Marshall takes its eight-game series winning streak into Virginia on Saturday, October 31, 2026, when it meets Old Dominion in Week 9. The matchup lands with Marshall at 4-3 and Old Dominion at 2-6, a gap that puts the pressure on the home side to finally halt a streak that has stretched back to November 5, 2016.
That search interest is easy to understand because the numbers point in one direction. Marshall has won the last eight meetings, has been 3-3 against the spread in the past six games in the series, and has scored 41 or more points in each of its past three outings. Old Dominion, meanwhile, has struggled to keep games close and has gone under the total in three straight, a pattern that has kept bettors focused on the lower side of the board.
Marshall’s most recent win, a 20-13 result over South Alabama, ended a two-game skid and a 0-3 ATS slide, while also showing that it can still cover when the game tightens up. Old Dominion arrives after a 26-0 loss to Louisiana Tech, a game in which it failed to cover as a 13.5-point underdog and saw the under 43.5 cash. The contrast matters because Marshall has been finding the end zone again, while Old Dominion has been stuck in low-output football.
The reason Old Dominion’s offense keeps dragging games down is simple math. At 250.4 total yards per game, it ranks 138th in the FBS in total offense, and its 98.4 rushing yards per game leaves it 135th in rushing offense. That lack of ground production limits drives, shortens possessions and makes it harder to recover when a game slips away early. It also helps explain why Old Dominion is 1-6 ATS in its last seven games and why the recent total trend has leaned under.
Marshall has controlled this matchup for years because it has been the steadier team on both sides of the ball, while Old Dominion has lacked the offensive punch to turn the series. If that pattern holds again, the next question is not whether the streak is real, but whether Old Dominion can keep the game within reach long enough to make Marshall work for it.
