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Appalachian State vs James Madison Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 11 Jan 2025
Tip-off: 18:00
Final 86-66
49-30 37-36
Position#157
Record8-7
FormLLLWW
Points / game69.8
Allowed / game64.1
vs
Position#110
Record9-7
FormLWWWL
Points / game74.9
Allowed / game69.8
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Appalachian State v James Madison
15 Jan 2026
APPA80
JAME65
11 Jan 2025
APPA86
JAME66
27 Jan 2024
APPA82
JAME76
04 Feb 2023
APPA57
JAME63
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Appalachian State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
James Madison winLost
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Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Appalachian StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sam Houston St.
#283
W
66-63
66
63
+3
H27/11
NCAA
Colgate
#267
W
72-50
72
50
+22
H29/11
NCAA
NC Wilmington
#27
L
61-76
61
76
-15
A30/11
NCAA
Mid-Atlantic
#588
W
85-43
85
43
+42
H03/12
NCAA
High Point
#13
L
59-65
59
65
-6
A14/12
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#314
L
62-68
62
68
-6
A19/12
NCAA
North Texas
#36
L
64-68
64
68
-4
A21/12
NCAA
Troy
#68
L
61-69
61
69
-8
H02/01
NCAA
Texas State
#207
W
72-61
72
61
+11
H04/01
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#326
W
74-51
74
51
+23
H08/01
NCAA
1H
2H
30-33
36-30
40-25
32-25
33-44
28-32
49-24
36-19
29-20
30-45
21-35
41-33
28-33
36-35
30-33
31-36
38-30
34-31
37-19
37-32
129.0Avg total
67.6Scored
61.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)69.864.1133.9+5.753%
Season at home (10)74.559.7134.2+14.880%
Season away (5)60.472.8133.2-12.40%
Last 10 (10)67.661.4129.0+6.250%
Last 5 (5)66.663.4130.0+3.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)60.074.0134.0-14.00%
vs Similar ◀ (6)70.368.7139.0+1.767%
vs Weaker (19)79.365.7145.0+13.584%
This opponent (James Madison) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
James MadisonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Jacksonville State
#92
W
71-65
71
65
+6
A23/11
NCAA
George Mason
#31
L
61-66
61
66
-5
H29/11
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#130
W
71-61
71
61
+10
H04/12
NCAA
Utah Valley State
#32
W
78-61
78
61
+17
H07/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#87
L
58-75
58
75
-17
A18/12
NCAA
South Alabama
#83
L
49-77
49
77
-28
A21/12
NCAA
Midway
#572
W
96-64
96
64
+32
H29/12
NCAA
Southern Miss
#324
W
83-72
83
72
+11
H03/01
NCAA
Arkansas State
#54
W
67-62
67
62
+5
H04/01
NCAA
Marshall
#124
L
78-80
78
80
-2
A10/01
NCAA
1H
2H
40-29
31-36
24-26
37-40
37-27
34-34
44-28
34-33
32-31
26-44
26-34
23-43
55-23
41-41
33-31
50-41
33-39
34-23
34-32
44-48
139.5Avg total
71.2Scored
68.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)74.969.8144.7+5.156%
Season at home (8)80.564.5145.0+16.088%
Season away (8)69.275.1144.4-5.925%
Last 10 (10)71.268.3139.5+2.960%
Last 5 (5)74.671.0145.6+3.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)64.467.8132.2-3.440%
vs Similar ◀ (9)72.475.9148.3-3.444%
vs Weaker (16)83.067.2150.2+15.8100%
This opponent (Appalachian State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +3.9+3.91st half: +5.8+5.82nd half2nd half: +2.3+2.32nd half: -2.9-2.9
-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +3.9+3.91st half: +5.8+5.82nd half2nd half: +2.3+2.32nd half: -2.9-2.9
Appalachian StateJames Madison
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Appalachian StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sam Houston St.
