Thursday’s contest at Chartway Arena has the Marshall Thundering Herd (15-12, 8-6 Sun Belt) matching up with the Old Dominion Monarchs (11-16, 7-7 Sun Belt) at 5:00 PM (on February 20). Our computer prediction projects a 74-71 victory for Marshall, who is a slight favorite based on our model.

Based on our computer prediction, Marshall should cover the point spread, which is listed at 2.5. The two sides are projected to come in below the 145.5 total.

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Marshall vs. Old Dominion Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025
• Time: 5:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Norfolk, Virginia
• Venue: Chartway Arena
• Line: Marshall -2.5
• Point total: 145.5
• Moneyline (to win): Marshall -128, Old Dominion +106

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Marshall vs. Old Dominion Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Marshall 74, Old Dominion 71

Spread & Total Prediction for Marshall vs. Old Dominion

• Pick ATS: Marshall (-2.5)
• Pick OU: Under (145.5)

Marshall has a 14-11-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to Old Dominion, who is 12-13-0 ATS. Both the Thundering Herd and the Monarchs are 11-14-0 in terms of going over the point total in their games this season. The teams put up 144.1 points per game combined, 1.4 less than this matchup’s total. Marshall is 6-4 against the spread and 6-4 overall over its last 10 games, while Old Dominion has gone 4-6 against the spread and 3-7 overall.

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Marshall Performance Insights

• The Thundering Herd are outscoring opponents by 3.1 points per game with a +84 scoring differential overall. They put up 75.5 points per game (136th in college basketball) and give up 72.4 per contest (202nd in college basketball).
• Marshall ranks 108th in the nation at 33.3 rebounds per game. That’s 2.7 more than the 30.6 its opponents average.
• Marshall hits 8 three-pointers per game (147th in college basketball) at a 31.4% rate (308th in college basketball), compared to the 5.9 per game its opponents make at a 32.9% rate.
• The Thundering Herd’s 95.4 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 189th in college basketball, and the 91.5 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 141st in college basketball.
• Marshall forces 12 turnovers per game (131st in college basketball) while committing 11.4 (193rd in college basketball play).

Old Dominion Performance Insights

• The Monarchs have been outscored by 4.1 points per game (posting 68.6 points per game, 310th in college basketball, while giving up 72.7 per outing, 211th in college basketball) and have a -111 scoring differential.
• Old Dominion ranks 54th in the nation at 34.9 rebounds per game. That’s 2.3 more than the 32.6 its opponents average.
• Old Dominion makes 6 three-pointers per game (334th in college basketball) while shooting 28.1% from deep (359th in college basketball). It is making 1.1 fewer threes than its opponents, who drain 7.1 per game at 33.7%.
• Old Dominion loses the turnover battle by 1.9 per game, committing 11.4 (193rd in college basketball) while its opponents average 9.5.

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