Marshall vs. Southern Miss betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Marshall Thundering Herd (7-5, 0-0 Sun Belt) are favored (by 3.5 points) to break a four-game road losing streak when they visit the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-7, 0-0 Sun Belt) on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET. The matchup’s point total is 147.5.

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Marshall Cover -3.5 vs Southern Miss -109

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Marshall vs. Southern Miss betting lines

  • Marshall moneyline odds to win: -172
  • Southern Miss moneyline odds to win: +144
  • Spread: Marshall (-3.5)
  • Total: 147.5

Marshall statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Marshall has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (4-2-0) than it has in road affairs (0-4-0).
  • When playing at home, the Thundering Herd eclipse the over/under 33.3% of the time (two of six games). They hit the over more consistently on the road, exceeding the total in 50% of games (two of four).

Last season stats

  • The Thundering Herd were 168th in the country in points scored (73.8 per game) and 309th in points allowed (76.7) last season.
  • Last year, Marshall was 48th in college basketball in rebounds (35.2 per game) and 19th-worst in rebounds conceded (35.3).
  • At 14.9 assists per game last season, the Thundering Herd were 70th in college basketball.

Marshall betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-6-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 0-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-1-0; As Underdog: 1-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-6-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-0 (Home: 4-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (208th in nation) 44.1 (236th) 33.8 (143rd) 30.0 (122nd) 15.0 (127th) 11.8 (200th)

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Southern Miss statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Southern Miss has been better at home (3-1-0) than on the road (0-4-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Golden Eagles games have gone over zero of four times at home (0%), and two of four on the road (50%).
  • This year the Golden Eagles are 1-1 at home as moneyline underdogs (.500 winning percentage). On the road they are 0-4 (.000).

Last season stats

  • The Golden Eagles scored 69.9 points per game (282nd-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 71.0 points per contest (137th-ranked).
  • Southern Miss ranked 125th in college basketball with 33.0 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 277th with 33.2 rebounds allowed per game.
  • The Golden Eagles ranked 296th in the country with 11.7 dimes per contest.

Southern Miss betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-7-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 0-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 0-6-0 (As Favorite: 2-0-0; As Underdog: 1-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-7-0 (Home: 0-4-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-7 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.5 (249th in nation) 45.3 (281st) 32.7 (210th) 32.7 (263rd) 15.3 (104th) 14.1 (336th)
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