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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 10 2026 · Saturday, November 7

Marshall vs Georgia Southern prediction and pick

Our Marshall Thundering Herd at Georgia Southern Eagles pick: Georgia Southern by 7.0, 66% to win. The forecast rates every team against the opponents it has played, this season and last, and adds home field. No betting information goes in.

An early look, 6 weeks ahead: it sharpens as the game comes up. Updated every day until kickoff, then frozen and scored. After the game this page shows who deserved to win.

Why the curves are so wide: luck. Even with both teams’ strength known exactly, one game’s bounces, kicks, calls and sequencing move the final margin by about ±12.1 points (one standard deviation, measured from every play since 2019). These forecasts carry ±16.9, so about 51% of the width is that luck; the rest is what nobody knows yet about the teams. That is why a 7-point favorite still loses about 3 times in 10.

Marshall at Georgia Southern

Sat, Nov 7, time to be announced · Allen E. Paulson Stadium

Georgia Southern by 7.0 · 66% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Marshall win33.9%
Georgia Southern win66.1%
Middle 50%: Marshall by 4 to Georgia Southern by 1850%
Middle 90%: Marshall by 21 to Georgia Southern by 3590%
Middle 95%: Marshall by 26 to Georgia Southern by 4095%
Exactly Georgia Southern by 36.5%
Exactly Marshall by 35.6%
Exactly Georgia Southern by 75.3%
Exactly Georgia Southern by 143.8%
Exactly Marshall by 73.8%
P50
Half of games like this end between Marshall by 4 and Georgia Southern by 18.
P90
9 in 10 between Marshall by 21 and Georgia Southern by 35.
P95
19 in 20 between Marshall by 26 and Georgia Southern by 40.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsGeorgia Southern+5.7
Home fieldGeorgia Southern+3.1
Last seasonMarshall+1.9

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Marshall 3–1 1.4 +1.6
Georgia Southern 1–3 1.3 −0.7

Coin-flip wins: the wins each team’s games were worth with only the kicks, bounces, drops and calls re-rolled, the record adjusted for luck. Luck in wins: actual wins minus what the play was worth.

Marshall vs Georgia Southern: questions and answers

Who will win Marshall vs Georgia Southern?

Our forecast picks Georgia Southern, with 66% to win; Marshall win 34% of the time.

What’s the spread for Marshall vs Georgia Southern?

Our spread: Georgia Southern −7.0. The betting line isn’t out yet. Ours uses no betting information, so where the two differ is where our read of the teams differs from the market’s.

When is Marshall vs Georgia Southern?

Saturday, November 7, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Allen E. Paulson Stadium.