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James Madison vs Akron Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 10 Feb 2024
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 73-59
28-24 45-35
Position#6
Record21-3
FormWLWWW
Points / game85.2
Allowed / game69.2
vs
Position#59
Record18-5
FormWLWWW
Points / game75.9
Allowed / game64.3
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

James MadisonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Southern Miss
#211
L
71-81
71
81
-10
A06/01
NCAA
South Alabama
#212
W
89-55
89
55
+34
H12/01
NCAA
Appalachian State
#14
L
55-59
55
59
-4
H13/01
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#302
W
89-70
89
70
+19
H19/01
NCAA
Marshall
#289
W
67-52
67
52
+15
H20/01
NCAA
Old Dominion
#353
W
78-62
78
62
+16
A25/01
NCAA
Appalachian State
#14
L
76-82
76
82
-6
A27/01
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#330
W
105-67
105
67
+38
H02/02
NCAA
Old Dominion
#353
W
78-63
78
63
+15
H03/02
NCAA
Arkansas State
#186
W
77-73
77
73
+4
A08/02
NCAA
1H
2H
35-44
36-37
41-29
48-26
25-30
30-29
40-28
49-42
32-29
35-23
44-21
34-41
28-36
48-46
52-34
53-33
33-36
45-27
35-22
42-51
144.9Avg total
78.5Scored
66.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)85.269.2154.5+16.088%
Season at home (12)87.263.6150.8+23.692%
Season away (12)83.374.8158.2+8.583%
Last 10 (10)78.566.4144.9+12.170%
Last 5 (5)82.869.4152.2+13.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)71.377.7149.0-6.30%
vs Weaker ◀ (27)85.069.3154.3+15.793%
This opponent (Akron) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
AkronUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bowling Green
#127
W
83-67
83
67
+16
H06/01
NCAA
Ball State
#226
W
80-76
80
76
+4
A10/01
NCAA
Buffalo
#362
W
76-59
76
59
+17
H13/01
NCAA
Western Michigan
#300
W
77-66
77
66
+11
H17/01
NCAA
Kent State
#199
W
77-71
77
71
+6
A20/01
NCAA
Ohio
#120
W
67-58
67
58
+9
H24/01
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#228
L
68-70
68
70
-2
A27/01
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#278
W
77-46
77
46
+31
A31/01
NCAA
Toledo
#107
W
77-70
77
70
+7
H03/02
NCAA
Central Michigan
#168
W
68-47
68
47
+21
H07/02
NCAA
1H
2H
36-41
47-26
33-35
47-41
34-30
42-29
27-29
50-37
36-22
41-49
35-26
32-32
32-41
36-29
42-23
35-23
47-36
30-34
35-20
33-27
138.0Avg total
75.0Scored
63.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)75.964.3140.1+11.678%
Season at home (12)78.860.8139.5+18.092%
Season away (11)72.768.1140.8+4.664%
Last 10 (10)75.063.0138.0+12.090%
Last 5 (5)71.458.2129.6+13.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀no games
vs Similar (12)70.171.3141.4-1.242%
vs Weaker (16)79.866.4146.2+13.494%
This opponent (James Madison) is Stronger. 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

