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Georgia State vs James Madison Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 21 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 20:30
Final 65-80
26-40 39-40
Position#332
Record10-18
FormLLLLW
Points / game70.3
Allowed / game73.9
Georgia State
USA
vs
James Madison 🏆
USA
Position#169
Record15-13
FormLWWWW
Points / game73.7
Allowed / game74.2
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Georgia State v James Madison
23 Jan 2027
GEOR v JAME
upcoming
21 Feb 2026
GEOR65
JAME80
25 Jan 2025
GEOR79
JAME86
28 Feb 2024
GEOR78
JAME84
29 Dec 2022
GEOR47
JAME63
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Georgia State 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 StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisiana Monroe
#369
W
77-57
77
57
+20
A17/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#174
W
69-62
69
62
+7
H23/01
NCAA
Arkansas State
#98
W
82-81
82
81
+1
H24/01
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
L
72-82
72
82
-10
A30/01
NCAA
South Alabama
#120
L
67-69
67
69
-2
A01/02
NCAA
Troy
#84
L
63-74
63
74
-11
H05/02
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#342
L
74-75
74
75
-1
H07/02
NCAA
James Madison
#169
L
79-81 OT
79
81
-2
A13/02
NCAA
Old Dominion
#300
L
55-78
55
78
-23
A14/02
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#142
W
66-64
66
64
+2
H20/02
NCAA
1H
2H
38-39
39-18
30-32
39-30
38-36
44-45
28-46
44-36
33-36
34-33
28-28
35-46
37-35
37-40
33-41
37-29
26-36
29-42
37-27
29-37
142.7Avg total
70.4Scored
72.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)70.373.9144.2-3.636%
Season at home (12)73.868.6142.4+5.258%
Season away (16)67.777.9145.6-10.219%
Last 10 (10)70.472.3142.7-1.940%
Last 5 (5)67.474.4141.8-7.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (20)69.876.0145.8-6.235%
vs Similar (7)64.773.6138.3-8.914%
vs Weaker (2)93.564.5158.0+29.0100%
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
72-77
72
77
-5
A17/01
NCAA
South Alabama
#120
L
83-90
83
90
-7
H23/01
NCAA
Texas State
#125
W
82-57
82
57
+25
H24/01
NCAA
Troy
#84
W
73-64
73
64
+9
A30/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#174
L
65-73
65
73
-8
A31/01
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
L
61-64
61
64
-3
H05/02
NCAA
Toledo
#156
W
73-71
73
71
+2
H07/02
NCAA
Georgia State
#332
W
81-79 OT
81
79
+2
H13/02
NCAA
Appalachian State
#119
W
69-58
69
58
+11
H14/02
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#127
W
67-65
67
65
+2
A19/02
NCAA
1H
2H
32-36
40-41
40-36
43-54
47-28
35-29
31-28
42-36
21-29
44-44
32-29
29-35
32-32
41-39
41-33
29-37
29-24
40-34
32-32
35-33
142.4Avg total
72.6Scored
69.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)73.774.2147.9-0.654%
Season at home (14)74.468.6143.0+5.779%
Season away (14)73.079.9152.9-6.929%
Last 10 (10)72.669.8142.4+2.860%
Last 5 (5)70.267.4137.6+2.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)69.578.1147.6-8.638%
vs Similar (17)76.376.7153.0-0.447%
vs Weaker ◀ (4)73.268.8142.0+4.575%
This opponent (Georgia State) 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

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -2.8-2.81st half: +3.0+3.02nd half2nd half: +1.1+1.12nd half: -0.4-0.4
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -2.8-2.81st half: +3.0+3.02nd half2nd half: +1.1+1.12nd half: -0.4-0.4
Georgia 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
Georgia StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisiana Monroe
#369
L
38-39
38
39
-1
A17/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#174
L
30-32
30
32
-2
H23/01
NCAA
Arkansas State
#98
W
38-36
38
36
+2
H24/01
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
L
28-46
28
46
-18
A30/01
NCAA
South Alabama
#120
L
33-36
33
36
-3
A01/02
NCAA
Troy
#84
D
28-28
28
28
+0
H05/02
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#342
W
37-35
37
35
+2
H07/02
NCAA
James Madison
#169
L
33-41
33
41
-8
A13/02
NCAA
Old Dominion
#300
L
26-36
26
36
-10
A14/02
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#142
W
37-27
37
27
+10
H20/02
NCAA
68.4Avg total
