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Week 2 · Saturday, September 12 · 7:00 PM ET

Middle Tennessee at Marshall

Marshall -14At Marshall · Conference USA · Sun Belt
Total 57.2
The read

Marshall is favored by 14 at home against Middle Tennessee, and the total is 57.2. Our number has Marshall by 10, so the lean is Middle Tennessee +14. A lean, not a play. Marshall is 16-15 against the spread as a favorite since 2022, worse than the 13-6 they are everywhere else.

Spread
Marshall -14
Middle Tennessee +14
Total
57.2
Over and under
Moneyline
Marshall -687.5
Middle Tennessee +477.5

Our number vs the market

The lean
Middle Tennessee +14
A lean, not a play
Our number
Marshall by 10
Market has Middle Tennessee +14
Gap
4 pts
Between our number and the market

College is leans only. The model has no proven edge against the spread here, so this is where we disagree with the market, not a bet we are telling you to make.

How each team covers in this spot

Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is 14-18 against the spread as an underdog since 2022.
14 of 32, 44% in this spot
5 of 15, 33% in every other spot
Middle Tennessee is 4-5 against the spread as an underdog of 14 or more since 2022.
4 of 9, 44% in this spot
15 of 38, 39% in every other spot
Marshall
Marshall is 16-15 against the spread as a favorite since 2022.
16 of 31, 52% in this spot
13 of 19, 68% in every other spot
Marshall is 14-10 against the spread at home since 2022.
14 of 24, 58% in this spot
15 of 26, 58% in every other spot

Against the opening number, 2022 through 2025, pushes left out. Only the conditions that are true of this game, and only where the team has at least 8 games in the spot. The second bar is the same team everywhere else.

Player trends that apply to this game

Nicholas VattiatoQB has 8 of his last 10 games on the road with 250+ passing yards.
8 of 10, 80% in this spot · 2023-2025
10 of 18, 56% in every other spot

The second number is the point. Everyone posts the first one. Game logs through 2025; this season joins the file as it is played.