The James Madison Dukes (9-6, 2-1 Sun Belt) are 1-point underdogs as they look to extend a three-game win streak when they visit the Marshall Thundering Herd (8-8, 1-2 Sun Belt) on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at Cam Henderson Center. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under is 142.5 in the matchup.

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Marshall vs. James Madison betting lines

• Marshall moneyline odds to win: -119
• James Madison moneyline odds to win: -101
• Spread: Marshall (-1)
• Total: 142.5

Marshall statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Marshall has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered five times in eight opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered zero times in six opportunities in away games.
• The Thundering Herd have exceeded the total in three of eight home games (37.5%), compared to two of six road games (33.3%).
• As a moneyline favorite, Marshall has won five of five games at home, good for a 1.000 winning percentage. It has won zero of one game away from home (.000) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

• In their last 10 games, the Thundering Herd have been putting up 74.1 points per contest, an average that’s slightly lower than the 74.9 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
• Marshall has been less stingy on the defensive side of the ball as of late, giving up 73.6 points per game over its past 10 contests compared to the 71.3 points per game its opponents are averaging on the 2024-25 season.
• The Thundering Herd’s 6.8 made three-pointers per-game average during their last 10 games are less than the 7.1 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 28.9% compared to their season-long percentage of 28.1% from beyond the arc.

Marshall betting records this season

• ATS Record: 5-8-1 (Home: 5-2-1; Away: 0-6-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 1+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 1-6-1)
• O-U-P: 5-9-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 2-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-7 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-5)

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James Madison statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• In 2024-25 against the spread, James Madison has a better winning percentage at home (.667, 4-2-0 record) than away (.000, 0-4-0).
• Dukes games have finished above the over/under more often at home (two times out of six) than away (one of four) this year.
• As moneyline underdogs, the Dukes have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-1) than away (0-3).

Recent trends

• The Dukes are scoring 70.1 points per game in their previous 10 games, which is 4.6 fewer points than their average for the season (74.7).
• James Madison is allowing 67.6 points per game over its last 10 games, which is 1.5 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (69.1).
• The Dukes are making 0.1 fewer three-pointers per game in their previous 10 games (9.3) compared to their season average (9.4), and they are delivering a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (35.4%) compared to their season mark (35.9%).

James Madison betting records this season

• ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 0-4-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 1+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
• O-U-P: 4-9-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 1-3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 4-0; Away: 0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-3)