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Marshall

SBC · 1-1 · power +5.2 · #121
Our numberODU -3.9 no book has priced this game

Old Dominion

SBC · 1-1 · power +9.3 · #90
Our side
MoneylineODU to win ours 64%
Projected score 26–30 MRSH – ODU
2026-10-31 · kickoff TBD S.B. Ballard Stadium · Norfolk, VA SBC game Early season

The books

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Series Marshall lead 10–1 · 11 meetings since 2014
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Old Dominion Monarchs 147 ranks
Marshall Thundering Herd #172 rush offense Old Dominion Monarchs #25 run defense
Pass game edge Old Dominion Monarchs 48 ranks
Marshall Thundering Herd #61 pass offense Old Dominion Monarchs #13 pass defense
Run game even 4 ranks apart
Old Dominion Monarchs #73 rush offense Marshall Thundering Herd #69 run defense
Pass game edge Old Dominion Monarchs 103 ranks
Old Dominion Monarchs #47 pass offense Marshall Thundering Herd #150 pass defense
Marshall Thundering Herd Run-heavy · 62% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 60 rush ypg Old Dominion Monarchs Run-heavy · 61% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 84 rush ypg
Tony Gibson · 5-7 Ricky Rahne · 30-33

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
Old Dominion Monarchs
DL Javen Gibson 7 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 4.0 TFL #66 DL
DB Lucas Struck 11 tkl · 3 PD #92 DB
LB Mario Thompson 19 tkl · 1.0 TFL #79 LB
QB Quinn Henicle 324 pass yds · 3 TD · 1 INT #46 QB

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
Old Dominion MonarchsSBC +9.3 +1.2 +8.0 #90

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 Old Dominion defense-4.2 pts
Old Dominion offense vs Marshall defense-0.1 pts
Rest · context onlyAway team on 4 more days rest

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.