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The conflicting professional action here is the canary in the coal mine: sharps steaming Marshall's spread to -114 while compressing Georgia Southern's moneyline from +260 to +240 tells you the market doesn't trust the full 6.5-point spread despite legitimately favoring the Herd. This isn't a line that's been hammered by public money in one direction—it's been strategically hedged by sophisticated bettors who believe Marshall wins but question whether the home court advantage justifies a full touchdown. Marshall's case is structurally sound. The Thundering Herd are 13-3 (.813) at Cam Henderson Center on senior night with Noah Otshudi and Jalen Speer commanding 31+ minutes each. That home-court efficiency gap versus Georgia Southern's 5-4 road record (.556) represents a 26-point win-rate differential that's genuinely significant. The Eagles just scored 66 points against James Madison—a catastrophic outlier that rightfully makes bettors skeptical of their offensive consistency. Marshall's recent 97-point output against Old Dominion demonstrates their scoring ceiling, and Otshudi (45.7% FG) plus Speer (39.9% FG) provide veteran backcourt stability that Georgia Southern's Jeremiah Wilkinson (41.1% FG) and Marcus Millender (44.3% FG) can't guarantee. But here's what sharp money recognizes and the public hasn't fully processed: Georgia Southern's 19-9 overall record (.679 win percentage)...
Georgia Southern Eagles +6.5

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