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Georgia Southern vs James Madison Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 14 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 72-77
32-37 40-40
Position#201
Record13-12
FormLLLWW
Points / game74.6
Allowed / game76.7
vs
Position#110
Record15-10
FormWWWWL
Points / game72.6
Allowed / game68.6
USANCAA
Other2024-25
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 winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
James Madison winWon
-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 State
#274
L
78-82 OT
78
82
-4
A09/01
NCAA
Marshall
#124
L
69-81
69
81
-12
A11/01
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#326
W
88-87 OT
88
87
+1
A17/01
NCAA
Old Dominion
#261
W
67-63
67
63
+4
A18/01
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#326
W
85-58
85
58
+27
H23/01
NCAA
Marshall
#124
L
67-71
67
71
-4
H25/01
NCAA
Troy
#68
L
74-81
74
81
-7
A31/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#324
L
68-72
68
72
-4
A01/02
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#314
W
83-82
83
82
+1
H06/02
NCAA
Western Michigan
#305
W
83-57
83
57
+26
A08/02
NCAA
1H
2H
38-38
31-31
35-45
34-36
35-33
40-42
30-22
37-41
37-24
48-34
37-35
30-36
40-41
34-40
23-36
45-36
38-41
45-41
41-26
42-31
149.6Avg total
76.2Scored
73.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)74.676.7151.4-2.152%
Season at home (11)77.673.1150.7+4.582%
Season away (14)72.379.6151.9-7.329%
Last 10 (10)76.273.4149.6+2.850%
Last 5 (5)75.072.6147.6+2.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)68.979.2148.1-10.321%
vs Similar (11)83.176.5159.5+6.673%
vs Weaker (4)79.270.8150.0+8.5100%
This opponent (James Madison) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
James MadisonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Marshall
#124
L
78-80
78
80
-2
A10/01
NCAA
Appalachian State
#157
L
66-86
66
86
-20
A11/01
NCAA
Marshall
#124
W
67-64
67
64
+3
H17/01
NCAA
Appalachian State
#157
L
50-58
50
58
-8
H18/01
NCAA
Old Dominion
#261
W
74-60
74
60
+14
A23/01
NCAA
Georgia State
#274
W
86-79
86
79
+7
A25/01
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#326
W
73-64
73
64
+9
H31/01
NCAA
Old Dominion
#261
W
68-54
68
54
+14
H01/02
NCAA
Troy
#68
W
64-61
64
61
+3
H06/02
NCAA
Toledo
#167
L
69-72
69
72
-3
A08/02
NCAA
1H
2H
34-32
44-48
30-49
36-37
39-25
28-39
20-20
30-38
37-29
37-31
47-39
39-40
36-30
37-34
36-25
32-29
32-28
32-33
41-38
28-34
137.3Avg total
69.5Scored
67.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)72.668.6141.2+4.060%
Season at home (13)74.362.8137.2+11.585%
Season away (12)70.874.8145.6-4.133%
Last 10 (10)69.567.8137.3+1.760%
Last 5 (5)72.066.0138.0+6.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)64.366.7131.0-2.350%
vs Similar (12)69.674.2143.8-4.742%
vs Weaker ◀ (12)80.565.1145.6+15.492%
This opponent (Georgia Southern) is Weaker. 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

-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +1.3+1.31st half: +3.7+3.72nd half2nd half: +1.8+1.82nd half: -2.0-2.0
-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +1.3+1.31st half: +3.7+3.72nd half2nd half: +1.8+1.82nd half: -2.0-2.0
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 State
#274
D
38-38
38
38
+0
A09/01
NCAA
Marshall
#124
L
35-45
35
45
-10
A11/01
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#326
W
35-33
35
33
+2
A17/01
NCAA
Old Dominion
#261
W
30-22
30
22
+8
A18/01
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#326
W
37-24
37
24
+13
H23/01
NCAA
Marshall
#124
W
37-35
37
35
+2
H25/01
NCAA
Troy
#68
L
40-41
40
41
-1
A31/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#324
L
23-36
23
36
-13
A01/02
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#314
L
38-41
38
41
-3
H06/02
NCAA
