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| Marshall Thundering Herd | Tulane Green Wave |
| 8-16 | February 09, 2014, 02:00 | Devlin Fieldhouse | 12-11 |
The Tulane Green Wave will hit the floor running against the visiting Marshall Thundering Herd Sunday, looking to improve their record and boost wagering bankrolls in the process.
The Thundering Herd will try to spoil to the party on Sunday; they are 7-11 ATS against the number this season, while the Green Wave are 9-8 ATS. Marshall is 8-10 on the totals; Tulane is 4-13.
View Marshall Thundering Herd vs Tulane Green Wave Odds and Stats.
The Thundering Herd were listed as 1-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks, including Sportsbook.
The Green Wave sit at No. 331 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Thundering Herd sit at No. 318 on the same chart.
Marshall lost its last outing, a 60-57 result against Southern Miss on February 7. They covered in that game as a 18-point underdog. Marshall got 17 points from Ryan Taylor but lost anyway, 60-57, to Southern Miss on Friday at Reed Green Coliseum.
Tulane was a 64-63 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Charlotte. They covered the 3.5-point spread as underdogs. The Green Wave grabbed a 64-63 win over the 49ers on Friday, behind a 19-point effort from Louis Dabney at Devlin Fieldhouse.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Tulane's No. 230 nationally ranked offense (65.39 points per game) against a Thundering Herd defense that sits as the No. 218 at 74.58 PPG. The Green Wave have been averaging 41.46% from the field, less than the Thundering Herd have managed so far this season (44.67% on average).
Next up:
Marshall at Charlotte, Saturday, February 15th
Tulane at Middle Tennessee, Thursday, February 13th
