Marshall Thundering Herd

Marshall Thundering Herd

Sep 21, 2024

Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State Buckeyes
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Marshall vs Ohio State Prediction, Preview, & Odds – 9/21/2024

The Marshall Thundering Herd will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes on September 21, 2024, with the Buckeyes entering as 40-point favorites according to DraftKings Sportsbook. The total for the game is set at 52.5 points, which implies that Marshall is not expected to do very much scoring at all in this non-conference matchup. For a full breakdown of Marshall vs Ohio State, including our best bet, continue reading below.

Marshall In a Tough Spot Against Ohio State

The Marshall Thundering Herd are 1-1 entering this weekend's college football action. After beating FCS Stony Brook in their season opener, the Herd lost to Virginia Tech two weeks ago. Here, the Thundering Herd are facing an even tougher opponent in an Ohio State team that is ranked third in the country and will be looking to climb the rankings with a dominant performance this week. For Marshall to even keep this game respectable, they will need to find a way to maintain possession and not continually go three-and-out, something that will be hard to accomplish against the stout defense of the Buckeyes.

Perfect Start Expected to Continue For Ohio State

The Ohio State Buckeyes are 2-0 to start their year, beating Akron and Western Michigan by a combined total of 108-6. After a slow start in the first half of their opener against Akron, the Buckeyes have simply pulverized everyone put in front of them during the non-conference portion of their season. That is expected to continue here against Marshall. With the Buckeyes playing as well as they have been defensively, Marshall is projected to score somewhere around six points in this game.

Marshall vs Ohio State Best Bet

It is never easy betting on a game with a 40-point spread like this Marshall vs Ohio State matchup. But in our opinion, it is worth laying all of those points with the Buckeyes in this non-conference matchup in college football. Ohio State could very well pitch another shutout here, while Marshall continues to struggle against power conference competition, in what could be the biggest blowout of the week on the gridiron.

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Consensus

Spread Pick Consensus

N/A MARSH
N/A OHIOST

Moneyline Pick Consensus

N/A MARSH
N/A OHIOST

Total Pick Consensus

56.5/
N/A UN
56.5/
N/A OV

Stats

  • Team Stats
  • Passing
  • Rushing
  • Special Teams

Offense/Defense

MARSH
Team Stats
OHIOST
9
GM
9
30.6
PPG
10.7
64.4
PLAYS-PG
58.1
398.0
YDS/G
250.8
6.2
YPP
4.3
19.8
1st DPG
13.8
8.0
1st DPass
6.9
10.3
1st DRush
5.4
1.4
1st Pen
1.4
5.4
Pen-Gm
3.7
46.2
Pen-Yds
27.2
0.6
FUM-G
0.7
0.4
INT-G
0.8

Defense/Offense

MARSH
Team Stats
OHIOST
9
GM
9
23.3
PPG
38.6
69.3
PLAYS-PG
64.2
374.4
YDS/G
454.9
5.4
YPP
7.1
20.0
1st DPG
22.1
9.1
1st DPass
11.8
9.2
1st DRush
9.6
1.7
1st Pen
0.8
7.2
Pen-Gm
4.3
62.6
Pen-Yds
41.3
0.4
FUM-G
0.6
1.0
INT-G
0.6

Offense/Defense

MARSH
Rushing
OHIOST
39.2
ATT
32.8
218.9
Y/G
95.2
5.6
Y/A
2.9
1.7
TD/G
0.6

Defense/Offense

MARSH
Rushing
OHIOST
40.4
ATT
35.2
179.7
Y/G
185.0
4.4
Y/A
5.3
1.6
TD/G
2.2

Offense/Defense

MARSH
Passing
OHIOST
14.4
CMP
15.7
25.2
ATT
25.3
57.3
CMP%
61.8
179.1
Y/G
155.6
7.1
Y/A
6.2
2
TD/G
0.4

Defense/Offense

MARSH
Passing
OHIOST
16.9
CMP
20.7
28.9
ATT
29
58.5
CMP%
71.3
194.8
Y/G
269.9
6.7
Y/A
9.3
1.2
TD/G
2.7

MARSH
Special Teams
OHIOST
4.1
Punts-GM
3.0
42.0
Punt Avg
42.5
2.4
Kick Ret GM
0.9
19.7
Kick Ret Avg
13.0
1.7
Punt Ret GM
1.7
7.9
Punt Ret Avg
7.8

Odds

  • Spread
  • MoneyLine
  • Over/Under
Open
Current
Book
MARSH OHIOST
MARSH OHIOST
Consensus
+40.5 (-110)
-40.5 (-110)
+40.0 (-110)
-40.0 (-110)
+40.5 (-112)
-40.5 (-110)
+40.0 (-112)
-40.0 (-108)
+38.5 (-105)
-38.5 (-115)
+39.5 (-105)
-39.5 (-115)
+40.5 (-110)
-40.5 (-109)
+41.0 (-110)
-41.0 (-110)
+40.5 (-105)
-40.5 (-110)
+40.0 (-105)
-40.0 (-115)
+39.5 (100)
-39.5 (-110)
+39.5 (+100)
-39.5 (-120)
Open
Current
Book
Over Under
Over Under
Consensus
50.5 (-110)
50.5 (-110)
56.5 (-112)
56.5 (-109)
51.5 (-110)
51.5 (-110)
56.5 (-112)
56.5 (-108)
51.5 (-110)
51.5 (-110)
56.5 (-115)
56.5 (-105)
51.5 (-103)
51.5 (-118)
56.5 (-110)
56.5 (-110)
50.5 (-110)
50.5 (-110)
57.0 (-110)
57.0 (-110)
51.5 (-110)
51.5 (-110)
57.5 (-110)
57.5 (-110)