Thursday’s contest features the Texas State Bobcats (8-5, 1-0 Sun Belt) and the Marshall Thundering Herd (7-7, 0-1 Sun Belt) clashing at Cam Henderson Center in what is expected to be a competitive matchup, with a projected 74-72 win for Texas State according to our computer prediction. Game time is at 7:00 PM ET on January 2.

Based on our computer prediction, Texas State projects to cover the 1.5-point spread in its matchup against Marshall. The total is listed at 144.5, and the two sides are projected to exceed it.

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Marshall vs. Texas State Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Huntington, West Virginia
• Venue: Cam Henderson Center
• Line: Marshall -1.5
• Point total: 144.5
• Moneyline (to win): Marshall -108, Texas State -112

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Marshall vs. Texas State Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Texas State 74, Marshall 72

Spread & Total Prediction for Marshall vs. Texas State

• Pick ATS: Texas State (+1.5)
• Pick OU: Over (144.5)

Marshall is 5-7-0 against the spread this season compared to Texas State’s 7-4-0 ATS record. A total of four out of the Thundering Herd’s games this season have hit the over, and six of the Bobcats’ games have gone over. The two teams score 153 points per game, 8.5 more points than this matchup’s total. Marshall has a 4-6 record against the spread while going 4-6 overall over the last 10 contests. Texas State has gone 6-4 against the spread and 5-5 overall in its last 10 contests.

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Marshall Performance Insights

• The Thundering Herd have a +52 scoring differential, topping opponents by 3.7 points per game. They’re putting up 76.0 points per game to rank 179th in college basketball and are giving up 72.3 per outing to rank 212th in college basketball.
• The 33.1 rebounds per game Marshall averages rank 181st in the nation, and are 2.5 more than the 30.6 its opponents pull down per outing.
• Marshall makes 7.6 three-pointers per game (211th in college basketball), 1.7 more than its opponents (5.9).
• The Thundering Herd’s 95.0 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 220th in college basketball, and the 90.4 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 174th in college basketball.
• Marshall has committed 11.8 turnovers per game (201st in college basketball play), 1.4 fewer than the 13.2 it forces on average (92nd in college basketball).

Texas State Performance Insights

• The Bobcats outscore opponents by 8.9 points per game (posting 77.0 points per game, 143rd in college basketball, and allowing 68.1 per outing, 102nd in college basketball) and have a +116 scoring differential.
• Texas State wins the rebound battle by 7.1 boards on average. It records 34.5 rebounds per game, 107th in college basketball, while its opponents grab 27.4.
• Texas State makes 1.7 fewer threes per game than the opposition, 5.5 (349th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.2.
• Texas State and its opponents have been mostly even in the turnover battle. The Bobcats commit 11.8 per game (201st in college basketball) and force 11.5 (220th in college basketball).

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