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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Marshall
Thundering Herd
Sun Belt
23
34% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
James Madison
Dukes
Sun Belt
34
66% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
James Madison by 11.08
TOTAL POINTS
57
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Marshall
James Madison
|
71
C-
|
Overall |
86
B
|
|
72
C-
|
Power |
82
B-
|
|
77
C
|
Offensive |
82
B-
|
|
70
D+
|
Defensive |
81
B-
|
|
68
D+
|
SoS (Current) |
64
D
|
|
68
D+
|
SoS (Future) |
64
D
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Marshall
James Madison
| 117 | Overall | 47 |
| 99 | Power | 59 |
| 83 | Offensive | 60 |
| 107 | Defensive | 65 |
| 109 | SoS (Current) | 122 |
| 109 | SoS (Future) | 122 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Marshall
James Madison
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
5-7 (41.7%) |
Overall |
12-2 (85.7%) |
|
3-3 (50%) |
Home |
7-0 (100%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Away |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
3-3 (50%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
7-0 (100%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Marshall
James Madison
| #42 Old Dominion | Best Win | #42 Old Dominion |
| #182 Appalachian St | Worst Loss | #37 Louisville |
| 31 pts vs #240 Eastern Kentucky | Largest MOV | 49 pts vs #136 Coastal Carolina |
| 38 pts vs #6 Georgia | Largest MOD | 17 pts vs #2 Oregon |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Marshall
James Madison
| 30.8 | Points per Game | 37.1 |
| 30.3 | Points Against | 18.4 |
| 31.3 | Home PPG | 40 |
| 24.7 | Home PA | 15 |
| 30.2 | Away PPG | 34.2 |
| 35.8 | Away PA | 16.8 |
| 81-74 | Opponent Record | 92-89 |
| 139.8 | Avg Opponent Rank | 128.2 |
| L 2 | Longest Streak | W 11 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Marshall
James Madison
| Nov 29 vs Georgia Southern (7-6) L 19-24 | Dec 20 (2) Oregon (13-2) L 34-51 |
| Nov 22 at Appalachian St (5-8) L 24-26 | Dec 5 vs Troy (8-6) W 31-14 |
| Nov 15 at Georgia St (1-11) W 30-18 | Nov 29 at Coastal Carolina (6-7) W 59-10 |
| Nov 8 vs James Madison (12-2) L 23-35 | Nov 22 vs Washington St (7-6) W 24-20 |
| Oct 30 at Coastal Carolina (6-7) L 27-44 | Nov 15 vs Appalachian St (5-8) W 58-10 |
| Oct 18 vs Texas St-San Marcos (7-6) W 40-37 | Nov 8 at Marshall (5-7) W 35-23 |
| Oct 11 vs Old Dominion (10-3) W 48-24 | Oct 28 at Texas St-San Marcos (7-6) W 52-20 |
| Sep 27 at Louisiana-Lafayette (6-7) L 51-54 | Oct 18 vs Old Dominion (10-3) W 63-27 |
| Sep 20 at Middle Tennessee St (3-9) W 42-28 | Oct 11 vs Louisiana-Lafayette (6-7) W 24-14 |
| Sep 13 vs Eastern Kentucky (5-7) W 38-7 | Oct 4 at Georgia St (1-11) W 14-7 |
| Sep 6 vs Missouri St (7-6) L 20-21 | Sep 27 vs Georgia Southern (7-6) W 35-10 |
| Aug 30 at (6) Georgia (12-2) L 7-45 | Sep 20 at Liberty (4-8) W 31-13 |
