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James Madison Dukes
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FINAL Neutral Conference Sun Belt
South Alabama Jaguars
Sun Belt Conference · Pensacola Bay Center (Neutral) · March 5, 2023
Betting Lines
O/U 140.5 Over
Money JMU -125 / USA +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total JMU win
Actual USA +9 141 Lost
Massey JMU -2.0 (-11.0)
Massey Totals 141.3 (-0.3)
Bradley-Terry 65%
Weighted B-T 67%
Efficiency Plus ML JMU -2.9 (-11.9) 143.7 (-2.7) 62%
Baseline Tuned ML JMU -3.1 (-12.1) 141.8 (-0.8) 63%
Baseline ML JMU -2.7 (-11.7) 142.5 (-1.5) 64%
Baseline Plus ML JMU -2.7 (-11.7) 142.5 (-1.5) 62%

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 23, 2026 USA 9083 JMU
Dec 21, 2024 USA 7749 JMU
Jan 12, 2024 JMU 8955 USA
Jan 13, 2023 USA 6362 JMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings JMU USA
Overall 22-11 19-16
Conference 12-6 9-9
Home 11-3 10-4
Away 8-6 4-10
Neutral 2-2 5-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.6 69.8
Avg Pts Against 70.4 65.8
Massey 6.5 (#86) 4.4 (#100)
Bradley-Terry 0.79 (#102) 0.18 (#156)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.15 (#95) 0.46 (#137)
RPI 0.541 (#99) 0.510 (#159)
Shooting & Four Factors JMU USA
FG% 45.3% 46.1%
3PT% 35.0% 34.4%
REB / G 36.9 32.2
OREB / G 11.3 7.0
AST / TO 0.91 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 52.6%
TOV% 18.9% 14.7%
ORB% 31.2% 21.3%
FT Rate 27.4% 14.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 16.4%
DRB% 72.0% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 20.4%

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