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Georgia Southern vs James Madison Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 20 Dec 2025
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 96-92 (OT)
37-39 43-41 16-12
Position#142
Record9-5
FormWWWWW
Points / game83.1
Allowed / game77.9
vs
Position#169
Record7-5
FormWLWWL
Points / game74.5
Allowed / game74.4
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Georgia Southern v James Madison
13 Jan 2027
GEOR v JAME
upcoming
20 Dec 2025
GEOR96
JAME92
13 Feb 2025
GEOR72
JAME77
24 Feb 2024
GEOR74
JAME80
09 Feb 2023
GEOR76
JAME73
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Georgia SouthernUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgia Tech
#309
L
66-68
66
68
-2
A19/11
NCAA
Florida State
#167
L
72-98
72
98
-26
A21/11
NCAA
Youngstown State
#227
L
61-67
61
67
-6
A24/11
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#365
L
64-77
64
77
-13
H26/11
NCAA
Houston Christian
#297
W
80-62
80
62
+18
H29/11
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#131
W
77-69
77
69
+8
H04/12
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#370
W
88-84
88
84
+4
A06/12
NCAA
Coastal Georgia
#533
W
100-58
100
58
+42
H12/12
NCAA
West Georgia
#243
W
91-85
91
85
+6
A14/12
NCAA
Georgia State
#332
W
90-67
90
67
+23
H19/12
NCAA
1H
2H
37-36
29-32
29-40
43-58
30-32
31-35
33-29
31-48
34-27
46-35
33-27
44-42
46-43
42-41
49-27
51-31
45-42
46-43
44-41
46-26
152.4Avg total
78.9Scored
73.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)83.177.9161.0+5.364%
Season at home (7)86.071.7157.7+14.386%
Season away (7)80.384.0164.3-3.743%
Last 10 (10)78.973.5152.4+5.460%
Last 5 (5)89.272.6161.8+16.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)70.274.2144.3-4.017%
vs Similar ◀ (14)78.074.9152.9+3.171%
vs Weaker (9)83.475.0158.4+8.467%
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
Coppin State
#354
W
84-70
84
70
+14
H09/11
NCAA
Longwood
#202
L
72-82
72
82
-10
A13/11
NCAA
LIU Sharks
#59
L
79-88
79
88
-9
A16/11
NCAA
Towson
#157
W
81-75
81
75
+6
H19/11
NCAA
Florida International
#232
W
80-72
80
72
+8
A25/11
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#219
W
88-77
88
77
+11
H26/11
NCAA
George Mason
#47
L
66-82
66
82
-16
A29/11
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#258
W
67-62
67
62
+5
H04/12
NCAA
Norfolk State
#233
W
68-67
68
67
+1
H06/12
NCAA
Old Dominion
#300
L
68-77
68
77
-9
A18/12
NCAA
1H
2H
43-28
41-42
35-44
37-38
39-56
40-32
36-36
45-39
41-45
39-27
48-32
40-45
35-32
31-50
35-24
32-38
35-32
33-35
22-34
46-43
150.5Avg total
75.3Scored
75.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)74.574.4148.9+0.158%
Season at home (6)76.367.8144.2+8.5100%
Season away (6)72.781.0153.7-8.317%
Last 10 (10)75.375.2150.5+0.160%
Last 5 (5)71.473.0144.4-1.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)65.673.8139.4-8.240%
vs Similar ◀ (12)74.277.3151.5-3.242%
vs Weaker (12)76.568.4144.9+8.192%
This opponent (Georgia Southern) 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

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +3.6+3.61st half: +0.6+0.62nd half2nd half: +1.8+1.82nd half: -0.5-0.5
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +3.6+3.61st half: +0.6+0.62nd half2nd half: +1.8+1.82nd half: -0.5-0.5
Georgia SouthernJames 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
Georgia SouthernLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgia Tech
#309
W
37-36
37
36
+1
A19/11
NCAA
Florida State
#167
L
29-40
29
40
-11
A21/11
NCAA
Youngstown State
#227
L
30-32
30
32
-2
A24/11
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#365
W
33-29
33
29
+4
H26/11
NCAA
Houston Christian
#297
W
34-27
34
27
+7
H29/11
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#131
W
33-27
33
27
+6
H04/12
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#370
W
46-43
46
43
+3
A06/12
NCAA
Coastal Georgia
#533
W
49-27
49
27
+22
H12/12
NCAA
West Georgia
#243
W
45-42
45
42
+3
A14/12
NCAA
Georgia State
#332
W
44-41
44
41
+3
H19/12
NCAA
72.4Avg total
38.0Scored
34.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.434.470.8+2.057%-
Last 30 at home (15)36.832.269.0+4.673%-
Last 30 away (15)36.036.772.7-0.740%-
Last 10 (10)38.034.472.4+3.680%-
Last 5 (5)43.436.079.4+7.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)35.536.271.7-0.733%-
vs Similar ◀ (14)33.531.865.3+1.750%-
vs Weaker (9)40.936.777.6+4.278%-
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
Coppin State
#354
W
43-28
43
28
+15
H09/11
NCAA
Longwood
#202
L
35-44
35
44
-9
A13/11
NCAA
LIU Sharks
#59
L
39-56
39
56
-17
A16/11
NCAA
Towson
#157
D
36-36
36
36
+0
H19/11
NCAA
Florida International
#232
L
41-45
41
45
-4
A25/11
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#219
W
48-32
48
32
+16
H26/11
NCAA
George Mason
#47
W
35-32
35
32
+3
A29/11
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#258
W
35-24
35
24
+11
H04/12
NCAA
Norfolk State
#233
W
35-32
35
32
+3
H06/12
NCAA
Old Dominion
#300
L
22-34
22
34
-12
A18/12
NCAA
73.2Avg total
36.9Scored
36.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.234.170.3+2.163%-
Last 30 at home (15)35.230.665.8+4.667%-
Last 30 away (15)37.237.674.8-0.460%-
Last 10 (10)36.936.373.2+0.650%-
Last 5 (5)35.030.865.8+4.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)32.433.866.2-1.460%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)35.036.571.5-1.542%-
vs Weaker (12)38.832.271.0+6.783%-
This opponent (Georgia Southern) 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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Georgia Southern wins
5
James Madison wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/12/25HGeorgia State90-67
14/12/25AWest Georgia91-85
12/12/25HCoastal Georgia100-58
06/12/25AGardner Webb88-84
04/12/25HLouisiana Tech77-69
29/11/25HHouston Christian80-62
26/11/25HUTSA Roadrunners64-77
24/11/25AYoungstown State61-67
21/11/25AFlorida State72-98
19/11/25AGeorgia Tech66-68
DateH/AOpponentScore
18/12/25AOld Dominion68-77
06/12/25HNorfolk State68-67
04/12/25HN. Carolina Central67-62
29/11/25AGeorge Mason66-82
26/11/25HNebraska O.88-77
25/11/25AFlorida International80-72
19/11/25HTowson81-75
16/11/25ALIU Sharks79-88
13/11/25ALongwood72-82
09/11/25HCoppin State84-70

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Georgia Southern
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW64%
HomeLWWWW86%
AwayLLLWW43%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1477
Win %64%86%43%
Points / game83.186.080.3
Allowed / game77.971.784.0
Point differential+5.3+14.3-3.7
Avg total161.0157.7164.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%57%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)100% (1)50% (4)
Overtime %0%0%0%
James Madison
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWL58%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLLWLL17%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1266
Win %58%100%17%
Points / game74.576.372.7
Allowed / game74.467.881.0
Point differential+0.1+8.5-8.3
Avg total148.9144.2153.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (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 Arkansas State139469%82.079.2+2.8
2 Georgia Southern149564%83.177.9+5.3
3 Troy138562%87.578.7+8.8
4 Marshall127558%78.176.8+1.3
5 James Madison127558%74.574.4+0.1
6 Appalachian State148657%73.465.9+7.5
7 Texas State148657%73.768.4+5.4
8 Southern Miss137654%76.572.5+3.9
9 South Alabama137654%74.070.6+3.4
10 Coastal Carolina137654%73.271.4+1.8
11 Old Dominion134931%74.277.2-2.9
12 Louisiana Monroe1331023%73.282.1-8.9
13 Georgia State1331023%65.876.5-10.8
14 Louisiana Lafayette1321115%57.569.7-12.2
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

Team1H2HOTFinal
Georgia Southern37431696
James Madison39411292
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