering Herd need a win after losing 12 of their last 13 games.

The FIU Golden Panthers are averaging 72.5 points on 43.3 percent shooting and allowing 69.9 points on 41.7 percent shooting. Tevin Brewer is averaging 15 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Denver Jones is averaging 12.4 points and 3.6 rebounds. Eric Lovett is grabbing 3.4 rebounds and Clevon Brown is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The FIU Golden Panthers are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 69.6 percent from the free throw line. The FIU Golden Panthers are allowing 32.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.6 rebounds per game.

The Marshall Thundering Herd are averaging 74.4 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 77.1 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Taevion Kinsey is averaging 20.2 points and 5.4 rebounds, while Andrew Taylor is averaging 13.4 points and 5.6 rebounds. Obinna Anochili-Killen is the third double-digit scorer and Darius George is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Marshall Thundering Herd are shooting 27.3 percent from beyond the arc and 71.2 percent from the free throw line. The Marshall Thundering Herd are allowing 35.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.

The Panthers are 2-13-1 ATS in their last 16 road games and 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games overall. The Thundering Herd are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 home games and 4-20-3 ATS in their last 27 games overall. The over is 6-0 in Panthers last 6 overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Thundering Herd last 4 overall. The road team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.

The Florida International Panthers aren’t world beaters, but in what world are we laying chalk with Marshall? The Marshall Thundering Herd are losing their last five games by an average of 9.8 points, and they’re 4-15-2 against the spread on the season. Marshall loses by an average of one point in the favorite role. I’ll gladly side with the road dog, as you can argue FIU is the better team anyway.