The Marshall Thundering Herd look to remain perfect at home this season when they host the Georgia State Panthers in a Sun Belt Conference matchup at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.V. on Thursday. Marshall (3-3, 1-1) won each of its first three home games in 2024 and has triumphed in five straight on its own field dating back to last season. Georgia State (2-3, 0-2) hopes to avoid a third consecutive defeat after dropping its first two conference games of the year. The teams split the first two matchups in the all-time series, with the Thundering Herd winning at home in 2022 and the Panthers emerging victorious in their own building last season.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. The Thundering Herd are 9-point favorites in the latest Marshall vs. Georgia State odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 51.5. The Thundering Herd are -345 (risk $345 to win $100) money-line favorites, while the Panthers are +270 underdogs. 

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The model knows Marshall is coming off a disappointing 24-23 loss to Georgia Southern in which it squandered a 20-point lead with less than seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Stone Earle and Braylon Braxton shared the quarterbacking duties, but neither passed for 100 yards, although Braxton did throw for a pair of touchdowns. Running back A.J. Turner averaged 6.9 yards per carry but fell three shy of his fourth 100-yard performance of the season.

The model also has taken into account that Georgia State, which dropped a 21-14 decision to Old Dominion last week, is beginning a stretch of four consecutive road games after splitting a string of four straight at home. The Panthers possess the third-best passing offense in the Sun Belt with an average of 266.6 yards, while quarterback Christian Veilleux is fourth in the conference at 256.8 yards per contest. Veilleux threw for 211 yards and a TD against the Monarchs before being replaced by Zach Gibson, who was 6-of-6 for 49 yards and a score.

The model has simulated Marshall vs. Georgia State 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you the model is leaning Under on the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time!

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