Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 9, 2026

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 9, 2026

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 9, 2026

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 9, 2026

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction: Can Marshall keep up in Columbus? See our pick and matchup stats.

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction: quick answers

Question Answer
Who is the pick? Ohio State Buckeyes to win
Game date November 9, 2026
Tipoff Nov 9, 6:00 PM ET / Nov 9, 4:00 PM MT
Venue Schottenstein Center
Game setting Ohio State Buckeyes at home
Type of prediction Outright winner only
Research checked November 8, 2026

Our Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction favors Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State and Marshall each split their first two completed games. The Buckeyes answered an opening loss by scoring 89 and allowing 65 in the next result. Home court and their stronger historical scoring balance give Ohio State the edge, while Marshall needs to avoid the empty stretches that let a bigger opponent pull away.

The 2026–27 completed results are shown separately from the 2025–26 baseline.

The central question in Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction is whether Ohio State Buckeyes can create useful possessions without giving Marshall Thundering Herd extra chances.

The market format is straightforward: select the team expected to win, with no required winning margin. Our college basketball betting guide explains the basic choices. You can find the matchup at YouWager; this preview does not claim that a specific price is available or attach the selection to an invented line.

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction: recent head-to-head history

No completed meeting between Marshall Thundering Herd and Ohio State Buckeyes appears in the checked 2024–25 and 2025–26 national schedules. That means there is no score from that window to use as a direct recent comparison. It does not mean the programs have never met. For this early-season game, the better evidence is the current setting and the verified team information.

Our Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction gives current personnel more weight than a result produced by a different lineup. The familiar categories in basketball still provide the framework—shooting, possession, rebounding and foul management—but the people executing those tasks can change sharply from one November to the next. A historical win is useful context rather than a substitute for that comparison.

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction: trends to read correctly

Current season results

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction: Marshall Thundering Herd this season

Date Opponent Site Result Score
Nov 07, 2026 Toledo Rockets Home Loss 76–81
Nov 02, 2026 Buffalo Bulls Home Win 92–65

For Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction, Marshall Thundering Herd went 1-1 in the completed games listed here. Read the opponents and venues before treating that small sample as a trend.

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction: Ohio State Buckeyes this season

Date Opponent Site Result Score
Nov 06, 2026 Youngstown State Penguins Home Win 89–65
Nov 02, 2026 BYU Cougars Neutral Loss 83–94

For Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction, Ohio State Buckeyes went 1-1 in the completed games listed here. Read the opponents and venues before treating that small sample as a trend.

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction: fixed betting odds

Market Selection Line American price
Moneyline Marshall Thundering Herd — N/A
Moneyline Ohio State Buckeyes — N/A
Spread Marshall Thundering Herd N/A N/A
Spread Ohio State Buckeyes N/A N/A
Total Over N/A N/A
Total Under N/A N/A

For Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction, the fixed figures are a comparison snapshot, not confirmed YouWager prices. N/A means a price or line wasn’t verified. The winner pick still stands on the matchup evidence below.

For Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction, the checked 2025–26 results for Marshall Thundering Herd show 19-13 overall in 32 recorded games, 13-4 in the listed home games and 6-8 in the listed away games. There were 13 games decided by five points or fewer, with 8 wins in that group. These are straight-up results from the stated coverage, not an against-the-spread record. They describe the past schedule rather than a current 2026–27 winning streak.

For Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction, the checked 2025–26 results for Ohio State Buckeyes show 21-13 overall in 34 recorded games, 14-3 in the listed home games and 5-6 in the listed away games. There were 10 games decided by five points or fewer, with 4 wins in that group. These are straight-up results from the stated coverage, not an against-the-spread record. They describe the past schedule rather than a current 2026–27 winning streak.

Those trends need context because a short sequence is sensitive to the opponents and venues in it. The statistical idea of sample variability is useful here. A hot shooting night against one opponent should not automatically become an expectation against another. Our handicapping guide provides a broader way to organize the evidence without confusing a descriptive trend with a guarantee.

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction: the statistical baseline

Previous-season measure Marshall Thundering Herd Ohio State Buckeyes
Checked 2025–26 games 32 34
Record in those games 19-13 21-13
Points per game in those results 81.1 79.3
Points allowed per game in those results 78.0 72.6
Regular-season stat-feed games 32.0 33.0
Field-goal percentage 46.9 49.3
Three-point percentage 36.8 36.0
Free-throw percentage 73.2 77.5
Rebounds per game 36.8 33.2
Offensive rebounds per game 11.3 9.3
Assists per game 16.6 14.4
Turnovers per game 11.7 10.4
Steals per game 6.2 4.9
Blocks per game 4.8 2.4

The table supports Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction by keeping the results record separate from the statistical feed. The results can include postseason games; the shooting and possession figures are from the 2025–26 regular-season feed. Where the national feed contains only a small subset for a smaller program, it is not presented as a complete season split. None of these numbers is described as a new-season average. The current game listing can be checked through the matchup schedule.

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction: Marshall Thundering Herd last 10 games

Date Site Opponent W/L Team score–opponent score Season
Nov 07, 2026 Home Toledo Rockets L 76-81 2026–27
Nov 02, 2026 Home Buffalo Bulls W 92-65 2026–27
Mar 08, 2026 Neutral Georgia Southern Eagles L 78-82 2025–26
Feb 27, 2026 Home Georgia Southern Eagles L 82-99 2025–26
Feb 24, 2026 Home Old Dominion Monarchs W 97-88 2025–26
Feb 21, 2026 Away Coastal Carolina Chanticleers L 75-79 2025–26
Feb 19, 2026 Away App State Mountaineers W 94-93 2025–26
Feb 16, 2026 Home South Alabama Jaguars W 84-80 2025–26
Feb 14, 2026 Away Georgia Southern Eagles L 87-101 2025–26
Feb 11, 2026 Away Old Dominion Monarchs W 81-79 2025–26

The results window for Marshall Thundering Herd contains 10 verified games, with a 5-5 record, 84.6 points scored and 84.7 allowed per game. For Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction, these are historical completed results, not ten games already played in the new season. The season column identifies the relevant campaign.

The newest listed result was a loss against Toledo Rockets on Nov 07, 2026: 76-81 from the perspective of Marshall Thundering Herd. In the latest 5 games of this window, the record is 2-3, with scoring averages of 85.0 for and 83.0 against. The strongest margin in the displayed set was 92-65 against Buffalo Bulls; the toughest was 82-99 against Georgia Southern Eagles.

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction: Ohio State Buckeyes last 10 games

Date Site Opponent W/L Team score–opponent score Season
Nov 06, 2026 Home Youngstown State Penguins W 89-65 2026–27
Nov 02, 2026 Neutral BYU Cougars L 83-94 2026–27
Mar 19, 2026 Neutral TCU Horned Frogs L 64-66 2025–26
Mar 13, 2026 Neutral Michigan Wolverines L 67-71 2025–26
Mar 12, 2026 Neutral Iowa Hawkeyes W 72-69 2025–26
Mar 07, 2026 Home Indiana Hoosiers W 91-78 2025–26
Mar 04, 2026 Away Penn State Nittany Lions W 94-62 2025–26
Mar 01, 2026 Home Purdue Boilermakers W 82-74 2025–26
Feb 25, 2026 Away Iowa Hawkeyes L 57-74 2025–26
Feb 22, 2026 Away Michigan State Spartans L 60-66 2025–26

The results window for Ohio State Buckeyes contains 10 verified games, with a 5-5 record, 75.9 points scored and 71.9 allowed per game. For Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction, these are historical completed results, not ten games already played in the new season. The season column identifies the relevant campaign.

The newest listed result was a win against Youngstown State Penguins on Nov 06, 2026: 89-65 from the perspective of Ohio State Buckeyes. In the latest 5 games of this window, the record is 2-3, with scoring averages of 75.0 for and 73.0 against. The strongest margin in the displayed set was 94-62 against Penn State Nittany Lions; the toughest was 57-74 against Iowa Hawkeyes.

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction: offense, defense and possessions

The first matchup question in Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction is how Marshall Thundering Herd and Ohio State Buckeyes handle the ball before the defense is set.

