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Week 4 • September 20, 2025, 11:00 PM UTC
Marshall @ Middle Tennessee
1-2
Sun Belt
Power Rank: -9.4
42 FINAL 28
1-2
CUSA
Power Rank: -19.2
Marshall covered by 11.5 | Game went Over by 22.5

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Marshall defeated Middle Tennessee 42–28 in a double-digit victory.

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General Information

Week: Week 4
Kick Off (at stadium): 06:00 PM CDT
Stadium: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Capacity: 27,303
Elevation: 656 ft
HFA Rating: 2.8
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Marshall -2.5
Total (O/U) 47.5
Expected Score MRSH 25.0 - 22.5 MTSU
Power Rank Implied Line Marshall +9.8
Prediction Markets Marshall 57% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Overcast

Overcast

28.4°F

Wind Chill: 23.9°F
Wind: 4.3 mph SW
Gusts: 8.7 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 85%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Marshall (Away)

This Week: 281.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 907.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: 7

Middle Tennessee (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 3679.8 miles
Season Total: 7111.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:00
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line Marshall -2.5
Total Points 47.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Marshall -9.4
Middle Tennessee -19.2
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 281 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Capacity 27,303
Elevation 656 ft
Weather: Overcast
Temperature 28.4°F
Wind Speed 4.3 mph
Your Line Middle Tennessee -9.8
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What are the key factors for Marshall vs Middle Tennessee?

Marshall: Key Factors

Middle Tennessee: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Marshall travels 281 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Marshall arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Marshall won by 14 in a double-digit victory.

Marshall covered the spread, covering by a solid margin.

The total went Over by 22.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium?

At 28.4°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Marshall and Middle Tennessee compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Marshall (-9.4) over Middle Tennessee (-19.2) by 9.8 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Middle Tennessee faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Middle Tennessee brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Where can I find more data on Marshall and Middle Tennessee?

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Model & Methodology

Marshall won and Marshall covered the spread.