Georgia Southern vs Marshall 1/5/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Marshall Thundering Herd (12-3) vs. Georgia Southern Eagles (9-6)
January 5, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Georgia Southern Eagles +6 / Marshall Thundering Herd -6; Over/Under: +138.5
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The Marshall Thundering Herd and Georgia Southern Eagles meet Thursday in college basketball action at the W.S. Hanner Fieldhouse. The Marshall Thundering Herd look for their 13th win. The Georgia Southern Eagles look for their 10th win.
The Marshall Thundering Herd are averaging 83.3 points on 47.1 percent shooting and allowing 68.3 points on 39.6 percent shooting. Taevion Kinsey is averaging 20.6 points and 5.5 rebounds, while Andrew Taylor is averaging 19.2 points and 5.1 rebounds. Kamdyn Curfman is the third double-digit scorer and Obinna Anochili-Killen is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Marshall Thundering Herd are shooting 33.2 percent from beyond the arc and 63.9 percent from the free throw line. The Marshall Thundering Herd are allowing 31.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 39.8 rebounds per game.
The Georgia Southern Eagles are averaging 68 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 63.6 points on 42.9 percent shooting. Andrei Savrasov is averaging 12.8 points and 6.7 rebounds, while Jalen Finch is averaging 9.8 points and 3.4 rebounds. Kaden Archie is dishing 1.2 assists and Tai Strickland is grabbing 2.2 rebounds. The Georgia Southern Eagles are shooting 27.9 percent from beyond the arc and 67.2 percent from the free throw line. The Georgia Southern Eagles are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.5 rebounds per game.
The Thundering Herd are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The Eagles are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 home games The under is 4-1 in Thundering Herd last 5 overall. The under is 62-27 in Eagles last 89 Thursday games.
The Marshall Thundering Herd are the better team and should be favored, but the Georgia Southern Eagles have held their own this season as well. Georgia Southern gets after it defensively and is at its best at home, where it wins by an average of 13.8 points. Georgia Southern can hold its own and will be up for this game at home. I’ll take a stab with the points.
