Ohio State vs. Marshall Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 21, 2024

Updated Sep. 21, 2024 9:05 a.m. ET

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The Marshall Thundering Herd (1-1) are heavy 40-point underdogs on Saturday, September 21, 2024 against the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0). The point total is 52.5.

In their most recent action, the Buckeyes won versus the Western Michigan Broncos, 56-0. The Thundering Herd lost against the Virginia Tech Hokies in their last game, 31-14.

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Ohio State vs. Marshall Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio
TV: FOX
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Ohio State vs Marshall Betting Information updated as of September 21, 2024, 8:46 a.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Ohio State	-40 (-110)	-10000	+1325	52.5	-110	-110

Ohio State vs. Marshall Prediction

Pick ATS: Marshall (+40)
Pick OU: Under (52.5)
Prediction: Ohio State 36, Marshall 15

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Ohio State vs. Marshall Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Buckeyes 46, Thundering Herd 6.
The Buckeyes have a 99.0% chance to win this meeting per the moneyline's implied probability. The Thundering Herd hold a 7.0% implied probability.
Ohio State has won one game against the spread this season.
Marshall has won all two of its games against the spread this year.

Ohio State vs. Marshall: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Ohio State	Marshall
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	54 (31)	29.5 (106)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	3 (1)	17 (24)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	0 (1)	1 (6)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	3 (69)	1 (119)

Ohio State 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Will Howard	QB	520 YDS (64.8%) / 4 TD / 0 INT 24 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 12 RUSH YPG
Jeremiah Smith	WR	11 REC / 211 YDS / 3 TD / 105.5 YPG
Quinshon Judkins	RB	163 YDS / 3 TD / 81.5 YPG / 7.4 YPC
TreVeyon Henderson	RB	131 YDS / 2 TD / 65.5 YPG / 7.3 YPC
Lathan Ransom	DB	9 TKL / 2 TFL
Tyleik Williams	DL	8 TKL / 1 TFL / 1.5 SACK
C.J. Hicks	LB	6 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK
J.T. Tuimoloau	DL	3 TKL / 1 TFL / 1.5 SACK

Marshall 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
A.J. Turner	RB	222 YDS / 1 TD / 111 YPG / 15.9 YPC
Christian Fitzpatrick	WR	8 REC / 170 YDS / 2 TD / 85 YPG
Stone Earle	QB	228 YDS (44.2%) / 3 TD / 1 INT 86 RUSH YDS / 0 RUSH TD / 43 RUSH YPG
Elijah Metcalf	WR	7 REC / 72 YDS / 2 TD / 36 YPG
Michael Green	DL	7 TKL / 3 TFL / 3.5 SACK
Landyn Watson	LB	13 TKL / 1 TFL
Jaden Yates	LB	11 TKL / 0 TFL
JJ Hawkins	DL	6 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK