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Texas State Bobcats
102 – 93 2OT
FINAL Conference
James Madison Dukes
Sun Belt Conference · Strahan Arena at the University Events Center · March 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread JMU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money TXST +110 / JMU -130
Model Predictions
Spread Total TXST win
Actual TXST +9 195 Won
Massey TXST -0.8 (+8.2) — —
Massey Totals — 147.6 (+47.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 35% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 31% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TXST -0.4 (+8.6) 148.8 (+46.2) 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ JMU -0.5 (+9.5) 145.0 (+50.0) 42% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TXST -0.8 (+8.2) 146.5 (+48.5) 52% ✓
Baseline ML TXST -0.5 (+8.5) 147.5 (+47.5) 51% ✓

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 24, 2026 JMU 82 – 57 TXST
Mar 11, 2024 JMU 73 – 68 TXST
Dec 30, 2023 JMU 82 – 65 TXST
Jan 6, 2023 TXST 63 – 62 JMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TXST JMU
Overall 16-16 20-12
Conference 9-9 13-5
Home 10-4 13-2
Away 4-10 5-8
Neutral 2-2 2-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.7 72.3
Avg Pts Against 74.5 71.3
Massey -2.2 (#202) 0.2 (#155)
Bradley-Terry -0.56 (#219) 0.62 (#118)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.86 (#235) 0.58 (#124)
RPI 0.484 (#208) 0.570 (#56)
Shooting & Four Factors TXST JMU
FG% 45.5% 43.2%
3PT% 36.2% 34.9%
REB / G 36.3 34.5
OREB / G 11.9 11.0
AST / TO 1.12 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 51.0%
TOV% 18.4% 16.4%
ORB% 35.0% 31.7%
FT Rate 27.4% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 15.7%
DRB% 68.9% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 30.2% 23.2%

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