The second question in Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction is who finishes possessions on the glass. One defensive stop does not help if the offense immediately gets a second attempt.

The direct shooting comparison puts Marshall Thundering Herd at 55.1% effective field-goal shooting and Ohio State Buckeyes at 56.5%. The difference is 1.4 percentage points, favoring Ohio State Buckeyes. Meanwhile, the previous turnover averages were 11.7 for Marshall Thundering Herd and 10.4 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

Marshall Thundering Herd: what the baseline says

The checked 2025–26 results for Marshall Thundering Herd cover 32 completed games and a 19-13 record. In that set, the scoring averages are 81.1 points for and 78.0 points against. Postseason games are included in the results record where they were played. For this early-season game against Ohio State Buckeyes, those figures describe the previous team.

The shooting baseline for Marshall Thundering Herd was 46.9% from the field and 36.8% from three in the 2025–26 regular-season statistical feed.

The calculated effective field-goal percentage for Marshall Thundering Herd is 55.1%, and 44.4% of field-goal attempts came from three-point range. Effective field-goal percentage gives extra credit to a made three.

At the foul line, Marshall Thundering Herd averaged 17.9 attempts per game and converted 73.2%. Strong drives and good post position create different pressure from a player leaning into difficult contact. Ohio State Buckeyes need to defend without repeatedly sending a capable shooter to the stripe.

The ball-movement profile shows 16.6 assists and 11.7 turnovers per game for Marshall Thundering Herd, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.4. Those are team figures, so they do not identify one guard as responsible for every decision.

Rebounding gives Marshall Thundering Herd another way to influence possessions. The previous regular-season feed lists 36.8 total rebounds per game, including 11.3 on offense and 25.5 on defense. Still, Ohio State Buckeyes need to finish each defensive stand with the ball.

For defensive disruption, Marshall Thundering Herd recorded 6.2 steals and 4.8 blocks per game.

Ohio State Buckeyes: what the baseline says

The checked 2025–26 results for Ohio State Buckeyes cover 34 completed games and a 21-13 record. In that set, the scoring averages are 79.3 points for and 72.6 points against. Postseason games are included in the results record where they were played. For this early-season game against Marshall Thundering Herd, those figures describe the previous team.

The shooting baseline for Ohio State Buckeyes was 49.3% from the field and 36.0% from three in the 2025–26 regular-season statistical feed. The three-point percentage supports respecting the outside shot, while the new rotation still has to reproduce it. A team can shoot the same number of threes while creating a very different quality of offense.

The calculated effective field-goal percentage for Ohio State Buckeyes is 56.5%, and 40.1% of field-goal attempts came from three-point range. Effective field-goal percentage gives extra credit to a made three.

At the foul line, Ohio State Buckeyes averaged 21.2 attempts per game and converted 77.5%. Getting to the line can support scoring even when jump shots are uneven, but the route matters. Strong drives and good post position create different pressure from a player leaning into difficult contact. Marshall Thundering Herd needs to defend without repeatedly sending a capable shooter to the stripe.

The ball-movement profile shows 14.4 assists and 10.4 turnovers per game for Ohio State Buckeyes, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.4. Those are team figures, so they do not identify one guard as responsible for every decision. The answer will help determine whether the offense can keep its spacing and use its preferred actions.

Rebounding gives Ohio State Buckeyes another way to influence possessions. The previous regular-season feed lists 33.2 total rebounds per game, including 9.3 on offense and 23.9 on defense. Still, Marshall Thundering Herd needs to finish each defensive stand with the ball.

For defensive disruption, Ohio State Buckeyes recorded 4.9 steals and 2.4 blocks per game. These numbers are useful clues about past events rather than a complete rating of the current defense.

