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The Marshall Thundering Herd (1-1) and the Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0) meet Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET (FOX). Below, we look at Marshall vs. Ohio State odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds before making our expert college football picks and predictions later in the week.
Marshall is coming off a bye week. The Thundering Herd opened with a 45-3 win over FCS Stony Brook on Aug. 31, covering as a 31-point favorite, before losing 31-14 at Virginia Tech. The Herd was able to cover as a 21-point underdog in Blacksburg, while the Under has cashed in both games.
Marshall is facing its 1st Big Ten opponent since beating Purdue 41-31 in Huntington in 2015, covering as a 7-point favorite while the Over (60.5) connected.
The Buckeyes were also off last week. Ohio State started off slowly in Week 1 before blasting Akron 52-6 on Aug. 31, but it failed to cover as a 49-point favorite as the Over (56) cashed. On Sept. 7, the Buckeyes pounded Western Michigan 56-0 as a 37-point favorite as the Over (54.5) cashed yet again.
Ohio State is No. 3 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, conducted by the American Football Coaches Association and USA TODAY Sports
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Marshall at Ohio State odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college football odds. Lines last updated Monday at 5:53 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): Marshall +39.5 (-110) | Ohio State -39.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 51.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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2024 betting stats
- ML: Marshall 1-1 | Ohio State 2-0
- ATS: Marshall 2-0 | Ohio State 1-1
- O/U: Marshall 0-2 | Ohio State 2-0
Marshall vs. Ohio State head-to-head
The Thundering Herd and Buckeyes last met at Ohio Stadium on Sept. 2, 2010, as Ohio State won 45-7. That game was vacated, however. Prior to that, these teams met just once before, on Sept. 11, 2004. The Buckeyes narrowly escaped with a 24-21 win, as the Thundering Herd easily covered the spread.
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