I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Sun Belt Conference · Atlantic Union Bank Center · February 25, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread JMU -15.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money JMU -1200 / GAST +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total JMU win
Actual JMU +21 159 Won
Massey JMU -15.9 (+5.1) — —
Massey Totals — 141.3 (+17.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML JMU -13.4 (+7.6) 144.3 (+14.7) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ JMU -10.4 (+10.6) 143.5 (+15.5) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML JMU -12.9 (+8.1) 145.5 (+13.5) 87% ✓
Baseline ML JMU -13.0 (+8.0) 145.7 (+13.3) 88% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 21, 2026 JMU 80 – 65 GAST
Feb 13, 2026 JMU 81 – 79 GAST
Feb 21, 2025 JMU 83 – 63 GAST
Jan 25, 2025 JMU 86 – 79 GAST
Feb 29, 2024 JMU 84 – 78 GAST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings JMU GAST
Overall 22-11 10-21
Conference 12-6 3-15
Home 11-3 10-9
Away 8-6 0-11
Neutral 2-2 0-1
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L8
Avg Pts For 77.6 65.1
Avg Pts Against 70.4 70.9
Massey 6.4 (#84) -5.9 (#276)
Bradley-Terry 0.70 (#114) -1.35 (#293)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.11 (#99) -1.52 (#288)
RPI 0.537 (#107) 0.425 (#319)
Shooting & Four Factors JMU GAST
FG% 45.3% 40.9%
3PT% 34.9% 28.8%
REB / G 36.5 33.3
OREB / G 10.9 10.4
AST / TO 0.89 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 45.4%
TOV% 19.1% 19.7%
ORB% 30.5% 30.3%
FT Rate 27.8% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 22.1% 18.0%
DRB% 71.9% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 24.7%

Game Analysis

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