NCAA FBS Sun Belt

Marshall football predictions & picks

Sun Belt

2026 record: 5-4
Sun Belt: 7th
PPG: 22.3
Streak: L1
Last 5: Lost 17–45 at James Madison · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 21–27 vs Coastal Carolina · Sat, Oct 10 Won 20–13 vs South Alabama · Tue, Oct 20 Won 36–23 at Old Dominion · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 13–49 at Georgia Southern · Sat, Nov 7

Marshall next game

Wk 11

Marshall vs6:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 App State

Best pick MRSH +7.5−286 77% confidence See the prediction: App State at Marshall

Marshall 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Penn State Penn State L0–45 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Middle Tennessee MTSU W28–26 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Missouri State Missouri St W30–24 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb W36–35 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @James Madison James Madison L17–45 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Coastal Carolina Coastal L21–27 —

Wk 8Tue, Oct 20Oct 20 vs South Alabama South Alabama W20–13 USA ML−130✗ South Alabama at Marshall prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Old Dominion Old Dominion W36–23 O 37.5−278✓ Marshall at Old Dominion prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Georgia Southern GA Southern L13–49 GASO ML−303✓ Marshall at GA Southern prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Appalachian State App State 6:00 PM ET MRSH +7.5−286 App State at Marshall prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 vs Georgia State Georgia St TBA Pick coming soon

Marshall team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 22.3/ game 106th

Total yards 390.8/ game 61st

Passing yards 219.1/ game 78th

Rushing yards 171.7/ game 47th

Third-down conversions 36.1% 100th

Giveaways 1.9/ game 131st

Time of possession 30:23 58th

Defense

Points allowed 31.9/ game 120th

Yards allowed 430.3/ game 129th

Passing yards allowed 253.9/ game 127th

Rushing yards allowed 176.4/ game 112th

Takeaways 1.1/ game 71st

Penalties 6.8/ game 85th

Marshall leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Carlos Del RioWilson 1,080yds 6 TD · 5 INT · 62.2% comp. · 7 games

Rushing Judah Price 358yds 2 TD · 5.7 per carry · 8 games

Receiving Xayvion TurnerBradshaw 397yds 28 catches · 4 TD · 9 games

Tackles Caleb ClarkGlover 63 9 games

Sacks Kelvon McBride 3 9 games

Interceptions Caleb ClarkGlover 2 2 passes defended · 9 games

Marshall picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

66.7% 2 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Sun Belt East standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 James Madison James Madison 820 8-2 .800 406193 +213 W1

4 Georgia State Georgia St 540 5-4 .556 310236 +74 W1

5 Georgia Southern GA Southern 540 5-4 .556 239177 +62 W3

6 Appalachian State App State 540 5-4 .556 237220 +17 L2

7 Marshall Marshall 540 5-4 .556 201287 −86 L1

11 Coastal Carolina Coastal 360 3-6 .333 222222 0 L1

13 Old Dominion Old Dominion 370 3-7 .300 168258 −90 W1

Marshall FAQ

Who does Marshall play next?

Next up for Marshall: home against Appalachian State, Saturday, November 14, 6:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Marshall’s record this season?

Marshall is 5-4, 7th in the Sun Belt.

Who leads Marshall in passing yards?

Carlos Del RioWilson, with 1,080 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (6 TD · 5 INT · 62.2% comp. · 7 games).

What is the model’s record picking Marshall games?

Its best pick is 2-1 in Marshall games this season (66.7%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Sun Belt rivals

All teams

Appalachian State Arkansas State Coastal Carolina Georgia Southern Georgia State James Madison Louisiana Louisiana Tech Old Dominion South Alabama Southern Miss Troy UL Monroe

Marshall this week

Marshall is 5-4, 2-3 in Sun Belt play. Its last game was a 49–13 loss to Georgia Southern on November 7. Its offense averages 22.3 points a game (tied for 106th in FBS), and its defense allows 31.9 (120th).

Next up, Marshall hosts Appalachian State on Saturday, November 14 at 6:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Marshall is a 1.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 53.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Appalachian State vs Marshall prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.