Louisiana Tech vs Marshall 12/30/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Marshall Thundering Herd will travel to the Thomas Assembly Center to take on the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs this Thursday night in College Basketball action.

The Marshall Thundering Herd lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 7-6 on the season after being defeated by the Toledo Rockets, 95-63, on December 21^st. Marshall has no answers on either end of the court for Toledo and could not fight back into the game after going into halftime trailing by a 54-31 margin. Marshall shot just 32.1% from the field & 22.9% from beyond the arc while allowing Toledo to shoot 52.8% from the field & 57.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Thundering Herd who had Taevion Kinsey who had 19 points, 8 rebounds, & 6 assists.

On the season, Marshall is averaging 78.4 ppg on 44.5% shooting from the field. The Thundering Herd are averaging 7.2 three-pointers per game on 28.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Marshall has been led by Taevion Kinsey (19.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.9 apg), Obinna Anochili-Killen (13.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 4.6 bpg), Andrew Taylor (12.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 5.2 apg, 2.5 spg), & Darius George (8.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.0 spg).

Defensively, Marshall is allowing their opponents to an average of 75.2 ppg on 42.8% shooting from the field. The Thundering Herd have a rebound margin of 1.2 and a turnover margin of 1.3.

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs improved to 9-3 on the season after defeating the Crowley’s Ridge College Pioneers, 99-56, on December 22^nd. Louisiana Tech dominated Crowley’s Ridge College on both ends of the court and had no trouble picking up the win after going into halftime with a 50-22 lead. Louisiana Tech shot 57.1% from the field & 22.2% from beyond the arc while holding Crowley’s Ridge College to just 31.7% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Amorie Archibald who had 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, & 2 steals.

On the season, Louisiana Tech is averaging 80.7 ppg on 47.1% from the field. The Bulldogs are averaging 8.2 three-pointers per game on 32.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Louisiana Tech has been led by Kenneth Lofton Jr. (18.1 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.0 bpg), Amorie Archibald (13.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.1 spg), Keaston Willis (10.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.7 apg), & Cobe Williams (7.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.3 spg).

Defensively, Louisiana Tech is allowing their opponents to average 70.5 ppg on 42.0% shooting from the field. The Bulldogs have a rebound margin of 1.8 and a turnover margin of 2.6.

The Thundering Herd are 0-7-2 ATS in their last 9 games following a ATS loss and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Bulldogs are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 home games and 24-9-1 ATS in their last 34 games overall.

Marshall is led by their offense that ranks 60^th in scoring offense, however, the Thundering Herd have struggled defensively as Marshall comes into this game ranked just 304^th in scoring defense & 206^th in defensive FG%. Louisiana Tech is also led by their offense which comes into this game ranked 32^nd in scoring offense & 62^nd in FG% and has done a nice job winning the turnover battle as the Bulldogs rank 73^rd in turnover margin.

Marshall likes to keep the game at a fast pace and likes to win shootouts, however, it’s concerning to see the Thundering Herd struggle so much offensively as of late as Marshall is averaging just 63 ppg during their 3-game losing streak. Marshall is just 1-4 on the road this season and as I think the Louisiana Tech offense is going to have no trouble putting up plenty of offense in this one, I think the Bulldogs remain perfect at home (7-0 home record) and due enough to cover this mid-range spread. Good Luck!