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Sun Belt Conference · Chartway Arena · December 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread JMU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money ODU +130 / JMU -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total ODU win
Actual ODU +9 145 Won
Massey ODU -4.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 152.4 (-7.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 23% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 15% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ODU -1.7 (+7.3) 147.3 (-2.3) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ODU -1.4 (+7.6) 146.9 (-1.9) 60% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ODU -1.1 (+7.9) 145.4 (-0.4) 55% ✓
Baseline ML ODU -1.4 (+7.6) 147.1 (-2.1) 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 10, 2026 JMU 70 – 69 ODU
Feb 1, 2025 JMU 68 – 54 ODU
Jan 23, 2025 JMU 74 – 60 ODU
Feb 3, 2024 JMU 78 – 63 ODU
Jan 25, 2024 JMU 78 – 62 ODU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ODU JMU
Overall 12-21 18-15
Conference 7-11 9-9
Home 7-6 11-4
Away 4-14 5-10
Neutral 1-1 2-1
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.7 74.7
Avg Pts Against 78.7 74.4
Massey -3.2 (#221) -3.6 (#226)
Bradley-Terry -1.68 (#299) 0.34 (#151)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.37 (#300) 0.29 (#160)
RPI 0.460 (#249) 0.496 (#179)
Shooting & Four Factors ODU JMU
FG% 42.5% 44.0%
3PT% 33.9% 38.0%
REB / G 33.7 34.2
OREB / G 9.4 10.5
AST / TO 1.03 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 53.0%
TOV% 17.3% 15.8%
ORB% 26.2% 29.2%
FT Rate 23.3% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 13.9% 15.8%
DRB% 67.3% 67.5%
Opp FT Rate 31.7% 32.1%

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