Marshall hosts Akron following Johnson's 21-point outing

Published Nov. 30, 2022 2:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Akron Zips (3-3) at Marshall Thundering Herd (5-1)

Huntington, West Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Marshall -4; over/under is 143

BOTTOM LINE: Akron plays the Marshall Thundering Herd after Tavari Johnson scored 21 points in Akron's 62-58 loss to the Nevada Wolf Pack.

The Thundering Herd are 4-0 in home games. Marshall has a 5-0 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Zips play their first true road game after going 3-3 with a 1-3 record in neutral-site games to start the season. Akron ranks ninth in the MAC shooting 30.9% from 3-point range.

TOP PERFORMERS: Taevion Kinsey is scoring 20.8 points per game and averaging 5.5 rebounds for the Thundering Herd. Andrew Taylor is averaging 20.0 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 44.0% for Marshall.

Xavier Castaneda averages 3.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Zips, scoring 20.3 points while shooting 38.5% from beyond the arc. Enrique Freeman is averaging 13.2 points and 10 rebounds for Akron.

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