2026–27 personnel and roster context

Marshall Thundering Herd: current roster reference

2026–27 roster reference Position Height Class
Mikal Bell Jr. G 6′ 8″ Freshman
Alex Charlotin G 6′ 4″ Sophomore
Boubacar Djigo F 6′ 8″ Senior
Kenan Gilao G 6′ 9″ Freshman
Erich Harding F 6′ 10″ Junior
DeMarco Johnson G 6′ 4″ Sophomore
Vasilije Kuridza F 6′ 9″ Sophomore
Colt Langdon F 6′ 7″ Sophomore
Khaman Maker C 7′ 1″ Junior
Emmanuel Manyuon G 6′ 2″ Senior
Will Moore G 6′ 7″ Sophomore
Fazl Oshodi G 6′ 3″ Junior
Noah Otshudi G 6′ 4″ Senior
Luke Rasmussen G 6′ 8″ Junior
Bryce Slay G 6′ 6″ Sophomore

The current roster feed lists Cornelius Jackson as head coach for Marshall Thundering Herd. The table gives the listed players, positions, heights and classes. A name on the roster also does not establish a particular minute load.

Ohio State Buckeyes: current roster reference

2026–27 roster reference Position Height Class
Lee Aaliya F 6′ 9″ Freshman
Amare Bynum F 6′ 8″ Sophomore
Curtis Givens III G 6′ 3″ Junior
Myles Herro G 6′ 2″ Sophomore
Andrija Jelavic F 6′ 11″ Junior
Vuk Lazarevic F 7′ 1″ Freshman
John Mobley Jr. G 6′ 2″ Junior
Braylen Nash G 6′ 3″ Junior
Ivan Njegovan C 7′ 2″ Junior
Josh Ojianwuna F 6′ 10″ Senior
Justin Pippen G 6′ 4″ Junior
Alex Smith F 6′ 9″ Freshman
LJ Smith G 6′ 4″ Freshman
Anthony Thompson F 6′ 9″ Freshman
Jimmie Williams G 6′ 4″ Senior

The current roster feed lists Jake Diebler as head coach for Ohio State Buckeyes. The table gives the listed players, positions, heights and classes. A name on the roster also does not establish a particular minute load.

The roster information gives Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction a necessary new-season check. Experience labels help describe the group, but a senior transfer can still be new to the system.

Game setting and the likely paths to a win

The setting for Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction is Schottenstein Center. The listed tipoff is Nov 9, 6:00 PM ET / Nov 9, 4:00 PM MT.

The preferred script in Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction has Ohio State Buckeyes generating repeated useful possessions instead of needing an unusual run of steals or contested three-pointers. A lead would allow that team to keep using its normal offense rather than forcing a response.

The main risk to Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction is that this game reveals a different level of organization from the one suggested by the previous-season baseline.

That is why the winner opinion is kept separate from a specific betting price. Our moneyline betting guide explains the format. At YouWager, the final game status and any confirmed availability changes should be checked before deciding whether to place a wager. Nothing in this preview turns the pick into a guaranteed score or a reason to chase an earlier loss.

Common questions about this matchup

Are these new-season statistics?

No. The historical results and statistical baselines are labeled 2025–26. The roster reference is labeled 2026–27 where that roster is available. Exhibition results are not silently blended into a regular-season record.

Does the pick require a certain winning margin?

No. Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction selects Ohio State Buckeyes to win the game outright. It does not require a point-spread cover and does not attach the pick to an unverified total. The betting school guides explain how those markets differ. A team can be the preferred winner while its current price is still a separate decision.

What should be checked again before tipoff?

Confirmed availability changes and the final game listing matter most. A different primary ball handler or an unavailable interior defender could change the matchup more than a small difference in last year’s average. The handicapping guide adds background on evaluating the market, while this preview keeps the focus on the two teams and the winner.

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction: three things to watch

Start with shot quality in Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction. A few difficult makes can build a lead without proving the offense has found a dependable shot.

Next, count the possessions that end without a shot. In Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction, Marshall Thundering Herd can narrow the gap if it forces bad passes and turns those mistakes into quick points.

Finally, look at who comes away with the ball after the first miss. For Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction, a strong rebounding stretch can keep a team in the game even if it starts cold. Watch whether help defenders get back to their box-outs after a drive.

Marshall Thundering Herd vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Prediction: final pick

The selection is Ohio State Buckeyes after weighing the available scoring history, the roster context and the setting.

The matchup can be followed at YouWager as game day approaches. Research was checked November 8, ahead of the November 9 slate, with earlier-season results clearly identified rather than presented as current form.

Our prediction: Ohio State Buckeyes to win.

College Basketball Predictions, November 9, 2026