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James Madison vs Georgia Southern Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 22 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 21:00
Final 78-73
37-37 41-36
Position#110
Record18-10
FormWLWWW
Points / game73.2
Allowed / game68.7
vs
Position#201
Record14-14
FormWWLWL
Points / game74.6
Allowed / game76.8
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · James Madison v Georgia Southern
25 Feb 2026
JAME82
GEOR66
22 Feb 2025
JAME78
GEOR73
17 Feb 2024
JAME87
GEOR80
14 Jan 2023
JAME83
GEOR71
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

James Madison winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Georgia Southern 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
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
Georgia Southern
#201
W
77-72
77
72
+5
A14/02
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#326
W
74-73
74
73
+1
A15/02
NCAA
Georgia State
#274
W
83-63
83
63
+20
H21/02
NCAA
1H
2H
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
37-32
40-40
33-36
41-37
37-33
46-30
137.4Avg total
71.8Scored
65.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)73.268.7141.9+4.564%
Season at home (14)74.962.9137.8+12.186%
Season away (14)71.474.5145.9-3.143%
Last 10 (10)71.865.6137.4+6.280%
Last 5 (5)73.468.2141.6+5.280%
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)79.665.5145.1+14.192%
This opponent (Georgia Southern) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Georgia SouthernUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
James Madison
#110
L
72-77
72
77
-5
H14/02
NCAA
Old Dominion
#261
W
78-75
78
75
+3
H15/02
NCAA
Appalachian State
#157
L
74-79 OT
74
79
-5
A20/02
NCAA
1H
2H
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
32-37
40-40
42-27
36-48
35-40
33-28
146.6Avg total
75.1Scored
71.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)74.676.8151.4-2.150%
Season at home (13)77.273.5150.8+3.777%
Season away (15)72.479.5151.9-7.127%
Last 10 (10)75.171.5146.6+3.650%
Last 5 (5)78.074.0152.0+4.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)69.179.0148.1-9.920%
vs Similar (10)81.376.8158.1+4.570%
vs Weaker (4)79.270.8150.0+8.5100%
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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.6+4.61st half: +2.6+2.62nd half2nd half: +1.6+1.62nd half: +1.5+1.5
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.6+4.61st half: +2.6+2.62nd half2nd half: +1.6+1.62nd half: +1.5+1.5
James MadisonGeorgia Southern
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
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
Georgia Southern
#201
W
37-32
37
32
+5
A14/02
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#326
L
33-36
33
36
-3
A15/02
NCAA
Georgia State
#274
W
37-33
37
33
+4
H21/02
NCAA
66.6Avg total
35.6Scored
31.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.831.467.2+4.473%-
Last 30 at home (14)36.927.864.7+9.179%-
Last 30 away (16)34.834.669.4+0.269%-
Last 10 (10)35.631.066.6+4.680%-
Last 5 (5)36.033.469.4+2.680%-
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)39.630.369.9+9.392%-
This opponent (Georgia Southern) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Georgia SouthernLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
James Madison
#110
L
32-37
32
37
-5
H14/02
NCAA
Old Dominion
#261
W
42-27
42
27
+15
H15/02
NCAA
Appalachian State
#157
L
35-40
35
40
-5
A20/02
NCAA
68.4Avg total
35.5Scored
32.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.434.669.0-0.250%-
Last 30 at home (13)34.232.566.8+1.762%-
Last 30 away (17)34.636.270.8-1.641%-
Last 10 (10)35.532.968.4+2.650%-
Last 5 (5)37.634.271.8+3.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)33.336.870.1-3.540%-
vs Similar (10)35.832.668.4+3.260%-
vs Weaker (4)34.232.066.2+2.250%-
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

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
4
James Madison wins
1
Georgia Southern wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/02/25HGeorgia State83-63
15/02/25ACoastal Carolina74-73
14/02/25AGeorgia Southern77-72
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
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/02/25AAppalachian State74-79 OT
15/02/25HOld Dominion78-75
14/02/25HJames Madison72-77
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

📊 11. Overall Statistics

James Madison
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW64%
HomeLWWWW86%
AwayWWLWW43%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281414
Win %64%86%43%
Points / game73.274.971.4
Allowed / game68.762.974.5
Point differential+4.5+12.1-3.1
Avg total141.9137.8145.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+36%57%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won56% (9)75% (4)40% (5)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Georgia Southern
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWL50%
HomeWLWLW77%
AwayWLLWL27%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281315
Win %50%77%27%
Points / game74.677.272.4
Allowed / game76.873.579.5
Point differential-2.1+3.7-7.1
Avg total151.4150.8151.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+18%31%7%
Close games (≤5 pts) won62% (13)71% (7)50% (6)
Overtime %14%8%20%
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 State2920969%78.769.5+9.2
2 South Alabama2819968%72.063.4+8.6
3 James Madison28181064%73.268.7+4.5
4 Troy27171063%72.765.4+7.3
5 Appalachian State28171161%68.963.3+5.6
6 Marshall29171259%75.472.1+3.4
7 Texas State28141450%75.572.2+3.2
8 Georgia Southern28141450%74.676.8-2.1
9 Georgia State28121643%74.978.8-3.9
10 Old Dominion28111739%68.973.0-4.1
11 Southern Miss28101836%72.276.6-4.4
12 Louisiana Lafayette28101836%66.873.8-7.0
13 Coastal Carolina2891932%66.771.1-4.4
14 Louisiana Monroe2972224%68.674.7-6.0
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 Madison374178
Georgia Southern373673
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