James Madison Dukes

As favorites in 2025-26 the Dukes covered 5 of 17 spreads, a rate 320 Division I teams beat. Getting points, two January road wins at +400 and +380 kept the season’s moneyline close to even.

Laying points

James Madison were favored 18 times and won 11. Against the spread they covered 5 of the 17 with a line, 29.4%, ahead of only 38 Division I teams in that role, with two level. The moneyline on those 18 games lost 2.39 units, with home defeats to Louisiana 64-61 at -485 and Coastal Carolina 69-68 at -278.

At home the Dukes were 11-4 straight up but covered only 5 of 14, and their home moneyline, over 13 priced games, finished 0.26 units up. On the road they were 5-10, covered 6 of 15, and the 14 priced road games lost 0.63.

With points

In their 14 games as underdogs the Dukes won 6 and covered 7, and the 12 priced games made 2.13 units. Two road wins in January did most of it: 78-74 at Arkansas State on 3 January at +400, and 73-64 at Troy on 29 January at +380.

Over the whole season the 30 priced games came to 0.26 units lost, almost exactly level.

The calendar

Through December James Madison covered 2 of 12 spreads, and none of the five in December. From January they covered 10 of 19, and February went 6-2 with five covers.

The Sun Belt

Louisiana won at James Madison in February and lost 87-72 in the Sun Belt tournament a month later. Southern Miss won both meetings, the second 86-80 in the tournament, and Marshall won both of theirs. Georgia State lost twice.

The total

James Madison’s totals split 16 unders to 15 overs; they scored 74.55 a game and allowed 73.85.

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