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Marshall Thundering Herd

3-3 straight up · 1-5 ATS · 3-3 over-under · #126 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameTue Oct 20, 7:30 PMESPN2ESPN Unlimited
vsSouth Alabama Jaguars
SpreadMarshall +2.5
Total60.5
Moneyline+114
Full matchup

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games1-517%Small sample-12.8
Home0-30%Small sample-14.5
Road1-233%Small sample-11
Favorite1-325%Small sample-10.4
Underdog0-20%Small sample-17.5
Conference0-20%Small sample-12
Non-conference1-325%Small sample-13.1
Last 51-420%Small sample-11

6 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games3-350%Small sample+0.3
Home1-233%Small sample+0.8
Road2-167%Small sample-0.2
Conference1-150%Small sample-1.5
Non-conference2-250%Small sample+1.2
Last 53-260%Small sample+2.1

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10vs Coastal CarolinaL 21-27-4.5L -10.557.5U -9.5
Oct 3at James MadisonL 17-45+14.5L -13.555.5O +6.5
Sep 26vs Gardner-Webb Runnin' BulldogsW 36-35-24.5L -23.556.5O +14.5
Sep 19at Missouri StateW 30-24-4W +252.5O +1.5
Sep 12vs Middle TennesseeW 28-26-11.5L -9.556.5U -2.5
Sep 5at Penn StateL 0-45+23.5L -21.553.5U -8.5

Close is Marshall's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20263-31-517%Small sample3-350%-12.8
20255-77-558%Small sample7-558%+1.2
202410-312-192%Small sample6-746%+8
20236-74-931%Small sample7-654%-7.2
20229-47-654%Small sample3-1023%+0.7
20217-66-746%Small sample7-654%-0.9
20207-35-550%Small sample5-550%+0.8
20198-54-931%Small sample8-562%-4.5

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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