Marshall vs UNC Wilmington Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/7/24

The Marshall Thundering Herd and the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Trask Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Marshall vs. UNC-Wilmington prediction.

Marshall Recap

The Marshall Thundering Herd come into this game looking to build on an 80-77 win over Morehead State last time out. After this game, Marshall will duke it out with Wright State on the road.

Herd Looking For Consistency

Nate Martin leads Marshall in scoring and rebounding with 13.2 PPG and 8.3 RPG while Dezayne Mingo has 10.1 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 4.9 APG to lead Marshall in the assist department so far this season. Obinna Anochili-Killen has 12.3 PPG with 5.8 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Marshall so far this season. As a team, Marshall is averaging 77.4 PPG on 42.7% shooting from the field, 26.4% from three and 71.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Marshall Thundering Herd will win

• Marshall has won four of its last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• North Carolina-Wilmington has lost three of its last four day games following a road win.

UNC-Wilmington Recap

The UNC-Wilmington Seahawks enter this game off of a 67-53 win over East Carolina last time out. After this game, UNCW will head on the road to take on Howard.

Seahawks Win Third Straight

Donovan Newby leads the Seahawks in scoring and assists with 16.9 PPG and 3.5 APG while Khamari McGriff has 10.5 PPG with 4.6 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for UNC-Wilmington so far this season. Noah Ross also has 9.8 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to lead the Seahawks on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, UNC-Wilmington is averaging 82.6 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 33.2% from three and 75.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks will win

• The home team has won each of Marshall’s last six games.
• Marshall has lost five of its last six games following a home win.

Marshall vs. UNC-Wilmington Prediction

I’m on UNC-Wilmington here. I just think that home court is going to be the difference here as the Seahawks are simply in better form while Marshall continues to have issues stringing consistent performances together. Give me the Seahawks.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: UNC-Wilmington -6.5