Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 2:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Georgia State · Conference game
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4-5 · Power #88
30
▲ winner
Final
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1-8 · Power #125
18
final
Closing spread
MRSH -9.5
✓ MRSH W
Total
59.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
MRSH 34–24 GAST
✓ MRSH (75%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMRSH -6.5
CloseMRSH -9.5
Total62.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Marshall
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MRSH -6.5 · closed MRSH -9.5 · moved 3 toward MRSHmodel MRSH -9.5 matches the line
Opened 62.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 3 downmodel 57.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 47% (82 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 55% (80 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMRSH -6.5
CloseMRSH -9.5
Total62.5 → 59.5
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 9.5-point road favorite at GAST, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: MRSH won 30–18; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 59.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10 against an average line of 9.3; 57.2 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 4 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-1035–0 W U57
Very close
UNLV @ HAW
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1125–31 L U56.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-9.545–46 L O52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-11.541–28 W O54.25
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-7.531–23 W P54
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-7.530–31 L O60
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.527–15 W U53.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation
-5.540–32 W O58.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest
-1124–17 L U63.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation
-12.538–13 W U54.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Marshall ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Mixed signals on the total

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

Georgia State ATS struggles (1-8)
Georgia State have covered only 11% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Georgia State home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Georgia State 1-7 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Marshall
3 pts (MRSH -6.5 → MRSH -9.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (13-5 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved down 3
62.5 → 59.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
MRSH−1.7 →−5.6▼ 3.9#88
GAST−9.1 →−16.6▼ 7.5#127
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

MRSH
Longer bar = better
GAST
#62
Offense
◀ MRSH better
#87
#87
Defense
◀ MRSH better
#132
+0.7 #25
Turnovers
◀ MRSH better
−1.0 #128
73 plays #17
Pace
◀ MRSH faster
68 plays #49
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MRSH has the ball
Advantage: MRSH offense
MRSH offGAST defEdge
Points / game 32.9 #37 40.7 #137 MRSH
Yards / play 5.45 #87 6.49 #130 MRSH
PPA / play +0.12 #65 +0.26 #133 MRSH
Success rate 44% #59 47% #127 MRSH
When GAST has the ball
Even matchup
GAST offMRSH defEdge
Points / game 21.1 #113 32.8 #122 Even
Yards / play 5.43 #89 6.25 #125 GAST
PPA / play +0.10 #74 +0.10 #75 Even
Success rate 43% #70 38% #24 MRSH

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
MRSH scoring against the GAST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MRSH scored
7.2
#42
10.0
#43
17.2
#38
6.9
#48
6.2
#79
13.1
#59
GAST allowed
8.9
#128
10.2
#115
19.1
#130
10.0
#135
11.6
#135
21.6
#136
GAST scoring against the MRSH defense
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GAST scored
7.6
#34
4.3
#129
11.9
#101
4.1
#107
5.1
#105
9.2
#117
MRSH allowed
6.1
#88
8.7
#98
14.8
#92
7.3
#114
8.1
#113
15.4
#125

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
GAST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 9 mph
gusts 21 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MRSH7d
GAST7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
GAST backup QB started
Not the usual starter