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Closing number

Spread
MRSH +14.5
JMU -14.5
Open –
Total
Over 55.5
Under 55.5

Source: DraftKings.

MRSH 17, JMU 45. JMU covered by 13.5, over by 6.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on James Madison
Marshall 01 James Madison

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 7 common opponents
Opponent Marshall James Madison
App St
L 24-26 away
-2 · -3.5 Didn't cover
W 58-10 home
+48 · -19.5 Covered
Coastal Carolina
L 27-44 away
-17 · -7.5 Didn't cover
W 59-10 away
+49 · -23.5 Covered
Georgia Southern
L 19-24 home
-5 · -10.5 Didn't cover
W 35-10 home
+25 · -16.5 Covered
Georgia St
W 30-18 away
+12 · -9.5 Covered
W 14-7 away
+7 · -18.5 Didn't cover
Louisiana
L 51-54 away
-3 · -1.5 Didn't cover
W 24-14 home
+10 · -18.5 Didn't cover
Old Dominion
W 48-24 home
+24 · +14.5 Covered
W 63-27 home
+36 · -3.5 Covered
Texas St
W 40-37 home
+3 · +2.5 Covered
W 52-20 away
+32 · -7.5 Covered

Against 7 common opponents: Marshall won by 1.7 on average, 3-4 against the spread. James Madison won by 29.6 on average, 5-2 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Marshall1 James Madison
James Madison -18.51
Big Cat *Line -18.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 1:20 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Marshall LLWLLL

ATSTotals
All games1-5 17%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road1-2 33%Small sample2-1 67% overSmall sample
As underdog0-2 0%Small sample
Last 51-4 20%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

James Madison WWWWWL

ATSTotals
All games5-1 83%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Home3-0 100%Small sample2-1 67% overSmall sample
As favorite4-1 80%Small sample
Last 54-1 80%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 3, 2026MRSH 17, JMU 45JMU -14.5JMU covered55.5Over
Nov 8, 2025JMU 35, MRSH 23JMU -13.5MRSH covered52.5Over
Nov 30, 2024MRSH 35, JMU 33JMU -2.5MRSH covered52.5Over
Oct 19, 2023JMU 20, MRSH 9JMU -3.5JMU covered49Under
Oct 22, 2022MRSH 26, JMU 12JMU -9.5MRSH covered49Under

Marshall 3-2 ATS in these meetings. 5 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2022-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

MRSHJMU
3-3Record6-0
1-5Against the spread5-1
3-3Over-under3-3
-12.8Avg cover margin+13.8
22.0Points per game41.8
33.7Points allowed15.0
5.66Yards per play6.50
406.5Yards per game452.0
4.40Rush yards per carry5.60
62.4Completion %64.9
40.0Third down %39.0
-1Turnover margin+9
11Sacks allowed9
58.7Penalty yards per game71.3

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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