Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Marshall Thundering Herd: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/2/2021

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-2) host the Marshall Thundering Herd (6-2) at Thomas Assembly Center on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 7:00 PM ET on ESP+. The matchup is set as a pick 'em. The point total in the matchup is 151.5.

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ATS Records for Louisiana Tech and Marshall

Louisiana Tech Leaders

• Kalob Ledoux leads the Bulldogs in scoring, racking up 13.1 points per game.
• Louisiana Tech is led in rebounding by JaColby Pemberton's 7.4 rebounds per game and assisting by Cobe Williams' 3.0 assists per game .
• Ledoux is the top three-point shooter for the Bulldogs, connecting on 2.2 per game.
• Louisiana Tech's blocks leader is Andrew Gordon, who records 0.7 per game. Williams leads the team averaging 1.4 steals an outing.

Marshall Leaders

• Taevion Kinsey outpaced his teammates on the Thundering Herd scoring front by putting up 21.6 points per game. He adds 5.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game this season.
• Andrew Taylor (6.5 rebounds per game) and Jarrod West (7.1 assists per game) are the Marshall leaders in rebounds and assists.
• Jannson Williams makes more threes per game than any other member of the Thundering Herd, cashing in 2.0 treys per game.
• Nobody on Marshall grabs more steals than West (3.5 per game) or blocks more shots than Jannson Williams (2.4 per game).

Louisiana Tech vs Marshall: Last 4 Meetings

Louisiana Tech and Marshall have a tied 2-2 record in their last four head-to-head matchups. In those games against the Thundering Herd, the Bulldogs have a 1-0 record against the spread.

Points Insights

• The Bulldogs score just 3.8 more points per game (74.8) than the Thundering Herd give up (71).
• Louisiana Tech is 7-0 overall and 6-0 against the spread when scoring more than 71 points.
• Marshall has a 0-2 record against the spread and a 0-2 record overall when allowing more than 74.8 points.
• The Thundering Herd score 13.8 more points per game (80.4) than the Bulldogs allow (66.6).
• In games when it scores more than 66.6 points, Marshall is 5-0 against the spread and 6-2 overall.
• Louisiana Tech's record is 0-1 against the spread and 0-1 overall when it allows more than 80.4 points.
• The Bulldogs have put up a total of 82 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 8.2 per game), and the Thundering Herd have out-scored opponents by 75 points on the season (9.4 more per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Bulldogs and the Thundering Herd rebound at around the same clip, with the teams averaging and 34.9 and 32.9 boards per game, respectively.
• When Louisiana Tech earns the rebounding advantage they are 4-1 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Marshall is 0-2.
• The Bulldogs average 9.2 offensive boards per game, outgaining the Thundering Herd by 1.7 rebounds per contest.
• The Bulldogs are 2-2 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Thundering Herd are 4-1 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• Both teams tend to win the rebounding battle. Louisiana Tech records an average rebounding margin of +1.4 rebounds per game. Marshall averages a margin of +0.7 rebounds.