Western Carolina Catamounts at Marshall Thundering Herd Odds - Free Pick
Date:
November 19, 5:00 pm
Location:
Huntington West Virginia
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Marshall -16.5
Total:
160.5
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The Western Carolina Catamounts of the Southern Conference will head off to Huntington, West Virginia to meet with the Marshall Thundering Herd of the Conference-USA in an early season showdown set for a 5:00 PM tip-off. The game will be broadcasted by American Sports Network.
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The Catamounts come in at 1-2, losing most recently to fellow Southern Conference foe North Carolina Central at home, last Wednesday. The Catamounts finished fifth in the Southern Conference in 2015-16, with a record of 16-18 overall after losing in the first round of the CBI to Vermont.
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Marshall enters this contest undefeated at 2-0, coming in off a significant win against the team Western Carolina lost to, North Carolina Central. The Herd finished a neck above .500 in the 2015-16 season, failing to win any conference hardware or receive any invitations to any tournaments.
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Straight Up and Against the Point Spread Records<br />
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Western Carolina Catamounts, 1-2 SU, 0-1 ATS<br />
Marshall Thundering Herd, 2-0 SU, 1-0 ATS
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West Carolina at Marshall Key Betting Trends<br />
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Western Carolina is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 road games.
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Western Carolina is 13-3 ATS in their last 16 contests overall.
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Marshall is 4-1 SU in their last 5 outings.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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Currently 87% of the public like the Herd against the spread. The initial offering in this market was 15 points. However, heavy action on Marshall has moved this by 1.5 points. The Over/Under has remained idle at 160.5 with little action being showcased in this market.
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Western Carolina Catamounts at Marshall Thundering Herd Prediction
Initially the Catamounts appear to be a team that is a tune-up opponent for many to take advantage of and pencil in a scheduled win. However, this is certainly not the case by any means The Catamounts pieced together a run in the back end of the 2015-16 season as they made it all the way to the Southern Conference semifinals before falling to the defending conference champion Chattanooga by just four points. WCU came in as a .500 basketball team while Chattanooga had already exceeded 25 wins on the season. On their path to the semifinals, the Catamounts won seven of their last eight defeating the conference’s premiere teams, including Wofford, Mercer and Furman. The Catamounts return four of five starters from last season along with two key bench players who played a significant role in propelling the Catamounts to the CBI. There is a great chance the Catamounts are likely undervalued yet again as they own a 7-1 record against the spread in their last eight road affairs. Against a marginal opponent such as Marshall, it is safe to conclude that amount of points the Herd are spotting here is likely an extreme case of an overlay.
Free Pick:
Take Western Carolina +16.5
