Old Dominion Monarchs vs Marshall Thundering Herd Football Picks 11-23-24

The Marshall Thundering Herd and Old Dominion Monarchs meet in Week 13 college football action from SB Ballard Stadium on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Marshall vs. Old Dominion prediction.

Marshall Recap

The Marshall Thundering Herd come into this one looking to build on their 31-19 win over Coastal Carolina last time out to improve to 7-3 on the year. After this game, Marshall will head to James Madison to close out the regular season against the Dukes.

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Braylon Braxton has thrown for 1,101 yards, 13 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 60.6% completion while Stone Earle has 673 passing yards, 7 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 54.6% completion. AJ Turner has 793 rushing yards with 6 touchdowns, while Jordan Houston also has 369 rushing yards on the year. Christian Fitzpatrick has 29 receptions for 487 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Chuck Montgomery and Carl Chester each have 200+ receiving yards and three more Marshall receivers have 100+ receiving yards on the year. On defense, Jaden Yates has a team-high 87 total tackles, while Mike Green has a team-high 15 sacks. As a unit, Marshall has combined for 31 sacks and 10 interceptions this season.

Why the Marshall Thundering Herd will win

• Marshall has won each of its last six games against Old Dominion.
• Old Dominion has lost four of its last five games as a favorite.
• Old Dominion has failed to cover the spread in each of its last eight games as a favorite against non-AP ranked teams.
• The road team has covered the spread in each of the last five games between Marshall and Old Dominion.

Old Dominion Recap

The Old Dominion Monarchs will be looking to bounce back from a narrow 35-32 loss to James Madison last time out to fall to 4-6 on the year. Following this game, Old Dominion will take on Arkansas State to close out the year.

Monarchs looking to keep bowl hopes alive

Colton Joseph has thrown for 1,396 yards, 10 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 59.7% completion while Grant Wilson has thrown for 507 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 INTs on 55.8% completion. Aaron Young leads the Monarchs on the ground with 657 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns, while the aforementioned Joseph has 489 rushing yards and 9 TDs, and Bryce Duke also has 285 rushing yards on the year. Isiah Paige leads the Monarchs with 53 receptions for 699 yards and 3 TDs, while Diante Vines has 371 receiving yards and Pat Conroy also has 351 receiving yards and 3 TDs. On defense, Jahron Manning has a team-high 81 total tackles including 3 interceptions, while Mario Thompson has 4 sacks and Angelo Rankin Jr. also has 3 INTs. As a unit, Old Dominion’s defense has combined for 19 sacks and 11 interceptions so far this season.

Why the Old Dominion Monarchs will win

• The home team has won nine of Marshall’s last 10 games.
• Marshall has lost eight of its last nine road games.
• Marshall has failed to cover the spread in five of its last six road games against conference opponents.
• The home team has covered the spread in three of Old Dominion’s last four games.

Marshall vs. Old Dominion Prediction

I’m on Marshall here. I know it’s senior night and ODU is trying to keep their bowl hopes alive, but Marshall controls their own destiny in terms of reaching the Sun Belt title game, and if Georgia Southern tied it, Marshall doesn’t own the tiebreaker in that scenario. The Monarchs are desperate and have been competitive, but I think Marshall is the better team to capture points with still something to play for here. Give me Marshall.