The Marshall Thundering Herd visit the Appalachian State Mountaineers in a highly intriguing non-conference matchup on Thursday evening. Kickoff in Boone, N.C. is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Mountaineers are favored by seven points in the latest Marshall vs. Appalachian State odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is set at 58.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page).

Before you make any Marshall vs. Appalachian State picks or any other college football predictions, you NEED to see which side SportsLine expert Emory Hunt is on. 

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back at Louisiana-Lafayette. He knows the game from a player's perspective.

Hunt has had plenty of success in games involving Dallas. In fact, he is 9-2 on his last 11 against-the-spread picks involving Appalachian State, returning nearly $700 to $100 players. Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP!

Now, Hunt has locked in another confident against the spread pick for Marshall vs. Appalachian State. We can tell you he's leaning under the total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

Who wins Marshall vs. Appalachian State on Thursday? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Marshall vs. Appalachian State spread to jump on, all from the expert who's an outstanding 9-2 on Appalachian State picks!