Georgia Southern vs Marshall Prediction 1/11/25 College Basketball Picks

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Georgia Southern

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Marshall

-Recent betting trends in games played between Georgia Southern and Marshall

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Eagles and Thundering Herd. 

The home team has won the last four games played between the two teams. Last February, Georgia Southern was able to secure the victory of 87-73. 

Marshall Coming off Solid Win

Marshall has been up and down all season, but they are coming off quite the victory in the last game. Marshall scored 80 points against James Madison, and that was enough for the two-point victory. They were down at halftime, but in the second half, they scored 48 points on the way to the victory. Guard Jalen Speer put up 27 points, four rebounds, and two assists. Marshall had had three different players that put up at least 17 points. Two games ago against Troy they were competitive but only scored 57 points, and they ended up winning by one point. 

Marshall on the season is averaging 75.2 points while their defense is giving up 71.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 189th in the league while the defense is ranked 201st. Guard Mikal Dawson is having a huge season and he is averaging 12.9 points while shooting 41.3 percent from the field. Overall Marshall is sitting with a 9-8 record and they have gone 7-7-1 against the spread. 

Why Marshall Will Beat Georgia Southern

• Marshall has won eight of its last nine home games.
• Georgia Southern has lost each of its last six Saturday games against the Sun Belt Conference.
• Georgia Southern has lost the first half in four of its last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Georgia Southern is Struggling

Georgia Southern is struggling heading into this game and they have lost two games in a row. Two games ago against South Alabama they lost 76-47 and in the last game against Georgia State, they ended up losing 82-78. Adante Holiman had a huge game putting up 19 points, three rebounds, and three assists. There were three different players that put up at least 12 points. Georgia Southern is averaging 73.9 points while their defense is giving up 79.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 227th in the league while the defense is ranked 336th. Guard Bradley Douglas is having a strong season averaging 13.9 points while shooting 44 percent from the field and 39.3 percent from behind the three-point line. There were three different players that are averaging at least 12.1 points per game. 

Why Georgia Southern Will Beat Marshall 

• Marshall has lost each of its last five day games following a home win.

Georgia Southern vs Marshall Prediction

These are both teams that can score, and there is going to be no shortage of scoring in this game. Marshall is averaging 75.2 points per game while Georgia Southern is averaging 73.9 points per game. The Georgia Southern defense is also giving up 79.1 points per game and that is going to be the difference here. Look for zero defense to be played by either team and this game is going to end up being a shootout. Back the over to cash here with ease.