32.8Scored
35.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.035.369.3-1.343%-
Last 30 at home (13)36.831.167.9+5.869%-
Last 30 away (17)31.938.570.4-6.624%-
Last 10 (10)32.835.668.4-2.830%-
Last 5 (5)32.233.465.6-1.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (20)32.636.068.7-3.435%-
vs Similar (7)32.033.765.7-1.757%-
vs Weaker (2)47.038.585.5+8.550%-
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
L
32-36
32
36
-4
A17/01
NCAA
South Alabama
#120
W
40-36
40
36
+4
H23/01
NCAA
Texas State
#125
W
47-28
47
28
+19
H24/01
NCAA
Troy
#84
W
31-28
31
28
+3
A30/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#174
L
21-29
21
29
-8
A31/01
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
W
32-29
32
29
+3
H05/02
NCAA
Toledo
#156
D
32-32
32
32
+0
H07/02
NCAA
Georgia State
#332
W
41-33
41
33
+8
H13/02
NCAA
Appalachian State
#119
W
29-24
29
24
+5
H14/02
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#127
D
32-32
32
32
+0
A19/02
NCAA
64.4Avg total
33.7Scored
30.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.434.769.1-0.353%-
Last 30 at home (15)35.432.367.7+3.167%-
Last 30 away (15)33.437.170.5-3.740%-
Last 10 (10)33.730.764.4+3.060%-
Last 5 (5)33.230.063.2+3.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)31.434.265.6-2.962%-
vs Similar (17)34.836.671.4-1.835%-
vs Weaker ◀ (4)37.828.566.2+9.2100%-
This opponent (Georgia State) 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
0
Georgia State wins
7
James Madison wins
DateGameScore
13/02/26James Madison v Georgia State81-79 OT
21/02/25James Madison v Georgia State83-63
25/01/25Georgia State v James Madison79-86
29/02/24Georgia State v James Madison78-84
16/02/24James Madison v Georgia State83-63
25/02/23James Madison v Georgia State90-69
30/12/22Georgia State v James Madison47-63
Georgia Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/02/26HGeorgia Southern66-64
14/02/26AOld Dominion55-78
13/02/26AJames Madison79-81 OT
07/02/26HNorthern Illinois74-75
05/02/26HTroy63-74
01/02/26ASouth Alabama67-69
30/01/26ALouisiana Lafayette72-82
24/01/26HArkansas State82-81
23/01/26HSouthern Miss69-62
17/01/26ALouisiana Monroe77-57
James Madisonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/02/26ACoastal Carolina67-65
14/02/26HAppalachian State69-58
13/02/26HGeorgia State81-79 OT
07/02/26HToledo73-71
05/02/26HLouisiana Lafayette61-64
31/01/26ASouthern Miss65-73
30/01/26ATroy73-64
24/01/26HTexas State82-57
23/01/26HSouth Alabama83-90
17/01/26AMarshall72-77

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Georgia State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLW36%
HomeWWLLW58%
AwayWLLLL19%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281216
Win %36%58%19%
Points / game70.373.867.7
Allowed / game73.968.677.9
Point differential-3.6+5.2-10.2
Avg total144.2142.4145.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+14%17%12%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (9)50% (6)0% (3)
Overtime %4%0%6%
James Madison
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW54%
HomeWLWWW79%
AwayLLWLW29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281414
Win %54%79%29%
Points / game73.774.473.0
Allowed / game74.268.679.9
Point differential-0.6+5.7-6.9
Avg total147.9143.0152.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+18%36%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won64% (11)71% (7)50% (4)
Overtime %7%7%7%
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 Troy28181064%81.574.7+6.8
2 Appalachian State30191163%72.565.6+6.9
3 Arkansas State29181162%83.077.6+5.5
4 Marshall29181162%80.776.8+3.8
5 South Alabama28171161%74.370.6+3.8
6 Texas State30181260%74.371.1+3.2
7 Coastal Carolina29171259%73.472.0+1.4
8 James Madison28151354%73.774.2-0.6
9 Georgia Southern29151452%80.379.7+0.6
10 Southern Miss29151452%73.873.6+0.2
11 Georgia State28101836%70.373.9-3.6
12 Old Dominion29101934%75.077.0-2.0
13 Louisiana Lafayette29101934%63.069.3-6.3
14 Louisiana Monroe2942514%73.183.8-10.7
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 State263965
James Madison404080
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