Troy vs Marshall Picks and Prediction – 1/4/2025

The Troy Trojans go on the road to Huntington, West Virginia on Saturday afternoon to play the Marshall Thundering Herd. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. Troy for their part heads to the game here with a 9-4 record. The last game on the court for the Trojans was against Appalachian State. The game ended up being a close win by a score of 69-61. Offensively Troy has been average with 75.5 points per game and on defense the Trojans have been good only giving up 66.5 points per game. The rebounding for Troy is sitting at 38.4 boards per game. Myles Rigsby is leading Troy in scoring with 12.7 points per game.

The last game on the court for Marshall who has a record of 8-7 was a win against Texas State. The win came by a final score of 77-71. On the year the Thundering Herd have been average with a total of 76 points per game scored. The defense, though has been below average giving up 72.4 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Thundering Herd is sitting at 37.0 boards per game. Mikal Dawson has been the leading scorer for Marshall with 13.8 points per game. 

The Troy Trojans are 3-3 on the road so far and have gone 2-0 against Sun Belt opponents. Troy is rated much higher than Marshall but the Thundering Herd are a better team on their home court. The Thundering Herd are 8-1 at home this season. Marshall is third in the Sun Belt scoring 76.1 points while shooting 44.2% from the field. Marshall will hit a few more timely shots and free-throw shots than Troy and get the job done on their home court. Final Score Prediction, Marshall wins 79-72.