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James Madison vs South Alabama Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 23 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 83-90
40-36 43-54
Position#169
Record9-10
FormWLWLL
Points / game74.2
Allowed / game76.7
vs
Position#120
Record11-8
FormWLWWL
Points / game73.3
Allowed / game68.6
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · James Madison v South Alabama
22 Jan 2026
JAME83
SOUT90
11 Jan 2024
JAME89
SOUT55
05 Mar 2023
JAME66
SOUT75
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

James Madison winLost
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Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
South Alabama winWon
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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
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
Marshall
#124
L
64-66
64
66
-2
H08/01
NCAA
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
1H
2H
35-24
32-38
35-32
33-35
22-34
46-43
39-37
41-43
28-48
46-55
39-34
39-40
25-36
39-30
27-44
43-25
27-38
38-42
32-36
40-41
148.9Avg total
71.8Scored
77.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)74.276.7150.9-2.647%
Season at home (8)74.067.8141.8+6.288%
Season away (11)74.383.3157.5-9.018%
Last 10 (10)71.877.1148.9-5.340%
Last 5 (5)69.873.2143.0-3.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)68.380.6148.9-12.329%
vs Similar ◀ (12)77.279.0156.2-1.842%
vs Weaker (10)75.868.2144.0+7.690%
This opponent (South Alabama) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
South AlabamaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
East Tennessee St
#61
L
65-91
65
91
-26
A06/12
NCAA
North Texas
#138
L
57-58
57
58
-1
H14/12
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#369
W
96-92 OT
96
92
+4
A18/12
NCAA
Texas State
#125
L
65-67
65
67
-2
A20/12
NCAA
Mobile
#489
W
85-52
85
52
+33
H30/12
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
W
63-58
63
58
+5
A31/12
NCAA
Troy
#84
L
49-59
49
59
-10
A03/01
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#142
W
87-71
87
71
+16
H10/01
NCAA
Arkansas State
#98
W
91-87 OT
91
87
+4
H16/01
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
L
56-59
56
59
-3
H17/01
NCAA
1H
2H
31-36
34-55
26-30
31-28
27-45
44-26
39-25
26-42
37-28
48-24
31-30
32-28
23-30
26-29
44-32
43-39
32-36
49-45
25-26
31-33
140.8Avg total
71.4Scored
69.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)73.368.6141.9+4.758%
Season at home (10)75.466.0141.4+9.460%
Season away (9)71.071.6142.6-0.656%
Last 10 (10)71.469.4140.8+2.050%
Last 5 (5)69.266.8136.0+2.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)65.091.0156.0-26.00%
vs Similar ◀ (12)69.970.7140.6-0.842%
vs Weaker (15)74.167.7141.8+6.373%
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

-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: -5.4-5.41st half: -0.3-0.32nd half2nd half: +0.5+0.52nd half: +1.5+1.5
-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: -5.4-5.41st half: -0.3-0.32nd half2nd half: +0.5+0.52nd half: +1.5+1.5
James MadisonSouth Alabama
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
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
Marshall
#124
L
25-36
25
36
-11
H08/01
NCAA
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
67.2Avg total
30.9Scored
36.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.435.470.9+0.057%-
Last 30 at home (14)34.932.567.4+2.464%-
Last 30 away (16)35.938.073.9-2.150%-
Last 10 (10)30.936.367.2-5.440%-
Last 5 (5)30.037.667.6-7.620%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)31.935.767.6-3.957%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)35.038.873.8-3.833%-
vs Weaker (10)38.231.870.0+6.480%-
This opponent (South Alabama) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
South AlabamaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
East Tennessee St
#61
L
31-36
31
36
-5
A06/12
NCAA
North Texas
#138
L
26-30
26
30
-4
H14/12
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#369
L
27-45
27
45
-18
A18/12
NCAA
Texas State
#125
W
39-25
39
25
+14
A20/12
NCAA
Mobile
#489
W
37-28
37
28
+9
H30/12
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
W
31-30
31
30
+1
A31/12
NCAA
Troy
#84
L
23-30
23
30
-7
A03/01
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#142
W
44-32
44
32
+12
H10/01
NCAA
Arkansas State
#98
L
32-36
32
36
-4
H16/01
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#320
L
25-26
25
26
-1
H17/01
NCAA
63.3Avg total
31.5Scored
31.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.531.565.0+2.050%-
Last 30 at home (15)34.831.766.5+3.153%-
Last 30 away (15)32.231.363.5+0.947%-
Last 10 (10)31.531.863.3-0.340%-
Last 5 (5)31.030.861.8+0.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)31.036.067.0-5.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)31.631.062.6+0.642%-
vs Weaker (15)33.231.865.0+1.453%-
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
1
James Madison wins
3
South Alabama wins
James Madisonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/01/26AMarshall72-77
15/01/26AAppalachian State65-80
10/01/26HOld Dominion70-69
08/01/26HMarshall64-66
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
South Alabamalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/01/26HLouisiana Lafayette56-59
16/01/26HArkansas State91-87 OT
10/01/26HGeorgia Southern87-71
03/01/26ATroy49-59
31/12/25ALouisiana Lafayette63-58
30/12/25HMobile85-52
20/12/25ATexas State65-67
18/12/25ALouisiana Monroe96-92 OT
14/12/25HNorth Texas57-58
06/12/25AEast Tennessee St65-91

📊 11. Overall Statistics

James Madison
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLL47%
HomeWWWLW88%
AwayLLWLL18%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19811
Win %47%88%18%
Points / game74.274.074.3
Allowed / game76.767.883.3
Point differential-2.6+6.2-9.0
Avg total150.9141.8157.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+16%38%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won57% (7)75% (4)33% (3)
Overtime %5%0%9%
South Alabama
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWL58%
HomeLWWWL60%
AwayLWLWL56%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19109
Win %58%60%56%
Points / game73.375.471.0
Allowed / game68.666.071.6
Point differential+4.7+9.4-0.6
Avg total141.9141.4142.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+21%30%11%
Close games (≤5 pts) won56% (9)40% (5)75% (4)
Overtime %11%10%11%
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 Troy2014670%86.776.2+10.5
2 Marshall2013765%81.274.8+6.5
3 Georgia Southern2013765%83.480.0+3.5
4 Arkansas State1912763%83.079.8+3.2
5 South Alabama1911858%73.368.6+4.7
6 Appalachian State2112957%72.866.6+6.2
7 Texas State2011955%74.071.0+3.0
8 Southern Miss2011955%75.073.4+1.6
9 Coastal Carolina2011955%73.472.5+0.8
10 James Madison1991047%74.276.7-2.6
11 Georgia State1971237%70.673.9-3.3
12 Old Dominion2161529%74.177.6-3.4
13 Louisiana Lafayette2151624%60.169.2-9.1
14 Louisiana Monroe2031715%72.284.0-11.8
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 Madison404383
South Alabama365490
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