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James Madison vs Marshall Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 08 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 64-66
25-36 39-30
Position#169
Record8-7
FormWLLLW
Points / game75.9
Allowed / game77.7
vs
Position#124
Record10-5
FormWLWWW
Points / game80.7
Allowed / game75.6
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · James Madison v Marshall
21 Jan 2027
JAME v MARS
upcoming
07 Jan 2026
JAME64
MARS66
16 Jan 2025
JAME67
MARS64
09 Mar 2024
JAME81
MARS64
20 Jan 2024
JAME67
MARS52
22 Feb 2023
JAME83
MARS92
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

James Madison winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Marshall 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
Towson
#157
W
81-75
81
75
+6
H19/11
NCAA
Florida International
#232
W
80-72
80
72
+8
A25/11
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#219
W
88-77
88
77
+11
H26/11
NCAA
George Mason
#47
L
66-82
66
82
-16
A29/11
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#258
W
67-62
67
62
+5
H04/12
NCAA
Norfolk State
#233
W
68-67
68
67
+1
H06/12
NCAA
Old Dominion
#300
L
68-77
68
77
-9
A18/12
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#142
L
92-96 OT
92
96
-4
A20/12
NCAA
Arkansas
#36
L
74-103
74
103
-29
A30/12
NCAA
Arkansas State
#98
W
78-74
78
74
+4
A03/01
NCAA
1H
2H
36-36
45-39
41-45
39-27
48-32
40-45
35-32
31-50
35-24
32-38
35-32
33-35
22-34
46-43
39-37
41-43
28-48
46-55
39-34
39-40
154.7Avg total
76.2Scored
78.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)75.977.7153.6-1.953%
Season at home (6)76.367.8144.2+8.5100%
Season away (9)75.684.3159.9-8.822%
Last 10 (10)76.278.5154.7-2.360%
Last 5 (5)76.083.4159.4-7.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)68.880.7149.5-11.833%
vs Similar ◀ (11)76.278.0154.2-1.845%
vs Weaker (12)76.568.4144.9+8.192%
This opponent (Marshall) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MarshallUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Mercyhurst Lakers
#206
W
69-60
69
60
+9
H24/11
NCAA
Lipscomb
#121
L
67-90
67
90
-23
H26/11
NCAA
NC Wilmington
#17
L
69-70
69
70
-1
A04/12
NCAA
Ohio
#241
L
81-88
81
88
-7
A06/12
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#151
W
77-61
77
61
+16
H11/12
NCAA
Wright State
#94
W
76-74
76
74
+2
H13/12
NCAA
Troy
#84
L
63-70
63
70
-7
A20/12
NCAA
West Virginia University
#628
W
102-52
102
52
+50
H24/12
NCAA
Georgia State
#332
W
84-80
84
80
+4
H31/12
NCAA
Appalachian State
#119
W
88-81
88
81
+7
H03/01
NCAA
1H
2H
27-23
42-37
27-43
40-47
29-31
40-39
34-40
47-48
29-28
48-33
32-39
44-35
32-36
31-34
46-26
56-26
33-35
51-45
44-32
44-49
150.2Avg total
77.6Scored
72.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)80.775.6156.3+5.167%
Season at home (9)84.173.0157.1+11.189%
Season away (6)75.779.5155.2-3.833%
Last 10 (10)77.672.6150.2+5.060%
Last 5 (5)82.671.4154.0+11.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)76.082.8158.8-6.820%
vs Similar ◀ (13)76.072.4148.4+3.669%
vs Weaker (11)80.173.2153.3+6.982%
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: +0.4+0.41st half: +0.0+0.02nd half2nd half: -2.3-2.32nd half: +5.0+5.0
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +0.4+0.41st half: +0.0+0.02nd half2nd half: -2.3-2.32nd half: +5.0+5.0
James MadisonMarshall
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
Towson
#157
D
36-36
36
36
+0
H19/11
NCAA
Florida International
#232
L
41-45
41
45
-4
A25/11
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#219
W
48-32
48
32
+16
H26/11
NCAA
George Mason
#47
W
35-32
35
32
+3
A29/11
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#258
W
35-24
35
24
+11
H04/12
NCAA
Norfolk State
#233
W
35-32
35
32
+3
H06/12
NCAA
Old Dominion
#300
L
22-34
22
34
-12
A18/12
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#142
W
39-37
39
37
+2
A20/12
NCAA
Arkansas
#36
L
28-48
28
48
-20
A30/12
NCAA
Arkansas State
#98
W
39-34
39
34
+5
A03/01
NCAA
71.2Avg total
35.8Scored
35.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.534.170.6+2.467%-
Last 30 at home (14)35.430.065.4+5.471%-
Last 30 away (16)37.537.675.1-0.162%-
Last 10 (10)35.835.471.2+0.460%-
Last 5 (5)32.637.069.6-4.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)32.735.368.0-2.767%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)35.935.871.7+0.145%-
vs Weaker (12)38.832.271.0+6.783%-
This opponent (Marshall) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MarshallLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Mercyhurst Lakers
#206
W
27-23
27
23
+4
H24/11
NCAA
Lipscomb
#121
L
27-43
27
43
-16
H26/11
NCAA
NC Wilmington
#17
L
29-31
29
31
-2
A04/12
NCAA
Ohio
#241
L
34-40
34
40
-6
A06/12
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#151
W
29-28
29
28
+1
H11/12
NCAA
Wright State
#94
L
32-39
32
39
-7
H13/12
NCAA
Troy
#84
L
32-36
32
36
-4
A20/12
NCAA
West Virginia University
#628
W
46-26
46
26
+20
H24/12
NCAA
Georgia State
#332
L
33-35
33
35
-2
H31/12
NCAA
Appalachian State
#119
W
44-32
44
32
+12
H03/01
NCAA
66.6Avg total
33.3Scored
33.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.236.370.5-2.137%-
Last 30 at home (15)35.134.970.0+0.153%-
Last 30 away (15)33.337.771.0-4.320%-
Last 10 (10)33.333.366.6+0.040%-
Last 5 (5)37.433.671.0+3.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)32.641.674.2-9.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)33.335.268.5-1.946%-
vs Weaker (11)34.936.171.0-1.236%-
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
5
James Madison wins
2
Marshall wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/01/26AArkansas State78-74
30/12/25AArkansas74-103
20/12/25AGeorgia Southern92-96 OT
18/12/25AOld Dominion68-77
06/12/25HNorfolk State68-67
04/12/25HN. Carolina Central67-62
29/11/25AGeorge Mason66-82
26/11/25HNebraska O.88-77
25/11/25AFlorida International80-72
19/11/25HTowson81-75
Marshalllast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/01/26HAppalachian State88-81
31/12/25HGeorgia State84-80
24/12/25HWest Virginia University102-52
20/12/25ATroy63-70
13/12/25HWright State76-74
11/12/25HWestern Kentucky77-61
06/12/25AOhio81-88
04/12/25ANC Wilmington69-70
26/11/25HLipscomb67-90
24/11/25HMercyhurst Lakers69-60

