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Marshall

SBC · 1-1 · power +5.2 · #121
Our numberMRSH -0.5 no book has priced this game

Georgia Southern

SBC · 1-1 · power +6.1 · #112
Our side
MoneylineGASO to win ours 57%
Projected score 27–26 MRSH – GASO
2026-11-07 · kickoff TBD Allen E. Paulson Stadium · Statesboro, GA SBC game Early season

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Series Marshall and Georgia Southern split 4 (2–2) · 4 meetings since 2022
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Marshall Thundering Herd 83 ranks
Marshall Thundering Herd #172 rush offense Georgia Southern Eagles #255 run defense
Pass game edge Marshall Thundering Herd 145 ranks
Marshall Thundering Herd #61 pass offense Georgia Southern Eagles #206 pass defense
Run game even 32 ranks apart
Georgia Southern Eagles #101 rush offense Marshall Thundering Herd #69 run defense
Pass game even 40 ranks apart
Georgia Southern Eagles #110 pass offense Marshall Thundering Herd #150 pass defense
Marshall Thundering Herd Run-heavy · 62% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 60 rush ypg Georgia Southern Eagles Balanced · 51% run Avg pace
Tony Gibson · 5-7 Clay Helton · 72-49 · offense-minded

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Marshall Thundering Herd
DB Caleb Clark-Glover 20 tkl · 2 PD #50 DB
DL Kelvon McBride 6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #91 DL
TE Toby Payne 9 rec · 61 yds #49 TE
DL Nate Blanc 2 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #323 DL
Georgia Southern Eagles
WR Ashton Hollins 13 rec · 203 yds · 2 TD #26 WR
LB Rashon Myles Jr. 19 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #83 LB
DB Chance Gamble 8 tkl · 2 PD #179 DB
DL Elijah Fears 4 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #325 DL

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Marshall Thundering HerdSBC +5.2 +3.8 +1.3 #121
Georgia Southern EaglesSBC +6.1 +1.4 +4.7 #112

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Marshall offense vs Georgia Southern defense-0.8 pts
Georgia Southern offense vs Marshall defense+0.1 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 417 mi

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.