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

The Marshall Thundering Herd and the Georgia Southern Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action from Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center. Here’s a Marshall vs Georgia Southern prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Marshall vs Georgia Southern pick. We will examine:

The Marshall Thundering Herd’s recent form and player performance

The Georgia Southern Eagles’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Marshall Thundering Herd

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Georgia Southern Eagles

Recent betting trends in games played between Marshall and Georgia Southern

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Marshall vs Georgia Southern game

Marshall Thundering Herd Betting Preview

It’s been a pretty tough season for the Herd so far this year, but on the bright side they’re playing better lately and they’ve been able to stay above .500 in the record column so far. Marshall went 5-3 over their first eight games with wins over Davis & Elkins, Southern Indiana, Bellarmine, South Carolina State, and Morehead State in that time. The Herd hit a rough 3-5 run after that, falling to UNC Wilmington, Wright State, Southern Miss, Elon, and Troy. The last five games have been a 4-1 stretch though, featuring a loss to James Madison in between wins over James Madison, Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, and Georgia State in that time, giving the Herd a 12-9 overall record so far this year.

In the Georgia State matchup on Thursday, Marshall entered the second half with a 41-40 deficit. The Herd recovered from there on a 52-38 stretch and took the comeback victory 92-79 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Jalen Speer with 25 points, seven assists, and three rebounds. Obinna Anochili-Killen added 23 points with 10 rebounds and two assists with a whopping nine blocks in 31 minutes during the win as well.

Georgia Southern Eagles Betting Preview

Over on the Georgia Southern side, they opened on a decent run, then had a rough stretch in December/January. The Eagles have looked better since then, though. Georgia Southern beat Northern Illinois, Augusta, NC Central, Winthrop, and West Georgia in their first seven games, then hit a 3-7 run over the next 10. The losses in that time were versus Drake, VCU, Louisiana Tech, Texas State, South Alabama, Georgia State, and Marshall with wins over North Florida, Gardner-Webb, and Louisiana Monroe otherwise. Since then it’s been wins over Coastal Carolina (twice) and Old Dominion, resulting in an 11-9 record on the season thus far.

Matched up against Coastal Carolina on Thursday, the Eagles waltzed into the locker room with a dominant 37-24 edge. Georgia Southern kept it rolling from there on a 48-34 stretch and took the blowout victory 85-58 in the end. Tops in scoring was Eren Banks with 18 points, eight boards, two assists, and two steals. Adante’ Holiman added 13 points with four assists, and Avantae Parker chipped in 13 points with six boards off the bench as well.

Why the Georgia Southern Eagles will win

• Georgia Southern has won four of its last five home games against the Sun Belt Conference.
• Marshall has lost the first half in six of its last seven road games.

Why the Marshall Thundering Herd will win

• Marshall has won four of its last five games against the Sun Belt Conference.
• Georgia Southern has lost each of its last three day games following a home win.
• Georgia Southern has lost the first half in three of its last four games at Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Marshall vs Georgia Southern Prediction

I’m going to try Georgia Southern in this one. You could call it either way, though; we should have a fun matchup here. In any case, the Eagles made short work of a middling Coastal Carolina team in their last outing, hitting 45.7 percent from the field with a 43-32 rebounding advantage and just nine turnovers. That gives Georgia Southern 85 or more points in two of the last three games—though they were both against the Chanticleers.

These teams last met back on January 11 in an 81-69 win at home for Marshall. The Herd shot a great 50 percent from the field in that one and had a 42-26 rebounding edge. In this rematch, however, I like Georgia Southern to get some revenge—so long as they can hit the glass a little—okay, a lot—harder.