Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
James Madison Dukes
81 64
FINAL Neutral Conference Sun Belt
Marshall Thundering Herd
Sun Belt Conference · Pensacola Bay Center (Neutral) · March 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread JMU -11.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money JMU -1000 / MRSH +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total JMU win
Actual JMU +17 145 Won
Massey JMU -13.4 (+3.6)
Massey Totals 153.2 (-8.2)
Bradley-Terry 94%
Weighted B-T 95%
Efficiency Plus ML JMU -12.0 (+5.0) 151.0 (-6.0) 86%
Baseline Tuned ML JMU -13.0 (+4.0) 150.5 (-5.5) 87%
Baseline ML JMU -13.5 (+3.5) 150.4 (-5.4) 87%
Baseline Plus ML JMU -13.5 (+3.5) 154.2 (-9.2) 87%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 17, 2026 MRSH 7772 JMU
Jan 8, 2026 MRSH 6664 JMU
Jan 17, 2025 JMU 6764 MRSH
Jan 10, 2025 MRSH 8078 JMU
Feb 22, 2024 JMU 8458 MRSH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings JMU MRSH
Overall 32-4 13-20
Conference 15-3 7-11
Home 14-1 8-7
Away 12-2 3-9
Neutral 6-1 2-4
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.9 72.9
Avg Pts Against 69.9 76.9
Massey 9.2 (#61) -4.2 (#243)
Bradley-Terry 2.03 (#36) -0.76 (#259)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.21 (#47) -0.80 (#245)
RPI 0.562 (#64) 0.478 (#235)
Shooting & Four Factors JMU MRSH
FG% 47.4% 40.5%
3PT% 35.7% 31.0%
REB / G 37.9 39.4
OREB / G 11.2 12.3
AST / TO 1.53 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.2% 46.9%
TOV% 14.7% 16.4%
ORB% 31.6% 30.0%
FT Rate 24.1% 20.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 16.3%
DRB% 72.7% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 21.0%

Game Analysis

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