Week 9
S.B. Ballard Stadium

Marshall @ Old Dominion , Week 9, Oct 31, 2026

0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: -6.0
0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: 2.0

Is there value in the Marshall vs Old Dominion line?

Market line
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PM Implied
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Blue Chip model
ODU -10.2
Edge
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Old Dominion (power rating: 2.0) holds a 8.0-point advantage over Marshall (-6.0) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Old Dominion's home field adds 2.3 points to that advantage at S.B. Ballard Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Marshall's extra rest and the warm conditions. The weather component is provisional until the game-time reading is confirmed. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Marshall vs Old Dominion at S.B. Ballard Stadium?

The latest reading for S.B. Ballard Stadium shows Overcast, 83°F, heat index 87°F with winds of 10 mph. Gusts reaching 22 mph add variance to the kicking and passing game. Games with gusts at or above 30 mph have seen the total move down by about 1.4 points. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do Marshall and Old Dominion compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Old Dominion (2.0) over Marshall (-6.0) by 8.0 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Old Dominion brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.3). 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.

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Weather

Blue Chip makes this Old Dominion -10.2. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of September 5, 2026 Preliminary

Overcast

83°F

Rain16%
Precip0.00"
Humidity65%
Wind10 mph SW
Gusts22 mph
Heat index87°F
Wind map for Marshall at Old Dominion: aerial view of S.B. Ballard Stadium, wind from the SW at 9.6 mph, gusting to 22.2 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 9
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EDT
Venue
S.B. Ballard Stadium
Capacity
21,944
Elevation
13 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure MarshallAway Old DominionHome
This week352 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game1,953 miles
Season total2,524 miles4,027 miles
Body clock00:0000:00
Rest11 days7 days

Marshall travels 352 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.