The Marshall Thundering Herd will travel to Ellis T Johnson Arena to take on the Morehead State Eagles. Action gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Nov. 24.
The Eagles come into this game on a high note after beating Northern Kentucky 64-56 on Saturday. Corban Collins was the game’s high scorer with 22 points on 7-for-18 shooting. The Thundering Herd, meanwhile, are coming off an 84-74 loss to Tennessee on Thursday. Stevie Browning had a good shooting night, leading the team with 18 points.
Morehead State, a six-point favorite, will look to capitalize at home against Marshall. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is 148 points. While the Eagles are 2-1 Straight Up (SU) so far, they’ve managed an Against The Spread (ATS) record of 2-0 so far. The Eagles are an exceptional shooting team from three-point range with a .404 three-point field goal percentage, one of the highest marks in Division I. Morehead State is known to control the offensive glass, where they rack up an impressive 17.3 offensive rebounds per game. Turning to the defensive side, the Morehead State defense has been very good, only giving up 58.0 points per game. Teams really have to fight for three-pointers against the Eagles, who have allowed only 5.0 three-pointers to opponents per game. Morehead State’s defenders rank 24th in Division I in steals with 9.7 per game.
This is the first meeting of the season for Morehead State and Marshall. The last time they played, Morehead State came out on top, but Marshall still leads the head-to-head record, 4-3 SU. Additionally, Marshall holds the advantage ATS with a record of 3-2-1.
Predictions: SU Winner – Mor, ATS Winner – Marsh, O/U – Under
Notes
Morehead State is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games.
Morehead State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Morehead State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Marshall.
