Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Marshall · Conference game
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1-4 · Power #116
27
▲ winner
Final
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3-2 · Power #114
21
final
Closing spread
MRSH -4.5
✓ CCU W
Total
57.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
CCU 26–30 MRSH
✗ MRSH (62%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMRSH -2.5
CloseMRSH -4.5
Total55.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Marshall
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MRSH -2.5 · closed MRSH -4.5 · moved 2 toward MRSHmodel MRSH -3.5
Opened 55.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 2 upmodel 55.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 51% (248 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 49% (146 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMRSH -2.5
CloseMRSH -4.5
Total55.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like MRSH as a 4.5-point home favorite against CCU, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: CCU won 27–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 57.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.4 against an average line of 3.9; 56.8 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-345–40 W O59.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total
-324–7 W U56.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & rest
-313–17 L U56.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & season form
-331–23 W P54
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-748–14 W O56.75
Very close
2025 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & situation
-4.561–31 W O55.5
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-2.520–27 L U59.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.514–56 L O61
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation
-3.538–28 W O57.5
Very close
2026 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-6.517–14 L U53.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Marshall ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Coastal Carolina 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Marshall ATS struggles (1-4)
Marshall have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Market moved toward Marshall
2 pts (MRSH -2.5 → MRSH -4.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
55.5 → 57.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CCU−12.9 →−12.6▲ 0.3#115
MRSH−5.9 →−12.0▼ 6.1#114
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

CCU
Longer bar = better
MRSH
#87
Offense
Even
#79
#103
Defense
◀ CCU better
#133
−0.2 #87
Turnovers
◀ CCU better
−0.8 #118
66 plays #74
Pace
MRSH faster ▶
68 plays #50
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CCU has the ball
Advantage: CCU offense
CCU offMRSH defEdge
Points / game 24.8 #96 35.0 #130 CCU
Yards / play 5.87 #77 7.14 #135 CCU
PPA / play +0.14 #76 +0.38 #138 CCU
Success rate 41% #98 49% #129 CCU
When MRSH has the ball
Advantage: MRSH offense
MRSH offCCU defEdge
Points / game 22.2 #108 25.0 #82 CCU
Yards / play 5.65 #90 6.14 #115 MRSH
PPA / play +0.19 #56 +0.14 #94 MRSH
Success rate 44% #62 46% #121 MRSH

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
CCU scoring against the MRSH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CCU scored
3.4
#109
10.4
#46
13.8
#84
4.8
#95
6.2
#94
11.0
#100
MRSH allowed
11.6
#134
9.6
#109
21.2
#134
8.4
#125
5.4
#54
13.8
#103
MRSH scoring against the CCU defense
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MRSH scored
7.6
#50
6.8
#101
14.4
#78
2.6
#128
5.2
#109
7.8
#129
CCU allowed
6.8
#105
7.8
#78
14.6
#99
2.0
#13
8.4
#115
10.4
#63

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MRSH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 8 mph
gusts 24 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CCU7d
MRSH7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
MRSH backup QB started
Not the usual starter