Don't you understand that's not my problem? "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
James Madison Dukes
73 – 68
FINAL Neutral Conference Sun Belt
Texas State Bobcats
Sun Belt Conference · Pensacola Bay Center (Neutral) · March 11, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread JMU -12.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money JMU -1000 / TXST +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total JMU win
Actual JMU +5 141 Won
Massey JMU -11.6 (-6.6) — —
Massey Totals — 142.3 (-1.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML JMU -9.2 (-4.2) 144.1 (-3.1) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ JMU -9.7 (-4.7) 143.1 (-2.1) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML JMU -9.2 (-4.2) 142.5 (-1.5) 80% ✓
Baseline ML JMU -8.8 (-3.8) 141.9 (-0.9) 80% ✓

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 24, 2026 JMU 82 – 57 TXST
Mar 1, 2025 TXST 102 – 93 JMU
Dec 30, 2023 JMU 82 – 65 TXST
Jan 6, 2023 TXST 63 – 62 JMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings JMU TXST
Overall 32-4 17-18
Conference 15-3 7-11
Home 14-1 9-4
Away 12-2 5-11
Neutral 6-1 3-3
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.9 67.5
Avg Pts Against 69.9 70.5
Massey 9.2 (#63) -2.3 (#204)
Bradley-Terry 2.00 (#38) -0.19 (#192)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.20 (#48) -0.17 (#181)
RPI 0.562 (#65) 0.509 (#156)
Shooting & Four Factors JMU TXST
FG% 47.3% 43.1%
3PT% 35.8% 31.7%
REB / G 38.1 35.2
OREB / G 11.3 11.0
AST / TO 1.53 0.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 47.0%
TOV% 14.7% 19.9%
ORB% 31.7% 31.4%
FT Rate 24.1% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 18.7%
DRB% 72.8% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 27.7%

Game Analysis

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