Expect a fast-paced game when the Marshall Thundering Herd (11-12) travel to Texas San Antonio to play the Roadrunners (4-19). The game starts at 2:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 6.
The Roadrunners were beaten by Western Kentucky 83-71 on Thursday. Christian Wilson was the game’s high scorer, contributing 27 points. The Thundering Herd are coming off a 112-108 loss to UTEP on Thursday. Ryan Taylor played well for Marshall, recording 20 points, seven rebounds, and five assists.
Wilson has really been playing well as of late for the Roadrunners, averaging 21.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.2 steals over the last five games.
There should be plenty of transition action in this game. Texas San Antonio ranks 35th in the nation in possessions per game (73.2 possessions per game), while Marshall is sixth (76.9). Put-back points also figure to be rare for the Thundering Herd. They rank 279th in the nation in offensive rebounding (OR% of 26.8%), while the Roadrunners are 31st-best in the nation on the defensive glass (DR% of 74.7%).
The Roadrunners enter the game with records of 4-19 Straight Up (SU) and 6-11 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 7-3 ATS over their last 10 games. Texas San Antonio has averaged 91.5 points per game over the last 10 games, higher than its season average of 71.5.
Across the court, Marshall has a SU record of 11-12 and an ATS record of 13-9. They sport the 12th-ranked scoring offense in the country, averaging 83.5 points per game. The Thundering Herd are an excellent long-range shooting team with 220 three-point shots made (9.0 per game), ranking 19th in Division I. Defenses have a tough time accounting for every player when up against the Thundering Herd, who are known for distributing the ball with 16.2 assists per game. The Thundering Herd are in for a physical game against Texas San Antonio. The Roadrunners are not afraid to send opponents to the free throw line, averaging 22.1 fouls per game.
This is the first meeting of the season for the conference rivals. The last time they played, Texas San Antonio came out on top, moving its SU record against the Thundering Herd to 2-0. Additionally, Texas San Antonio leads the matchup ATS with a record of 2-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – Marsh, ATS Winner – Marsh
Notes
“Texas-San Antonio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games “.
“Texas-San Antonio is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games “.
“Texas-San Antonio is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home”.
“Texas-San Antonio is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas-San Antonio’s last 6 games at home”.
Marshall holds a 7-3 SU record against the Conference USA Conference this season, while Texas San Antonio has an underachieving 2-8 SU record against the conference.
Marshall is one of the top-scoring teams on the road, averaging 81.5 points per game (ranked seventh). Texas San Antonio, on the other hand, allows 78.6 points per home game (ranked 246th).
Marshall has an average field goal percentage of 45.7%. Texas San Antonio is an abysmal 1-15 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Texas San Antonio Roadrunners rank higher based on their field goal percentage (297th) than their effective field goal percentage (301st). The Marshall Thundering Herd rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (61st) than their field goal percentage (88th).
Marshall ranks 35th in assists, recording 16.2 per game. Texas San Antonio performs worse at 324th with 10.9 assists per game.
On average, the Marshall Thundering Herd make 7.4 steals per game. The Texas San Antonio Roadrunners are winless at 0-7 when they give up 7 or more steals.
