Marshall Thundering Herd vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 08/30/2025

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, August 30, 2025

Venue:  Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Marshall +39.5, Georgia -39.5; Over/Under:  55.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Marshall +39.5, Georgia -39.5; Over/Under:  55.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Marshall +39.5, Georgia -39.5; Over/Under:  55.5 points

Marshall Thundering Herd:  0-0 (0-0) (Sun Belt East)

Georgia Bulldogs:  0-0 (0-0) (SEC)

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Marshall Thundering Herd:  N/A

Georgia Bulldogs:  N/A

Marshall finished last season with a 10-3 record overall and they had a 7-1 record in their conference games too.  They were 6-0 in their home games, 4-3 in their road games, and they were also 0-0 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be on the road for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 31.8 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 23.1 points per game. Their offense also averaged 382.8 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 378.1 yards per game. Braylon Braxton led the team in passing yards with 1,624, A.J. Turner led the team in rushing yards with 864, and Christian Fitzpatrick led the team in receiving yards with 576.

 

 

 

Georgia finished last season with an 11-3 record overall and they had a 6-2 record in their conference games too.  They were 6-0 in their home games, 2-2 in their road games, and they were also 3-1 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be at home for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 31.5 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 20.6 points per game. Their offense also averaged 405.4 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 329.9 yards per game. Carson Beck led the team in passing yards with 3,485, Nate Frazier led the team in rushing yards with 674, and Arian Smith led the team in receiving yards with 817.

The current betting odds have Georgia listed as a 39.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Georgia had a great season last year as they were one of the best teams in the SEC, going 11-3 overall and 6-2 in the conference, but they did come up short in the playoffs. They will be looking to be a bigger force in the conference this season though and Kirby Smart is going to have his team ready to roll in this season opener. Georgia is returning a lot of their talent on both offense and defense so that gives them a big advantage here with the talent difference too. They always have a great defense too so this isn't going to be an easy game for Marshall to score in. The 1 big change for this team is at QB with a new starter, but Carson Beck wasn't really doing wonders for this offense last season so they can only go up with Stockton who had some good flashes last year. Meanwhile, Marshall is going through a lot of changes this season and this isn't the season opener they want to have in their situation. They have a new head coach this year and they aren't returning many players either so they are going to have a lot of moving pieces in this 1st game that they still need to figure out and they might not be ready to go in this 1st game. Scoring on this Georgia defense is going to be really tough with the talent they have on offense, and this Georgia offense should be improved too so Marshall isn't going to be able to stop them either and this game will get away from them. The best way to place a bet here is on Georgia to cover the spread in this game. 

Marshall Georgia Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, August 30, 2025 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Georgia 49 Marshall 3.

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Marshall Thundering Herd: 8-1 ATS when the total is between 49.5 and 56. 6-3 ATS in non-conference games. 5-1 ATS in the first month of the season. 6-3 OVER when the total is between 49.5 and 56. 

Georgia Bulldogs: 9-18 ATS in all lined games. 7-17 ATS as a favorite. 3-9 ATS in home lined games. 7-3 OVER against Sun Belt conference opponents. 8-4 OVER as a home favorite of 35.5 to 42 points.

Marshall Thundering Herd:  None.

Georgia Bulldogs:  None.

“We know what we’re going to face at Georgia,. A lot of our kids think they can play at the Power 4 level and they’re going to get their chance. We have to prepare the right way, then go down and see what happens.” - Tony Gibson on the season opener against UGA.

“I’ve been pleased with the group. They continue to work hard and do what we need to do. We’ll be where we need to be.” - Kirby Smart on his team coming into this new college football season. 

WR Lacey, Demarcus

WR Norton, Adrian

WR Turner, Ben

TE Payne, Toby

QB Del Rio-Wilson, Carlos

RB Mathis Jr., Tony

WR Thomas, Noah

WR Bell, Dillon

WR Branch, Zachariah

TE Delp, Oscar

QB Stockton, Gunner

RB Frazier, Nate

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Coaches:

Marshall Thundering Herd: Tony Gibson (1st season)

Georgia Bulldogs: Kirby Smart (10th season)