Marshall vs. Texas State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 28

The Marshall Thundering Herd (13-7, 5-3 Sun Belt) visit the Texas State Bobcats (11-11, 4-6 Sun Belt) at Strahan Arena at the University Events Center, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The Thundering Herd are 3.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is 148.5.

Their last time out, Marshall won on Thursday 115-60 against UL Monroe. In Marshall's win, Wilson Dubinsky led the way with a team-high 17 points (adding seven rebounds and three assists). Texas State enters this game after an 82-57 loss to James Madison on Saturday. Texas State got a team-leading 17 points from Mark Drone in the loss.

Marshall vs. Texas State Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Strahan Arena at the University Events Center in San Marcos, Texas
• Spread favorite: Marshall -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Marshall -151
• Moneyline underdog: Texas State +126
• Over/Under: 148.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Marshall vs. Texas State

• Marshall and its opponents have combined to exceed Wednesday's over/under of 148.5 points 14 times this season.
• There have been 10 Texas State games that ended with a combined score over 148.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 154.4 points per game, 5.9 points more than the point total of 148.5 for this contest.
• The 146.3 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 2.2 fewer than the 148.5 total in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for Marshall's games is 156.1 points, 7.6 more than the total of 148.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 3.9 points higher than the average over/under in Texas State's games this season of 144.6.

Betting the Spread: Marshall vs. Texas State

• Marshall is 7-12-0 against the spread this year.
• This season, the Thundering Herd have just two ATS wins in 11 games as a favorite of 3.5 points or more.
• In Texas State's 20 games this year, it has nine wins against the spread.
• The Bobcats have covered the spread twice this season when underdogs by 3.5 points or more (in eight chances).
• At home this season, Texas State is 6-3 against the spread and 8-1 overall.
• At home, as a 3.5-point underdog or more, Texas State has two wins ATS (2-2).
• Marshall is 3-5 overall, and 4-4 against the spread, on the road.
• Marshall is winless ATS (0-1) as 3.5-point favorites or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Marshall vs. Texas State

• Marshall has won nine, or 75%, of the 12 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Thundering Herd have entered 11 games this season favored by -151 or more and are 8-3 in those contests.
• Marshall has a 60.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Texas State has been named as the moneyline underdog 10 times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• The Bobcats have won all of their nine games in which they were named as at least a +126 moneyline underdog.
• Texas State has an implied victory probability of 44.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.