Marshall vs. East Carolina Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 9

Updated Sep. 9, 2023 3:05 p.m. ET

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The Marshall Thundering Herd (1-0) are less than a touchdown favorite (-3) on Saturday, September 9, 2023 against the East Carolina Pirates (0-1). The total has been set at 43.5 points for this matchup.

The Thundering Herd beat the Albany (NY) Great Danes, 21-17, in their most recent contest. In their most recent contest, the Pirates lost versus the Michigan Wolverines, 30-3.

Marshall vs. East Carolina Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 4:00 PM ET
Location: Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina
TV: ESPNU
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Marshall vs East Carolina Betting Information updated as of September 9, 2023, 2:47 PM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Marshall	-3 (-106)	-146	+123	43.5	-109	-111

Marshall vs. East Carolina Prediction

Pick ATS: East Carolina (+3)
Pick OU: Over (43.5)
Prediction: East Carolina 25, Marshall 24

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Marshall vs. East Carolina Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Thundering Herd 23, Pirates 20.
The Thundering Herd have a 59.3% chance to collect the win in this game per the moneyline's implied probability. The Pirates hold a 44.8% implied probability.
East Carolina has won all one of its games against the spread this year.

Marshall vs. East Carolina: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Marshall	East Carolina
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	21.0 (98)	3.0 (128)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	17.0 (51)	30.0 (82)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	1 (38)	1 (38)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	0 (97)	0 (97)

Marshall 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Rasheen Ali	RB	137 YDS / 2 TD / 137.0 YPG / 7.6 YPC
Cam Fancher	QB	268 YDS (80.0%) / 1 TD / 1 INT 16 RUSH YDS / 0 RUSH TD / 16.0 RUSH YPG
Charles Montgomery	WR	6 REC / 81 YDS / 1 TD / 81.0 YPG
Cade Conley	TE	7 REC / 79 YDS / 0 TD / 79.0 YPG
Sam Burton	DL	3 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Tyqaze Leggs	DL	2 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Owen Porter	DL	1 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Elijah Alston	DL	1 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK

East Carolina 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Mason Garcia	QB	80 YDS (61.1%) / 0 TD / 1 INT 36 RUSH YDS / 0 RUSH TD / 36.0 RUSH YPG
Javious Bond	RB	16 YDS / 0 TD / 16.0 YPG / 4.0 YPC 3 REC / 31 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 31.0 REC YPG
Alex Flinn	QB	52 YDS (54.5%) / 0 TD / 0 INT 14 RUSH YDS / 0 RUSH TD / 14.0 RUSH YPG
Jaylen Johnson	WR	3 REC / 30 YDS / 0 TD / 30.0 YPG
Michael Edwards III	LB	8 TKL / 1.0 TFL
Julius Wood	DB	9 TKL / 0.0 TFL
Shavon Revel	DB	5 TKL / 1.0 TFL
Elijah Morris	DL	4 TKL / 1.0 TFL