Marshall vs Ohio State Picks and Prediction – 9/21/2024

The Marshall Thundering Herd visit Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday to play the No. 3 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Marshall is 1-1. The Thundering Herd opened the season with a 45-3 rout of Stony Brook but were defeated last time out when falling to the Virginia Tech Hokies 31-14. Marshall gained just 278 yards of total offense and gave up 338 yards to Virginia Tech. Keep up to date with all the college football action, with our expert college football picks.

Marshall quarterback Stone Earle has thrown for 228 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Earle has been sacked three times. The leading rusher is A.J. Turner with 222 yards and one touchdown, while the leading receiver is Christian Fitzpatrick with 170 yards and two touchdown receptions. Linebacker Landyn Watson is the leading tackler with 20. Marshall’s defense has eight quarterback sacks and one interception. 

The Ohio State Buckeyes are 2-0. Ohio State opened the season with a 52-6 rout of the Akron Zips and followed that with another strong effort when beating Western Michigan 56-0. In the win over Western Michigan, Ohio State gained 683 yards of total offense while holding the Broncos to 99 yards of total offense and just six first downs.

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard has thrown for 520 yards and four touchdowns. Howard has not been sacked. Quinshon Judkins is the leading rusher with 163 yards and three touchdowns, while TreVeyon Henderson has 131 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Jeremiah Smith is the leading receiver with 211 yards and three touchdown receptions. Safety Lathon Ransom is the leading tackler with 11. Ohio State's defense has eight quarterback sacks and two interceptions.

Ohio State will move up and down the field at will against a below-average Marshall defense and the Buckeyes defense will shut down the Thundering Herd’s offense resulting in a victory for Ohio State, a cover, and the UNDER cashing. The UNDER has cashed in 10 of Ohio State's last 15 games and the Buckeyes’ defense will keep Marshall out of the end zone and Ohio State will easily win. Final Score Prediction, Ohio State Buckeyes win but our best play is UNDER 49-0.