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Marshall Thundering Herd play at Ohio State Buckeyes in the college basketball on Monday, November 9, at Schottenstein Center. As of 10:25 AM ET, Ohio State are 25.5-point favorites and the total is 162.5. Prices come from 12 sportsbooks we track. A prediction is an estimate from the market and the matchup, not a certain result.
Prices updated (16 min ago) · from 12 sportsbooks · college basketball betting splits
DraftKings bettors lean Ohio State on the spread (54% of tickets).
| Book | BetsMarshall +25.5Ohio State -25.5 | MoneyMarshall +25.5Ohio State -25.5 |
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| DraftKings |
| Book | BetsMarshall (+2200)Ohio State (-8000) | MoneyMarshall (+2200)Ohio State (-8000) |
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| DraftKings |
| Book | BetsOver 162.5Under 162.5 | MoneyOver 162.5Under 162.5 |
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| DraftKings |
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These are exchange trades, not sportsbook bets. On an exchange every trade has a buyer and a seller, so this shows which side buyers paid for.
Kalshi, Polymarket and Novig publish every trade with the side the buyer took. ProphetX carries its trade fills the same way; a line with no captured fill shows dollars matched only. Trades is each side's share of trades since the market opened and Money is its share of the dollars buyers paid. Markets with fewer than 10 trades or under $500 traded are left out; markets under 30 trades or $5,000 are labelled Light trading, because a few buyers can move the percentages a long way.
| Market | Marshall Thundering Herd | Ohio State Buckeyes |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | +25.5 -110Bet at FanDuel → | -25.5 +105Bet at ProphetX → exchange price |
| Total 162.5 | O +104Bet at Polymarket → exchange price | U -108Bet at Courtside → |
As of 10:25 AM ET, the spread is Ohio State -25.5 and the total is 162.5, with 12 sportsbooks priced and the table showing each book's own number.
| Sportsbook | Marshall ML | Ohio State ML | Marshall spread | Ohio State spread | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FanDuel | +3500 | -10000 | +25.5 -110 | -25.5 -110 | O 161.5 -115 | U 161.5 -105 |
| ProphetX | +2900 | – | +25.5 -116 | -25.5 +105 | O 161.5 -115 | U 161.5 +100 |
| Bally Bet | – | – | +25.5 -110 | -25.5 -110 | O 161.5 -115 | U 161.5 -106 |
| betPARX | – | – | +25.5 -110 | -25.5 -110 | O 161.5 -115 | U 161.5 -106 |
| BetRivers | – | – | +25.5 -112 | -25.5 -110 | O 161.5 -117 | U 161.5 -107 |
| Courtside | +2499 | -5665 | +25.5 -113 | -25.5 -103 | – | – |
| DraftKings | +2200 | -8000 | +25.5 -115 | -25.5 -105 | – | – |
| Fanatics | +3000 | -10000 | +25.5 -115 | -25.5 -105 | – | – |
| Hard Rock Bet | – | – | +25.5 -110 | -25.5 -110 | O 161.5 -115 | U 161.5 -105 |
| Novig | +3746 | -3900 | – | – | O 161.5 -108 | U 161.5 +102 |
Prices from 12 sportsbooks we track (the 10 with the most markets shown), updated (16 min ago). Prices move, so check the book before you bet.
John Mobley Jr. (OSU)19.5 PPG (2 GP)
Bryce Slay (MRSH)21.0 PPG (2 GP)Thirteen sportsbooks opened this total anywhere from 158.5 (DraftKings) to 162.5 (Pinnacle). That is a 4-point disagreement before anyone tipped off. The market had no clean read on how many points the Marshall Thundering Herd and the Ohio State Buckeyes would score Monday night at the Schottenstein Center. One team likes to run and the other likes to walk. Whoever controls the pace shapes the final score.
Ohio State, by a lot. The books list the Buckeyes as 25.5-point favorites. Both teams are 1-1, but it is two games into the season, so those records tell us almost nothing. Our rating, an Elo model built on past results, gives Ohio State a 79% chance to win and Marshall 21%. That is context, not a bet. On the Kalshi exchange, 92% of the money traded on the winner market is on Ohio State (482 trades, $15k traded). Marshall comes in on 1 day of rest after a 111-mile trip with no time-zone change.
Ohio State has 2 days of rest and is playing game 2 of a home stand. Neither team is on a back-to-back. The game is on BTN at 6:00 PM ET. The real story is style. Over their last 10 games in our data, Marshall averages 71.8 possessions per game (a possession is one trip down the floor with the ball). Ohio State averages 63.5. Their scoring efficiency is nearly the same: Marshall 118.4 points per 100 possessions, Ohio State 119.3.
John Mobley Jr. is the Ohio State name to know. He played 34 minutes last game and 61 over the last seven days, and a Nov. 8 headline noted his 25-point outing. Our feed lists him at 19.5 over two games (9.8 per game), a small sample. Amare Bynum (28 minutes last game, 63 over seven days) and Justin Pippen (27, 52) round out the heavy-minute group. For Marshall, Bryce Slay carries the load: 39 minutes last game and 72 over seven days. He is listed at 21.0 over two games (10.5 per game), also a small sample. Noah Otshudi (29, 62) and Emmanuel Manyuon (24, 58) are next.
A point spread is a handicap. Marshall +25.5 at +103 (best at ProphetX) wins if Marshall wins outright or loses by 25 or fewer. It loses on a 26-point loss, and the half point means no tie. Plus odds show profit on $100, so $100 profits $103. Ohio State -25.5 at -110 (best at Fanatics) wins only by 26 or more. Minus odds show the risk, so $100 profits $90.91. No moneyline (a straight bet on the winner) is posted in our data. The gap between what you risk and what you win is the vig, the book's fee. Shopping across books cuts it.
Break-even is how often a bet must win to stop losing money. No-vig is the market's own probability with the fee removed. The Over at +104 needs to hit 49% of the time, the lowest break-even on this board. The market's no-vig read is 50%. Every other price is negative. The matchup backs the price too. Marshall's 71.8 possessions per game add extra trips, and both offenses score efficiently.
This edge lives in the price. A worse number on the same total erases it, so shop before you click.
Ohio State vs Marshall should look lopsided on the scoreboard, but Marshall's pace keeps the possessions coming. We project Ohio State 92, Marshall 73. That adds up to 165, which is over 162.5. Our play is the total, not the spread. That is the read on this number; the Desk posts a documented free play on days like this, and it lands right below.
Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes College Basketball prediction, picks and best bet from the Wise Guy Desk.
Marshall vs Ohio State airs on BTN. The Marshall Thundering Herd visit the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Schottenstein Center, an indoor arena, on Monday, November 9, 2026, with tipoff set for 6:00 PM Eastern time.
Ohio State is the clear favorite. Sportsbooks list the Buckeyes at -25.5 on the point spread, best at -110 at Fanatics, with Marshall at +25.5, best at +103 at ProphetX. No moneyline price is posted in our data. Both teams are 1-1, two games into the season.
The game tips off Monday, November 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM Eastern time at the Schottenstein Center. It airs on BTN. Marshall arrives on one day of rest after a 111-mile trip, while Ohio State has two days of rest at home.
Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes College Basketball prediction, picks and best bet from the Wise Guy Desk. The full read, including a projected final score, is in The Prediction section above.
The total is 162.5, with the over priced at +104 at Polymarket and the under at -108 at Courtside. A total is a bet on the combined score of both teams, over or under that number, no matter who wins.
Yes. This is a free Wise Guy Desk breakdown, our analysis, not Ross's official plays. Ross's documented plays are bet with real money and graded win or loss on the members board.
Expected value first: the best price across the regulated US books we track versus the true fair price with the vig removed, then the matchup data (form, standings, injuries, key players). Line shopping for the best number is the edge most bettors leave on the table.
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On Kalshi, 92% of the money traded on the moneyline is on Ohio State Buckeyes (482 trades, $15k traded). Exchange trades, not sportsbook bets.
As of Nov 9, 7:50 AM ET, when this preview was written. Percentages are public betting splits and market prices, not picks.
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