A key college battle sees the visiting Golden Eagles travelling to Marshall Saturday to take on the Thundering Herd on Saturday.

The Thundering Herd currently sports a 17-12 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 9-13-1 ATS. The Golden Eagles are 24-6 and 12-14 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Thundering Herd produce a 12-11 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Golden Eagles have gone 16-10 against the number.



View Southern Miss vs Marshall Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Thundering Herd are listed as 3-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 33 (Thundering Herd) and the No. 38 (Golden Eagles) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 75-71 result in favor of the Golden Eagles has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Marshall's No. 148 nationally ranked offense (69.2 points per game) against a Golden Eagles defense that sits as the No. 86 at 63.7 PPG. The Thundering Herd have been averaging 43.1% from the field, more than the Golden Eagles have managed so far this season (41.9% on average).

Defensively, Southern Miss features the nation's No. 34-rated defense on the road, allowing 63.2 points per game. Marshall, meanwhile, comes in at No. 182 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Southern Miss, they were a 67-60 Sportsbook as they battled Southern Methodist at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 12-point favorite. The Golden Eagles got 18 points from Neil Watson as Southern Miss ran past Southern Methodist 67-60 on Wednesday at Reed Green Coliseum.

Last time out for Marshall, they were a 69-68 loser as they battled East Carolina on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 2-point favorite. Damier Pitts scored 17 points in a futile effort to lead the Thundering Herd to a win (they lost 69-68 to East Carolina at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Wednesday).


Southern Miss Golden Eagles Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-5-1
After playing Southern Methodist are 4-3
After a win are 7-3

Marshall Thundering Herd Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
After playing East Carolina are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

A few Golden Eagles at Thundering Herd trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Miss's last 5 games on the road
Southern Miss is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Marshall's last 5 games
Marshall is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Southern Miss
Marshall is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home
Marshall is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games