We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Sun Belt Conference · GSU Convocation Center · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread JMU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money GAST +114 / JMU -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total GAST win
Actual JMU +15 145 Lost
Massey JMU -1.6 (-13.4)
Massey Totals 142.8 (+2.2)
Bradley-Terry 37%
Weighted B-T 37%
Efficiency Plus ML JMU -1.4 (-13.6) 138.8 (+6.2) 45%
Baseline Tuned ML JMU -1.3 (-13.7) 138.7 (+6.3) 44%
Baseline ML JMU -1.1 (-13.9) 139.8 (+5.2) 47%
Baseline Plus ML JMU -1.1 (-13.9) 141.3 (+3.7) 47%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 13, 2026 JMU 8179 GAST
Feb 21, 2025 JMU 8363 GAST
Jan 25, 2025 JMU 8679 GAST
Feb 29, 2024 JMU 8478 GAST
Feb 16, 2024 JMU 8363 GAST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GAST JMU
Overall 10-22 18-15
Conference 7-11 9-9
Home 7-7 11-4
Away 3-12 5-10
Neutral 0-3 2-1
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 68.4 74.7
Avg Pts Against 75.4 74.4
Massey -8.4 (#293) -3.8 (#227)
Bradley-Terry -1.20 (#277) -0.18 (#187)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.51 (#279) -0.42 (#204)
RPI 0.436 (#305) 0.511 (#154)
Shooting & Four Factors GAST JMU
FG% 37.0% 44.5%
3PT% 31.0% 36.0%
REB / G 34.9 36.5
OREB / G 10.7 10.7
AST / TO 1.01 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.9% 52.5%
TOV% 16.2% 17.1%
ORB% 28.0% 30.2%
FT Rate 29.0% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 12.9%
DRB% 66.9% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 29.8%

Game Analysis

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