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James Madison vs Coastal Carolina Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 28 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 68-69
33-31 35-38
Position#169
Record17-13
FormWWWWW
Points / game74.2
Allowed / game73.7
vs
Position#127
Record18-12
FormWWLWW
Points / game73.5
Allowed / game72.0
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · James Madison v Coastal Carolina
27 Feb 2026
JAME68
COAS69
30 Jan 2025
JAME73
COAS64
01 Feb 2024
JAME105
COAS67
26 Jan 2023
JAME75
COAS69
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

James Madison winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Coastal Carolina winWon
-no forecast
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
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
Georgia State
#332
W
80-65
80
65
+15
A21/02
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#142
W
82-66
82
66
+16
H26/02
NCAA
1H
2H
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
40-26
40-39
38-37
44-29
139.5Avg total
73.3Scored
66.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (30)74.273.7147.8+0.557%
Season at home (15)74.968.5143.3+6.480%
Season away (15)73.578.9152.3-5.433%
Last 10 (10)73.366.2139.5+7.180%
Last 5 (5)75.866.6142.4+9.2100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)70.978.0148.9-7.143%
vs Similar ◀ (17)75.674.6150.2+1.153%
vs Weaker (5)74.668.0142.6+6.680%
This opponent (Coastal Carolina) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Coastal CarolinaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Texas State
#125
W
72-70
72
70
+2
H23/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#174
W
85-67
85
67
+18
H24/01
NCAA
South Alabama
#120
L
48-53
48
53
-5
A30/01
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#369
W
83-79
83
79
+4
A01/02
NCAA
Arkansas State
#98
L
66-70
66
70
-4
H05/02
NCAA
UMass
#189
W
94-91 OT
94
91
+3
H07/02
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
W
69-65
69
65
+4
A13/02
NCAA
James Madison
#169
L
65-67
65
67
-2
H19/02
NCAA
Marshall
#124
W
79-75
79
75
+4
H21/02
NCAA
Georgia State
#332
W
76-71
76
71
+5
A25/02
NCAA
1H
2H
32-27
40-43
39-25
46-42
24-15
24-38
43-38
40-41
29-27
37-43
21-32
43-32
36-29
33-36
32-32
33-35
36-24
43-51
30-28
46-43
144.5Avg total
73.7Scored
70.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (30)73.572.0145.5+1.560%
Season at home (13)77.470.2147.6+7.262%
Season away (17)70.573.3143.8-2.859%
Last 10 (10)73.770.8144.5+2.970%
Last 5 (5)76.673.8150.4+2.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)63.675.0138.6-11.443%
vs Similar ◀ (16)74.171.6145.7+2.462%
vs Weaker (7)82.169.7151.9+12.471%
This opponent (James Madison) 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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.5+4.51st half: +4.5+4.52nd half2nd half: +2.4+2.42nd half: -1.9-1.9
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.5+4.51st half: +4.5+4.52nd half2nd half: +2.4+2.42nd half: -1.9-1.9
James MadisonCoastal Carolina
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
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
Georgia State
#332
W
40-26
40
26
+14
A21/02
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#142
W
38-37
38
37
+1
H26/02
NCAA
64.1Avg total
34.3Scored
29.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.934.369.2+0.557%-
Last 30 at home (15)36.432.168.5+4.373%-
Last 30 away (15)33.336.669.9-3.340%-
Last 10 (10)34.329.864.1+4.570%-
Last 5 (5)36.030.466.4+5.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)32.633.466.0-0.971%-
vs Similar ◀ (17)34.636.871.5-2.235%-
vs Weaker (5)38.228.066.2+10.2100%-
This opponent (Coastal Carolina) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Coastal CarolinaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Texas State
#125
W
32-27
32
27
+5
H23/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#174
W
39-25
39
25
+14
H24/01
NCAA
South Alabama
#120
W
24-15
24
15
+9
A30/01
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#369
W
43-38
43
38
+5
A01/02
NCAA
Arkansas State
#98
W
29-27
29
27
+2
H05/02
NCAA
UMass
#189
L
21-32
21
32
-11
H07/02
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
W
36-29
36
29
+7
A13/02
NCAA
James Madison
#169
D
32-32
32
32
+0
H19/02
NCAA
Marshall
#124
W
36-24
36
24
+12
H21/02
NCAA
Georgia State
#332
W
30-28
30
28
+2
A25/02
NCAA
59.9Avg total
32.2Scored
27.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.931.465.3+2.567%-
Last 30 at home (13)34.428.262.5+6.262%-
Last 30 away (17)33.533.967.4-0.471%-
Last 10 (10)32.227.759.9+4.580%-
Last 5 (5)31.029.060.0+2.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)30.038.368.3-8.343%-
vs Similar ◀ (16)32.429.662.0+2.862%-
vs Weaker (7)41.328.669.9+12.7100%-
This opponent (James Madison) 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
7
James Madison wins
0
Coastal Carolina wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
26/02/26HGeorgia Southern82-66
21/02/26AGeorgia State80-65
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
DateH/AOpponentScore
25/02/26AGeorgia State76-71
21/02/26HMarshall79-75
19/02/26HJames Madison65-67
13/02/26ALouisiana Lafayette69-65
07/02/26HUMass94-91 OT
05/02/26HArkansas State66-70
01/02/26ALouisiana Monroe83-79
30/01/26ASouth Alabama48-53
24/01/26HSouthern Miss85-67
23/01/26HTexas State72-70

📊 11. Overall Statistics

James Madison
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW57%
HomeLWWWW80%
AwayLWLWW33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games301515
Win %57%80%33%
Points / game74.274.973.5
Allowed / game73.768.578.9
Point differential+0.5+6.4-5.4
Avg total147.8143.3152.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+23%40%7%
Close games (≤5 pts) won64% (11)71% (7)50% (4)
Overtime %7%7%7%
Coastal Carolina
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW60%
HomeWLWLW62%
AwayWLWWW59%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games301317
Win %60%62%59%
Points / game73.577.470.5
Allowed / game72.070.273.3
Point differential+1.5+7.2-2.8
Avg total145.5147.6143.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+13%15%12%
Close games (≤5 pts) won65% (17)50% (8)78% (9)
Overtime %13%15%12%
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 Troy31201165%80.573.6+6.9
2 Appalachian State30191163%72.565.6+6.9
3 Arkansas State30191163%83.277.8+5.5
4 South Alabama30191163%74.569.5+5.0
5 Marshall30191163%81.277.2+4.0
6 Texas State30181260%74.371.1+3.2
7 Coastal Carolina30181260%73.572.0+1.5
8 James Madison30171357%74.273.7+0.5
9 Southern Miss30151550%74.174.1+0.1
10 Georgia Southern30151550%79.879.8+0.0
11 Old Dominion31112035%75.677.5-1.9
12 Louisiana Lafayette30102033%62.969.6-6.7
13 Georgia State31102132%70.374.4-4.2
14 Louisiana Monroe3142713%72.283.8-11.6
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 -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
James Madison333568
Coastal Carolina313869
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