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Spread
USA -2.5 -110
MRSH +2.5 -110
Open –
Fair, no vig: USA -100 / MRSH -100 (hold 4.8%)
Best: USA -2.5 -110 at FanDuel; MRSH +3 -110 at DraftKings
Total
Over 60.5 -105
Under 60.5 -115
Fair, no vig: O +104 / U -104 (hold 4.7%)
Best: O 60.5 -105 at FanDuel; U 62.5 -110 at DraftKings
Moneyline
USA -142
MRSH +114
Fair, no vig: USA -126 / MRSH +126 (hold 5.4%)
Best: USA -137 at FanDuel; MRSH +120 at DraftKings

Updated Fri 4:10 PM ET Consensus of 2 US books: the line most books are dealing, with the middle price. Lines move. Check your book before you bet. Fair odds strip out the book's cut so you can see the price the market really implies.

Every book (2)
BookUSAMRSHOverUnderUSA MLMRSH ML
DraftKings-3-110+3-110o62.5-110u62.5-110-142+120
FanDuel-2.5-110+2.5-110o60.5-105u60.5-115-137+114

Highlighted: the best number on each side. Legal US sportsbooks only.

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 4 common opponents
Opponent South Alabama Marshall
Coastal Carolina
L 20-38 home
-18 · -14.5 Didn't cover
L 27-44 away
-17 · -7.5 Didn't cover
Georgia St
W 38-31 away
+7 · -5.5 Covered
W 30-18 away
+12 · -9.5 Covered
Louisiana
L 22-31 home
-9 · -3.5 Didn't cover
L 51-54 away
-3 · -1.5 Didn't cover
Texas St
L 26-49 away
-23 · +9.5 Didn't cover
W 40-37 home
+3 · +2.5 Covered

Against 4 common opponents: South Alabama lost by 10.8 on average, 1-3 against the spread. Marshall lost by 1.2 on average, 2-2 against the spread.

Betting form, 2026

South Alabama WWLLWW

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Road2-1 67%Small sample3-0 100% overSmall sample
As favorite2-1 67%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

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

Marshall LLWLLL

ATSTotals
All games1-5 17%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Home0-3 0%Small sample1-2 33% 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.

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
Nov 18, 2023MRSH 0, USA 28USA -10.5USA covered45.5Under

South Alabama 1-0 ATS in these meetings. 1 meeting is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2023 · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

USAMRSH
4-2Record3-3
4-2Against the spread1-5
5-1Over-under3-3
+4.3Avg cover margin-12.8
38.8Points per game22.0
34.5Points allowed33.7
6.05Yards per play5.66
437.8Yards per game406.5
4.80Rush yards per carry4.40
63.6Completion %62.4
44.2Third down %40.0
+9Turnover margin-1
7Sacks allowed11
58.2Penalty yards per game58.7

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

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