Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes "Kelly's Heroes" - Black Grape
Sun Belt Conference · Atlantic Union Bank Center · February 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread JMU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money JMU -485 / UL +370
Model Predictions
Spread Total JMU win
Actual UL +3 125 Lost
Massey JMU -10.1 (-13.1) — —
Massey Totals — 133.6 (-8.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✗
Baseline Plus ML JMU -8.7 (-11.7) 133.7 (-8.7) 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ JMU -9.4 (-12.4) 134.4 (-9.4) 80% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML JMU -8.1 (-11.1) 132.5 (-7.5) 79% ✗
Baseline ML JMU -8.5 (-11.5) 133.2 (-8.2) 76% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 4, 2026 JMU 87 – 72 UL
Jan 5, 2024 JMU 68 – 61 UL
Feb 19, 2023 JMU 74 – 68 UL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings JMU UL
Overall 18-15 11-22
Conference 9-9 7-11
Home 11-4 7-8
Away 5-10 3-13
Neutral 2-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 63.7
Avg Pts Against 74.4 70.7
Massey -3.9 (#228) -11.0 (#321)
Bradley-Terry -0.42 (#210) -1.65 (#306)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.70 (#217) -2.20 (#311)
RPI 0.500 (#182) 0.432 (#302)
Shooting & Four Factors JMU UL
FG% 44.4% 40.4%
3PT% 36.2% 33.0%
REB / G 36.2 30.2
OREB / G 10.7 9.0
AST / TO 1.11 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 47.7%
TOV% 17.4% 18.2%
ORB% 30.3% 27.0%
FT Rate 25.0% 18.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 12.9% 17.7%
DRB% 68.8% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 31.7% 33.6%

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