The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Sun Belt Conference · Atlantic Union Bank Center · January 17, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread JMU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money JMU -300 / MRSH +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total JMU win
Actual JMU +3 131 Won
Massey JMU -6.5 (-3.5)
Massey Totals 146.2 (-15.2)
Bradley-Terry 79%
Weighted B-T 85%
Efficiency Plus ML JMU -7.7 (-4.7) 142.0 (-11.0) 77%
Baseline Tuned ML JMU -4.6 (-1.6) 142.9 (-11.9) 70%
Baseline ML JMU -4.6 (-1.6) 141.8 (-10.8) 69%
Baseline Plus ML JMU -4.7 (-1.7) 142.7 (-11.7) 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, 2026 MRSH 7772 JMU
Jan 8, 2026 MRSH 6664 JMU
Jan 10, 2025 MRSH 8078 JMU
Mar 10, 2024 JMU 8164 MRSH
Feb 22, 2024 JMU 8458 MRSH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings JMU MRSH
Overall 20-12 20-13
Conference 13-5 12-6
Home 13-2 14-3
Away 5-8 5-9
Neutral 2-2 1-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.3 74.7
Avg Pts Against 71.3 72.5
Massey 0.6 (#155) -2.1 (#201)
Bradley-Terry 0.22 (#154) -0.44 (#209)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.36 (#143) -0.60 (#209)
RPI 0.531 (#116) 0.473 (#221)
Shooting & Four Factors JMU MRSH
FG% 42.3% 43.0%
3PT% 34.5% 29.7%
REB / G 36.1 36.2
OREB / G 12.1 12.2
AST / TO 0.96 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 49.2%
TOV% 18.7% 17.3%
ORB% 34.0% 32.3%
FT Rate 20.1% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 15.1% 18.3%
DRB% 74.5% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 31.2%

Game Analysis

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