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James Madison Dukes

6-0 straight up · 5-1 ATS · 3-3 over-under · #25 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameSat Oct 17, 12 PMESPNUESPN Unlimited
vsGeorgia State Panthers
SpreadJames Madison -9.5
Total57.5
Moneyline-400
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Upcoming lines

Open = the line when most books posted it for this week (Sunday night). A dash means we don't have that number.

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games5-183%Small sample+13.8
Home3-0100%Small sample+17.3
Road2-167%Small sample+10.3
Favorite4-180%Small sample+13.4
Underdog1-0100%Small sample+16
Conference2-167%Small sample+9.5
Non-conference3-0100%Small sample+18.2
Last 54-180%Small sample+16.4

6 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games3-350%Small sample+6
Home2-167%Small sample+7.5
Road1-233%Small sample+4.5
Conference2-167%Small sample+9.2
Non-conference1-233%Small sample+2.8
Last 53-260%Small sample+10.7

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing total (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10at Georgia SouthernW 27-24-7L -451.5U -0.5
Oct 3vs MarshallW 45-17-14.5W +13.555.5O +6.5
Sep 26at Old DominionW 46-20-7W +1944.5O +21.5
Sep 19at San Diego StateW 26-13+3W +1646.5U -7.5
Sep 12vs Wagner SeahawksW 87-3-46.5W +37.556.5O +33.5
Sep 5vs LibertyW 20-13-6W +150.5U -17.5

Close is James Madison's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20266-05-183%Small sample3-350%+13.8
202512-29-564%Small sample7-750%+7.3
20249-46-650%Small sample4-833%+0.6
202311-28-562%Small sample8-562%+4.8
20228-37-464%Small sample7-464%+5
20190-11-0100%Small sample0-10%+0.5

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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