Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
James Madison Dukes
66 – 70
FINAL Conference
Elon Phoenix
Coastal Athletic Association · Atlantic Union Bank Center · February 11, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread JMU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money JMU -250 / ELON +205
Model Predictions
Spread Total JMU win
Actual ELON +4 136 Lost
Massey JMU -6.5 (-10.5) — —
Massey Totals — 146.7 (-10.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML JMU -4.8 (-8.8) 145.0 (-9.0) 69% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ JMU -5.2 (-9.2) 142.0 (-6.0) 69% ✗
Baseline Plus ML JMU -4.9 (-8.9) 143.5 (-7.5) 70% ✗
Baseline ML JMU -4.4 (-8.4) 145.2 (-9.2) 67% ✗

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, 2022 ELON 90 – 67 JMU
Mar 7, 2021 ELON 72 – 71 JMU
Feb 9, 2021 JMU 70 – 61 ELON
Feb 3, 2021 JMU 78 – 57 ELON

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings JMU ELON
Overall 15-14 10-22
Conference 6-12 7-11
Home 9-6 7-7
Away 5-6 3-11
Neutral 1-2 0-4
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 72.1 65.0
Avg Pts Against 75.1 72.6
Massey -2.0 (#209) -5.4 (#262)
Bradley-Terry 0.10 (#169) -1.13 (#270)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.23 (#194) -1.21 (#258)
RPI 0.503 (#171) 0.455 (#253)
Shooting & Four Factors JMU ELON
FG% 45.9% 42.3%
3PT% 35.8% 33.8%
REB / G 32.4 31.4
OREB / G 8.7 8.1
AST / TO 0.95 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 50.0%
TOV% 18.4% 20.5%
ORB% 25.7% 23.7%
FT Rate 22.3% 18.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.6% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 21.4% 18.2%
DRB% 71.2% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 34.9%

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