Western Michigan
#305
W
41-26
41
26
+15
A08/02
NCAA
69.5Avg total
35.4Scored
34.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.234.569.8+0.757%-
Last 30 at home (14)36.032.968.9+3.171%-
Last 30 away (16)34.635.970.5-1.444%-
Last 10 (10)35.434.169.5+1.350%-
Last 5 (5)35.835.871.6+0.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)34.136.170.1-2.050%-
vs Similar (11)36.733.770.5+3.064%-
vs Weaker (4)34.232.066.2+2.250%-
This opponent (James Madison) is Stronger. 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
Marshall
#124
W
34-32
34
32
+2
A10/01
NCAA
Appalachian State
#157
L
30-49
30
49
-19
A11/01
NCAA
Marshall
#124
W
39-25
39
25
+14
H17/01
NCAA
Appalachian State
#157
D
20-20
20
20
+0
H18/01
NCAA
Old Dominion
#261
W
37-29
37
29
+8
A23/01
NCAA
Georgia State
#274
W
47-39
47
39
+8
A25/01
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#326
W
36-30
36
30
+6
H31/01
NCAA
Old Dominion
#261
W
36-25
36
25
+11
H01/02
NCAA
Troy
#68
W
32-28
32
28
+4
H06/02
NCAA
Toledo
#167
W
41-38
41
38
+3
A08/02
NCAA
66.7Avg total
35.2Scored
31.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.331.167.4+5.377%-
Last 30 at home (16)37.727.965.6+9.881%-
Last 30 away (14)34.834.769.5+0.171%-
Last 10 (10)35.231.566.7+3.780%-
Last 5 (5)38.432.070.4+6.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)31.231.562.7-0.333%-
vs Similar (12)34.332.566.8+1.875%-
vs Weaker ◀ (12)40.929.470.3+11.5100%-
This opponent (Georgia Southern) is Weaker. 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
1
Georgia Southern wins
3
James Madison wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/02/25AWestern Michigan83-57
06/02/25HLouisiana Lafayette83-82
01/02/25ASouthern Miss68-72
31/01/25ATroy74-81
25/01/25HMarshall67-71
23/01/25HCoastal Carolina85-58
18/01/25AOld Dominion67-63
17/01/25ACoastal Carolina88-87 OT
11/01/25AMarshall69-81
09/01/25AGeorgia State78-82 OT
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/02/25AToledo69-72
06/02/25HTroy64-61
01/02/25HOld Dominion68-54
31/01/25HCoastal Carolina73-64
25/01/25AGeorgia State86-79
23/01/25AOld Dominion74-60
18/01/25HAppalachian State50-58
17/01/25HMarshall67-64
11/01/25AAppalachian State66-86
10/01/25AMarshall78-80

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Georgia Southern
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWW52%
HomeWLWLW82%
AwayWWLLW29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games251114
Win %52%82%29%
Points / game74.677.672.3
Allowed / game76.773.179.6
Point differential-2.1+4.5-7.3
Avg total151.4150.7151.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%36%7%
Close games (≤5 pts) won70% (10)80% (5)60% (5)
Overtime %12%9%14%
James Madison
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL60%
HomeWLWWW85%
AwayLLWWL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games251312
Win %60%85%33%
Points / game72.674.370.8
Allowed / game68.662.874.8
Point differential+4.0+11.5-4.1
Avg total141.2137.2145.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+36%54%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won43% (7)75% (4)0% (3)
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 State2619773%79.369.8+9.5
2 South Alabama2516964%71.862.9+8.9
3 Troy2516964%72.965.0+8.0
4 Appalachian State2415962%69.363.1+6.2
5 Marshall25151060%75.571.4+4.2
6 James Madison25151060%72.668.6+4.0
7 Georgia Southern25131252%74.676.7-2.1
8 Texas State25121348%75.973.2+2.7
9 Old Dominion25111444%68.071.5-3.4
10 Georgia State25101540%74.779.4-4.6
11 Southern Miss26101638%71.976.1-4.2
12 Coastal Carolina2581732%66.571.0-4.5
13 Louisiana Lafayette2681831%66.174.2-8.1
14 Louisiana Monroe2561924%68.673.8-5.1
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
Georgia Southern324072
James Madison374077
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