Don't you understand that's not my problem? "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
James Madison Dukes
75 – 72
FINAL Neutral Conference Sun Belt
Troy Trojans
Sun Belt Conference · Pensacola Bay Center (Neutral) · March 4, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread JMU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 146.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total JMU win
Actual JMU +3 147 Won
Massey JMU -3.6 (-0.6) — —
Massey Totals — 144.2 (+2.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 58% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML JMU -3.2 (-0.2) 146.3 (+0.7) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ JMU -2.6 (+0.4) 145.9 (+1.1) 61% ✓
Baseline Plus ML JMU -2.7 (+0.3) 147.5 (-0.5) 62% ✓
Baseline ML JMU -2.7 (+0.3) 147.7 (-0.7) 63% ✓

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 30, 2026 JMU 73 – 64 TROY
Mar 10, 2025 TROY 79 – 60 JMU
Feb 6, 2025 JMU 64 – 61 TROY
Jan 20, 2023 JMU 89 – 87 TROY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings JMU TROY
Overall 22-11 20-13
Conference 12-6 11-7
Home 11-3 11-3
Away 8-6 7-8
Neutral 2-2 2-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.6 70.4
Avg Pts Against 70.4 67.8
Massey 6.5 (#84) 2.9 (#127)
Bradley-Terry 0.72 (#110) 0.41 (#136)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.12 (#96) 0.55 (#130)
RPI 0.539 (#103) 0.540 (#100)
Shooting & Four Factors JMU TROY
FG% 45.3% 43.2%
3PT% 35.3% 31.7%
REB / G 36.6 34.1
OREB / G 11.1 10.7
AST / TO 0.92 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 49.7%
TOV% 18.8% 18.8%
ORB% 30.9% 30.5%
FT Rate 27.8% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 22.0% 21.1%
DRB% 71.9% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 26.5%

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