Old Dominion at Marshall
HODDESDON, Hertfordshire (Interstat) — A surging Old Dominion team will look to continue its dominant run when it faces Marshall in an American college football game at The Stewart Edwards Stadium on Saturday.
The Monarchs (4-1) enter the contest riding a three-game winning streak, fueled by a high-powered offense that has averaged over 41 points per game during that stretch. They are coming off a statement 47-7 rout of Coastal Carolina last Saturday, where quarterback Colton Joseph accounted for five touchdowns, throwing for 315 yards and four scores while adding another 66 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
Conversely, the Thundering Herd (2-3) seeks to regain momentum after a 54-51 shootout loss to Louisiana on Sept. 27. Despite the defeat, Marshall’s offense showed potency, with quarterback Carlos Del Rio-Wilson throwing for 258 yards and three touchdowns and running back Michael Allen rushing for 138 yards and two scores.
Despite Old Dominion’s superior record, Marshall has been installed as a 14.5-point pregame favorite by oddsmakers. The total over/under is set at 57.5 points. A projection from Interstat forecasts a high-scoring affair, predicting a 41-34 victory for the Thundering Herd.
The international setting in England adds a unique backdrop to this conference clash, where the Monarchs’ explosive offense will test a Marshall team favored to defend its home turf, albeit thousands of miles from its campus in Huntington, West Virginia.