Marshall at James Madison - 10/22/22 College Football Picks and Prediction
The Marshall Thundering Herd will play the James Madison Dukes in a Sun Belt Conference Game on Saturday afternoon at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
The Marshall Thundering Herd are 3-3 (0-2) this season after they lost to Louisiana by a score of 23-13 in their last game. Marshall only gained 276 yards and turned the ball over twice in the loss. The Marshall offense is averaging 27 points per game with 188.8 passing yards per game and 210.2 rushing yards per game. Henry Colombi has thrown for 943 yards, six touchdowns, and four interceptions for the Thundering Herd this season. Khalan Laborn has rushed for 851 yards and 10 scores, while Corey Gammage has caught 254 yards and three touchdowns for Marshall this season. The Marshall defense is giving up 17.3 points per game and 290.7 yards per game.
The James Madison Dukes are 5-1 (3-1) this season after they lost to Georgia Southern by a score of 45-38 in their last game. James Madison gained 675 total yards of offense, but turned the ball over four times in the loss. The James Madison offense is averaging 43 points per game with 307 passing yards per game and 212.7 rushing yards per game. Todd Centeio has thrown for 1,780 yards, 17 touchdowns, and four interceptions, while also rushing for 333 yards and five touchdowns for the Dukes this season. Percy Agyei-Obese has rushed for 460 yards and four scores, while Kris Thornton has caught 37 passes for 642 yards and five touchdowns for James Madison. The James Madison defense is allowing 20 points per game and 288.7 yards per game.
Marshall is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 October games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games. The under is 5-1 in Marshall’s last 6 games. James Madison is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games. The over is 5-0 in James Madison’s last 5 games.
James Madison suffered their first loss of the season last week after being ranked for the first time. Marshall has not looked very good on offense in their last three games and will be in for a rough game here. I like James Madison to have a big win.
AUTHOR: David Racey