#283
L
30-33
30
33
-3
H27/11
NCAA
Colgate
#267
W
40-25
40
25
+15
H29/11
NCAA
NC Wilmington
#27
L
33-44
33
44
-11
A30/11
NCAA
Mid-Atlantic
#588
W
49-24
49
24
+25
H03/12
NCAA
High Point
#13
W
29-20
29
20
+9
A14/12
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#314
L
21-35
21
35
-14
A19/12
NCAA
North Texas
#36
L
28-33
28
33
-5
A21/12
NCAA
Troy
#68
L
30-33
30
33
-3
H02/01
NCAA
Texas State
#207
W
38-30
38
30
+8
H04/01
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#326
W
37-19
37
19
+18
H08/01
NCAA
63.1Avg total
33.5Scored
29.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.131.766.8+3.450%-
Last 30 at home (19)39.230.970.2+8.368%-
Last 30 away (11)28.032.960.9-4.918%-
Last 10 (10)33.529.663.1+3.950%-
Last 5 (5)30.830.060.8+0.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)27.533.260.8-5.825%-
vs Similar ◀ (6)34.729.564.2+5.267%-
vs Weaker (19)37.331.869.1+5.553%-
This opponent (James Madison) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
James MadisonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Jacksonville State
#92
W
40-29
40
29
+11
A23/11
NCAA
George Mason
#31
L
24-26
24
26
-2
H29/11
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#130
W
37-27
37
27
+10
H04/12
NCAA
Utah Valley State
#32
W
44-28
44
28
+16
H07/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#87
W
32-31
32
31
+1
A18/12
NCAA
South Alabama
#83
L
26-34
26
34
-8
A21/12
NCAA
Midway
#572
W
55-23
55
23
+32
H29/12
NCAA
Southern Miss
#324
W
33-31
33
31
+2
H03/01
NCAA
Arkansas State
#54
L
33-39
33
39
-6
H04/01
NCAA
Marshall
#124
W
34-32
34
32
+2
A10/01
NCAA
65.8Avg total
35.8Scored
30.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.130.968.0+6.177%-
Last 30 at home (15)39.128.968.0+10.380%-
Last 30 away (15)35.033.068.0+2.073%-
Last 10 (10)35.830.065.8+5.870%-
Last 5 (5)36.231.868.0+4.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)31.032.263.2-1.220%-
vs Similar ◀ (9)35.932.968.8+3.089%-
vs Weaker (16)39.629.469.1+10.288%-
This opponent (Appalachian State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
3
Appalachian State wins
1
James Madison wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/01/25HCoastal Carolina74-51
04/01/25HTexas State72-61
02/01/25HTroy61-69
21/12/24ANorth Texas64-68
19/12/24ALouisiana Lafayette62-68
14/12/24AHigh Point59-65
03/12/24HMid-Atlantic85-43
30/11/24ANC Wilmington61-76
29/11/24HColgate72-50
27/11/24HSam Houston St.66-63
DateH/AOpponentScore
10/01/25AMarshall78-80
04/01/25HArkansas State67-62
03/01/25HSouthern Miss83-72
29/12/24HMidway96-64
21/12/24ASouth Alabama49-77
18/12/24AWake Forest58-75
07/12/24HUtah Valley State78-61
04/12/24HEast Tennessee St71-61
29/11/24HGeorge Mason61-66
23/11/24AJacksonville State71-65

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Appalachian State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWW53%
HomeWWLWW80%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games15105
Win %53%80%0%
Points / game69.874.560.4
Allowed / game64.159.772.8
Point differential+5.7+14.8-12.4
Avg total133.9134.2133.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+40%60%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)100% (2)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
James Madison
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWL56%
HomeWWWWW88%
AwayLWLLL25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1688
Win %56%88%25%
Points / game74.980.569.2
Allowed / game69.864.575.1
Point differential+5.1+16.0-5.9
Avg total144.7145.0144.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+44%75%12%
Close games (≤5 pts) won25% (4)50% (2)0% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Sun Belt conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 South Alabama1612475%75.260.9+14.2
2 Arkansas State1611569%78.270.8+7.4
3 Troy1510567%73.765.9+7.7
4 Texas State169756%75.469.2+6.2
5 James Madison169756%74.969.8+5.1
6 Appalachian State158753%69.864.1+5.7
7 Marshall179853%75.271.7+3.5
8 Coastal Carolina168850%68.167.6+0.5
9 Georgia Southern168850%73.979.1-5.2
10 Southern Miss167944%72.875.9-3.1
11 Old Dominion167944%69.674.0-4.4
12 Georgia State1661038%72.178.3-6.2
13 Louisiana Lafayette1641225%65.976.1-10.2
14 Louisiana Monroe1741324%71.773.9-2.2
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Appalachian State493786
James Madison303666
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