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +5.6+5.61st half: +5.4+5.42nd half2nd half: +6.5+6.52nd half: +6.6+6.6
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +5.6+5.61st half: +5.4+5.42nd half2nd half: +6.5+6.52nd half: +6.6+6.6
James MadisonAkron
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.
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James MadisonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Southern Miss
#211
L
35-44
35
44
-9
A06/01
NCAA
South Alabama
#212
W
41-29
41
29
+12
H12/01
NCAA
Appalachian State
#14
L
25-30
25
30
-5
H13/01
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#302
W
40-28
40
28
+12
H19/01
NCAA
Marshall
#289
W
32-29
32
29
+3
H20/01
NCAA
Old Dominion
#353
W
44-21
44
21
+23
A25/01
NCAA
Appalachian State
#14
L
28-36
28
36
-8
A27/01
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#330
W
52-34
52
34
+18
H02/02
NCAA
Old Dominion
#353
L
33-36
33
36
-3
H03/02
NCAA
Arkansas State
#186
W
35-22
35
22
+13
A08/02
NCAA
67.4Avg total
36.5Scored
30.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.032.872.8+7.263%-
Last 30 at home (18)40.433.273.6+7.261%-
Last 30 away (12)39.432.271.6+7.267%-
Last 10 (10)36.530.967.4+5.660%-
Last 5 (5)38.429.868.2+8.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)34.739.374.0-4.70%-
vs Weaker ◀ (27)40.632.072.6+8.670%-
This opponent (Akron) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
AkronLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bowling Green
#127
L
36-41
36
41
-5
H06/01
NCAA
Ball State
#226
L
33-35
33
35
-2
A10/01
NCAA
Buffalo
#362
W
34-30
34
30
+4
H13/01
NCAA
Western Michigan
#300
L
27-29
27
29
-2
H17/01
NCAA
Kent State
#199
W
36-22
36
22
+14
A20/01
NCAA
Ohio
#120
W
35-26
35
26
+9
H24/01
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#228
L
32-41
32
41
-9
A27/01
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#278
W
42-23
42
23
+19
A31/01
NCAA
Toledo
#107
W
47-36
47
36
+11
H03/02
NCAA
Central Michigan
#168
W
35-20
35
20
+15
H07/02
NCAA
66.0Avg total
35.7Scored
30.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.531.468.0+5.157%-
Last 30 at home (16)39.230.369.5+8.969%-
Last 30 away (14)33.532.766.2+0.843%-
Last 10 (10)35.730.366.0+5.460%-
Last 5 (5)38.229.267.4+9.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀no games
vs Similar (12)32.533.566.0-1.033%-
vs Weaker (16)37.131.268.3+5.869%-
This opponent (James Madison) is Stronger. 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
0
James Madison wins
0
Akron wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/02/24AArkansas State77-73
03/02/24HOld Dominion78-63
02/02/24HCoastal Carolina105-67
27/01/24AAppalachian State76-82
25/01/24AOld Dominion78-62
20/01/24HMarshall67-52
19/01/24HLouisiana Monroe89-70
13/01/24HAppalachian State55-59
12/01/24HSouth Alabama89-55
06/01/24ASouthern Miss71-81
Akronlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
07/02/24HCentral Michigan68-47
03/02/24HToledo77-70
31/01/24AEastern Michigan77-46
27/01/24AMiami (Ohio)68-70
24/01/24HOhio67-58
20/01/24AKent State77-71
17/01/24HWestern Michigan77-66
13/01/24HBuffalo76-59
10/01/24ABall State80-76
06/01/24HBowling Green83-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

James Madison
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW88%
HomeLWWWW92%
AwayWLWLW83%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games241212
Win %88%92%83%
Points / game85.287.283.3
Allowed / game69.263.674.8
Point differential+16.0+23.6+8.5
Avg total154.5150.8158.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+62%83%42%
Close games (≤5 pts) won80% (5)50% (2)100% (3)
Overtime %8%0%17%
Akron
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW78%
HomeWWWWW92%
AwayWWWLW64%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games231211
Win %78%92%64%
Points / game75.978.872.7
Allowed / game64.360.868.1
Point differential+11.6+18.0+4.6
Avg total140.1139.5140.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+43%67%18%
Close games (≤5 pts) won43% (7)50% (2)40% (5)
Overtime %4%8%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 James Madison2421388%85.269.2+16.0
2 Appalachian State2520580%78.666.9+11.7
3 Troy2517868%80.069.4+10.6
4 Louisiana Lafayette2415962%77.371.2+6.1
5 Southern Miss25141156%70.570.1+0.4
6 Marshall25121348%75.776.4-0.8
7 South Alabama25121348%73.576.6-3.2
8 Georgia State24111346%78.174.3+3.8
9 Arkansas State25111444%79.678.9+0.7
10 Texas State25111444%68.369.7-1.4
11 Louisiana Monroe2391439%71.074.7-3.7
12 Coastal Carolina2361726%74.779.9-5.2
13 Old Dominion2561924%71.276.6-5.4
14 Georgia Southern2552020%70.979.4-8.6
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 -).
Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Akron2318578%75.964.3+11.6
2 Bowling Green2316770%77.272.0+5.2
3 UMass2214864%80.372.0+8.2
4 Toledo2415962%80.777.4+3.2
5 Central Michigan24141058%66.871.0-4.2
6 Ohio24131154%78.872.4+6.4
7 Ball State24121250%74.870.9+3.9
8 Kent State24121250%76.573.0+3.5
9 Miami (Ohio)23111248%72.471.0+1.4
10 Eastern Michigan2491538%67.575.6-8.0
11 Northern Illinois2381535%75.678.6-3.0
12 Western Michigan2481633%71.575.5-4.0
13 Buffalo2332013%67.480.4-13.0
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
James Madison284573
Akron243559
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