Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/21/2024

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 21, 2024

Venue:  Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Marshall +39.5, OSU -39.5; Over/Under:  51 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Marshall +39.5, OSU -39.5; Over/Under:  51 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Marshall +39.5, OSU -39.5; Over/Under:  51.5 points

Marshall Thundering Herd:  1-1 (0-0) (6th place, Sun Belt East)

Ohio State Buckeyes:  2-0 (0-0) (4th place, Big Ten)

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Marshall Thundering Herd:  lost their last game on the road against the Virginia Tech Hokies 31-14.

Ohio State Buckeyes:  won their last game at home against the Western Michigan Broncos 56-0.

Marshall is entering this game with a 1-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Virginia Tech 31-14. Stone Earle was the starting QB and he completed 13/36 passes for 131 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. A.J. Turner led the team in rushing yards with 103. Christian Fitzpatrick led the receivers with 73 receiving yards on 4 receptions and 1 TD. Landyn Watson led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 8 assisted tackles while Mike Green led the defense in sacks with 2. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Ohio State is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Western Michigan 56-0. Will Howard was the starting QB and he completed 18/26 passes for 292 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. Quinshon Judkins led the team in rushing yards with 108 and 2 TDs. Jeremiah Smith led the receivers with 119 receiving yards on 5 receptions and 1 TD. Davison Igbinosun led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Jack Sawyer and Cody Simon each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Ohio State listed as a 39.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Ohio State has looked really good in their games this season with their 2-0 record overall, but they haven't really been tested yet. Even though they haven't been tested, they haven't had any scares yet with 2 big blowout wins over Akron and Western Michigan. They started slow in their first game of the season but eventually got rolling against Akron and they looked even better in their last game with a 56-0 win over WMU. They had a bye week last week so they have had extra time to prepare for this game and they will be ready to go in this home game, looking to prove that they are worthy of being number 1 in the country. Meanwhile, Marshall hasn't looked great in their games this season with their 1-1 record overall. They also had a bye week last week so they have extra time to prepare, but they didn't look good in their only real test so far this season, losing 31-14 to Virginia Tech on the road. Marshall had a lot of turnover on their roster this season too and it is going to be a lot harder to move the ball against this Ohio State defense that shut out their opponent in their last game. After seeing Texas move into the 1st ranked spot while they were on their bye week, Ohio State will be looking to prove that they are right there with them so don't expect them to hold back anything in this game as they continue to roll against weaker opponents. The best way to place a bet here is on Ohio State to cover the spread in this game. 

Marshall Ohio State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 21, 2024 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Ohio State 56 Marshall 7.

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Marshall Thundering Herd: 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games. 4-9 ATS in the 1st half of their last 13 games. 4-2 to the under in their last 6 road games. 

Ohio State Buckeyes: 9-2 (+6.20 units) on the moneyline in their last 11 games. 9-4 to the 1st quarter under in their last 13 games. 9-4 to the 1st half under in their last 13 games. 

Marshall Thundering Herd:  None.

Ohio State Buckeyes:  R. Stocksdale (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. D. Armstrong (OL) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Bonsu (SAF) Questionable - Undisclosed. T. Caffey (RB) Out - Knee.

“Some of the things that showed up this week didn’t show up last week. We’ve got to continue to work. It’s going to be a while before we understand who this team really is. Last week, we were the more dominant team, and we probably got away with some things because of being more physically dominant. This week, we were even in some spots, unmatched in others, so we can learn from it.” - Charles Huff after his team’s loss against VA Tech in their last game. 

“We try to be respectful, and there's no question about that. But we also have to let our guys learn and make mistakes because as we know, down the road we're going to need these guys in a game. The only way to figure it out is to get them in the game (now).” - Ryan Day after his team’s win against WMU in their last game. 

WR Fitzpatrick, Christian

WR Robinson, Bryan 

WR Metcalf, Elijah 

TE Payne, Toby

QB Braxton, Braylon 

RB Houston, Jordan 

WR Smith, Jeremiah

WR Tate, Carnell 

WR Egbuka, Emeka 

TE Scott Jr., Gee 

QB Howard, Will 

RB Judkins, Quinshon

Passing: S. Earle (228)

Rushing: A. Turner (222)

Receiving: C. Fitzpatrick (170)

Touchdowns: C. Fitzpatrick (2)

Passing: W. Howard (520)

Rushing: Q. Judkins (163)

Receiving: J. Smith (211)

Touchdowns: J. Smith (3)

Coaches:

Marshall Thundering Herd: Charles Huff (4th season)

Ohio State Buckeyes: Ryan Day (7th season)