Marshall vs FAU Preview
Marshall is 9-15-1 ATS with an O/U record of 10-15 and Florida Atlantic is 12-14 ATS with an O/U record of 12-14. This game I being held at a neutral site in El Paso, Texas.[ad-4468020]
Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Florida Atlantic Owls Preview
Venue/ Stadium: Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas
Time/Date: 8 PM EST Tuesday, January 28, 2014
NCAAB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: PICK – EVEN
Over/Under: OFF
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In their last games Marshall lost to Charlotte 74-70 and Florida Atlantic lost to Florida International 74-70.
The Marshall Thundering Herd face the Florida Atlantic Owls in the first round of the Conference USA tournament. Both of these teams are 10-21 this season, but each has a shot to make the Big Dance if they pull off the shocker and win the conference tournament.
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Earlier this season at Marshall the Owls beat the Thundering Herd 65-57.
Both of these teams ended the season poorly, especially Florida Atlantic, who lost their last 6 games of the season and Marshall lost 4 of their last 5 games.
Florida Atlantic will have to win this game with their defense, as they only rank 284th in the nation in scoring. In their win over Marshall earlier this season the Owls played well on both ends of the floor shooting 53.2% from the floor and holding the Thundering Herd to 38.9% shooting.
Pablo Bertone leads the Owls in scoring and Justin Raffington leads the team in rebounding and these 2 combined for 39 points in the earlier win over Marshall.
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Kareem Canty leads the Thundering Herd in scoring and he really struggled in the game against FAU this season. Marshall has 3 players that are averaging in double figures and their offense has to shoot better than they did in the first match up with the Owls.
Raffington is a big center at 6’9” and 245 pounds and he pulled down 10 boards earlier this season facing Marshall. The Thundering Herd have to body up on him and now let him dominate the glass.
Betting Trends
Marshall is 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a S.U. loss, 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. Conference USA, and they have an Under record of 7-2 in their last 9 games.
Florida Atlantic is 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 7-17 ATS in their last 24 games vs. a team with a losing S.U. record, and they have an Over record of 5-1 in their last 6 neutral site games.
Jason’s Pick: Going with Florida Atlantic in this Conference USA game simply because they beat Marshall earlier this season.
Player Injuries
Marshall
[C] 12/20/2013 – JP Kambola out indefinitely ( Eligibility )
[G] 12/20/2013 – Justin Edmonds expected to redshirt ( Undisclosed )
(!)[F] 12/10/2013 – Elijah Pittman out indefinitely ( Suspension )
Florida Atlantic
[F] 02/14/2014 – Javier Lacunza out for season ( Shoulder )
(!)[G] 03/09/2014 – Pablo Bertone “?” Tuesday vs. Marshall ( Quad )
