All my failings exposed, gets a taste in my mouth as desperation takes hold "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division
Sun Belt Conference · Cajundome · January 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread JMU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money UL +250 / JMU -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total UL win
Actual JMU +7 129 Lost
Massey JMU -5.2 (-1.8)
Massey Totals 163.2 (-34.2)
Bradley-Terry 6%
Weighted B-T 2%
Efficiency Plus ML JMU -4.1 (-2.9) 153.2 (-24.2) 31%
Baseline Tuned ML JMU -6.5 (-0.5) 154.7 (-25.7) 26%
Baseline ML JMU -6.4 (-0.6) 153.9 (-24.9) 23%
Baseline Plus ML JMU -6.2 (-0.8) 156.7 (-27.7) 20%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 4, 2026 JMU 8772 UL
Feb 5, 2026 UL 6461 JMU
Feb 19, 2023 JMU 7468 UL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UL JMU
Overall 19-14 32-4
Conference 10-8 15-3
Home 11-3 14-1
Away 5-9 12-2
Neutral 3-2 6-1
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.8 81.9
Avg Pts Against 72.7 69.9
Massey 1.3 (#152) 10.8 (#46)
Bradley-Terry 0.14 (#165) 3.81 (#4)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.25 (#159) 5.10 (#4)
RPI 0.496 (#178) 0.570 (#73)
Shooting & Four Factors UL JMU
FG% 44.7% 48.7%
3PT% 35.6% 36.7%
REB / G 32.0 37.8
OREB / G 11.5 11.4
AST / TO 1.00 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 55.8%
TOV% 17.3% 14.1%
ORB% 32.5% 32.1%
FT Rate 19.3% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 21.1% 21.2%
DRB% 61.9% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 29.3% 25.2%

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