📊 11. Overall Statistics

James Madison
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLW53%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLLLLW22%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1569
Win %53%100%22%
Points / game75.976.375.6
Allowed / game77.767.884.3
Point differential-1.9+8.5-8.8
Avg total153.6144.2159.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (4)100% (2)50% (2)
Overtime %7%0%11%
Marshall
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW67%
HomeWWWWW89%
AwayWLLLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1596
Win %67%89%33%
Points / game80.784.175.7
Allowed / game75.673.079.5
Point differential+5.1+11.1-3.8
Avg total156.3157.1155.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+27%33%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)100% (2)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%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 Georgia Southern1712571%84.479.4+5.1
2 Troy1510567%86.576.8+9.7
3 Arkansas State1510567%83.178.0+5.1
4 Marshall1510567%80.775.6+5.1
5 Appalachian State169756%74.467.8+6.6
6 South Alabama169756%72.467.9+4.5
7 Texas State169756%74.871.0+3.8
8 Southern Miss169756%76.173.3+2.8
9 James Madison158753%75.977.7-1.9
10 Coastal Carolina168850%73.272.6+0.6
11 Georgia State1651131%70.976.4-5.5
12 Old Dominion1641225%73.978.1-4.2
13 Louisiana Monroe1631319%74.283.2-9.0
14 Louisiana Lafayette1631319%58.568.6-10.1
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 Madison253964
Marshall363066
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