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Marshall Thundering Herd vs. East Carolina Pirates
The Marshall Thundering Herd and the East Carolina Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Thundering Herd as -1.5-point favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 45.5.
East Carolina lost its last outing, a 30-3 result against Wolverines on September 02. East Carolina covered in that game as a +35.5-point underdog, while the 33 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Marshall:
Team record: 1-0 SU,0-1 ATS
Marshall is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Marshall is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Marshall's last 11 games
East Carolina:
Team record: 0-1 SU,1-0 ATS
East Carolina is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
East Carolina is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games at home
East Carolina is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Marshall home to Virginia Tech Saturday, September 23
East Carolina at Appalachian State Saturday, September 16