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James Madison vs Appalachian State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 14 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 21:00
Final 69-58
29-24 40-34
Position#169
Record13-13
FormWLLWW
Points / game74.1
Allowed / game75.2
vs
Position#119
Record18-9
FormWWWWW
Points / game71.7
Allowed / game64.1
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · James Madison v Appalachian State
14 Feb 2026
JAME69
APPA58
18 Jan 2025
JAME50
APPA58
13 Jan 2024
JAME55
APPA59
07 Jan 2023
JAME62
APPA71
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

James Madison winWon
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Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Appalachian State 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
Old Dominion
#300
W
70-69
70
69
+1
H10/01
NCAA
Appalachian State
#119
L
65-80
65
80
-15
A15/01
NCAA
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
1H
2H
27-44
43-25
27-38
38-42
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
144.9Avg total
72.5Scored
72.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)74.175.2149.3-1.150%
Season at home (13)74.869.5144.2+5.377%
Season away (13)73.581.0154.5-7.523%
Last 10 (10)72.572.4144.9+0.150%
Last 5 (5)70.670.2140.8+0.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)69.681.0150.6-11.429%
vs Similar (16)76.977.4154.3-0.644%
vs Weaker (6)76.071.2147.2+4.883%
This opponent (Appalachian State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Appalachian StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Coastal Carolina
#127
L
62-67
62
67
-5
A10/01
NCAA
James Madison
#169
W
80-65
80
65
+15
H15/01
NCAA
Old Dominion
#300
L
73-75
73
75
-2
H17/01
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
W
72-58
72
58
+14
H22/01
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#369
W
59-43
59
43
+16
H23/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#174
W
70-63
70
63
+7
A30/01
NCAA
Troy
#84
W
66-44
66
44
+22
A31/01
NCAA
South Alabama
#120
W
65-57
65
57
+8
H04/02
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#322
W
65-60
65
60
+5
H07/02
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#142
W
81-65
81
65
+16
A12/02
NCAA
1H
2H
32-26
30-41
38-27
42-38
17-36
56-39
31-30
41-28
28-20
31-23
29-27
41-36
36-24
30-20
29-23
36-34
36-33
29-27
31-27
50-38
129.0Avg total
69.3Scored
59.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (27)71.764.1135.8+7.667%
Season at home (14)74.960.8135.7+14.179%
Season away (13)68.267.7135.8+0.554%
Last 10 (10)69.359.7129.0+9.680%
Last 5 (5)69.457.8127.2+11.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)86.078.0164.0+8.0100%
vs Similar (6)64.869.0133.8-4.233%
vs Weaker ◀ (23)71.062.4133.4+8.565%
This opponent (James Madison) 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

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -0.3-0.31st half: +3.4+3.42nd half2nd half: +0.2+0.22nd half: +6.2+6.2
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -0.3-0.31st half: +3.4+3.42nd half2nd half: +0.2+0.22nd half: +6.2+6.2
James MadisonAppalachian State
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
James MadisonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Old Dominion
#300
L
27-44
27
44
-17
H10/01
NCAA
Appalachian State
#119
L
27-38
27
38
-11
A15/01
NCAA
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
66.3Avg total
33.0Scored
33.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.235.270.4-0.053%-
Last 30 at home (15)35.933.169.1+2.860%-
Last 30 away (15)34.437.371.7-2.947%-
Last 10 (10)33.033.366.3-0.350%-
Last 5 (5)31.430.261.6+1.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)31.735.767.4-4.057%-
vs Similar (16)35.036.971.9-1.938%-
vs Weaker (6)39.231.070.2+8.283%-
This opponent (Appalachian State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Appalachian StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Coastal Carolina
#127
W
32-26
32
26
+6
A10/01
NCAA
James Madison
#169
W
38-27
38
27
+11
H15/01
NCAA
Old Dominion
#300
L
17-36
17
36
-19
H17/01
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
W
31-30
31
30
+1
H22/01
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#369
W
28-20
28
20
+8
H23/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#174
W
29-27
29
27
+2
A30/01
NCAA
Troy
#84
W
36-24
36
24
+12
A31/01
NCAA
South Alabama
#120
W
29-23
29
23
+6
H04/02
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#322
W
36-33
36
33
+3
H07/02
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#142
W
31-27
31
27
+4
A12/02
NCAA
58.0Avg total
30.7Scored
27.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.129.161.3+3.060%-
Last 30 at home (15)34.128.762.7+5.467%-
Last 30 away (15)30.229.659.8+0.653%-
Last 10 (10)30.727.358.0+3.490%-
Last 5 (5)32.226.859.0+5.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)34.033.067.0+1.0100%-
vs Similar (6)29.531.060.5-1.550%-
vs Weaker ◀ (23)32.728.561.2+4.361%-
This opponent (James Madison) 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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
James Madison wins
6
Appalachian State wins
James Madisonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
15/01/26AAppalachian State65-80
10/01/26HOld Dominion70-69
DateH/AOpponentScore
12/02/26AGeorgia Southern81-65
07/02/26HEastern Michigan65-60
04/02/26HSouth Alabama65-57
31/01/26ATroy66-44
30/01/26ASouthern Miss70-63
23/01/26HLouisiana Monroe59-43
22/01/26HLouisiana Lafayette72-58
17/01/26HOld Dominion73-75
15/01/26HJames Madison80-65
10/01/26ACoastal Carolina62-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

James Madison
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWW50%
HomeLWLWW77%
AwayWLLWL23%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261313
Win %50%77%23%
Points / game74.174.873.5
Allowed / game75.269.581.0
Point differential-1.1+5.3-7.5
Avg total149.3144.2154.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+15%31%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (10)71% (7)33% (3)
Overtime %8%8%8%
Appalachian State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW67%
HomeLWWWW79%
AwayWLWWW54%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games271413
Win %67%79%54%
Points / game71.774.968.2
Allowed / game64.160.867.7
Point differential+7.6+14.1+0.5
Avg total135.8135.7135.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+37%50%23%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)67% (3)50% (2)
Overtime %4%7%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 Appalachian State2718967%71.764.1+7.6
2 Troy2617965%82.374.9+7.4
3 South Alabama2617965%73.869.3+4.5
4 Marshall2516964%80.075.0+5.0
5 Texas State28171161%74.470.9+3.6
6 Arkansas State27161159%82.577.5+5.0
7 Coastal Carolina27161159%73.572.1+1.4
8 Georgia Southern26141254%80.379.6+0.7
9 James Madison26131350%74.175.2-1.1
10 Southern Miss27131448%73.573.6-0.1
11 Louisiana Lafayette2691735%62.669.0-6.5
12 Old Dominion2791833%74.476.8-2.4
13 Georgia State2791833%70.574.3-3.8
14 Louisiana Monroe2742315%72.283.3-11.1
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
James Madison294069
Appalachian State243458
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