Play on Game #515/516 Charlotte/ Marshall OVER the TOTAL (Thursday, 7:00 PM EST)
103-95….That was the final score in the first meeting. It went over the posted total of 173. While this total has been raised, both teams will top 90 here. Marshall’s offense is built much like the Phoenix Suns when they had coach Mike D'antoni back in the day. The reason for this is because it’s his brother that is now the head coach for Marshall and he has installed the same philosophy.
Marshall is 3rd in the nation shooting over 29 three pointers a game. They are averaging 14 made three pointers their last three games and lead DIV I schools with over 87 possessions per game their last three games.
Marshall has gove OVER their last three games and the OVER is 4-0 in their last four games when the total is 170 or higher with these final scores hitting 200, 198, 184, and 175.
Charlotte is a terrible defensive team, especially on the road where they are giving up over 50% from the floor which includes 44% from the three point line.
Charlotte has been pushing the tempo their last two games scoring over 100 points and have topped 88 or more points in five of their last eight games.
The OVER is 21-6 in Charlotte’s L27 C-USA games while the OVER is 16-5 in Marshall’s L21 C-USA games for a combined 77% OVER trend. I will call for a final in the 101-90 range.