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Common opponents

Same opponents, side by side: how each team did, by how much, and whether they covered. Margin is points scored minus allowed; the line is that team's closing spread.

Opponent James Madison App St
Old Dominion
W 46-20 away
+26 · -7 Covered
L 3-10 home
-7 · -8.5 Didn't cover

Against 1 common opponent: James Madison won by 26.0 on average, 1-0 against the spread. App St lost by 7.0 on average, 0-1 against the spread.

Last season (2025): 5 common opponents
Opponent James Madison App St
Coastal Carolina
W 59-10 away
+49 · -23.5 Covered
L 37-45 home
-8 · -10.5 Didn't cover
Georgia Southern
W 35-10 home
+25 · -16.5 Covered
L 23-25 home
-2 · -4.5 Didn't cover
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L 10-29 neutral
-19 · +10 Didn't cover
Georgia St
W 14-7 away
+7 · -18.5 Didn't cover
W 41-20 away
+21 · -2.5 Covered
Marshall
W 35-23 away
+12 · -13.5 Didn't cover
W 26-24 home
+2 · +3.5 Covered
Old Dominion
W 63-27 home
+36 · -3.5 Covered
L 21-24 away
-3 · +12.5 Covered

Against 5 common opponents: James Madison won by 25.8 on average, 3-2 against the spread. App St lost by 1.5 on average, 3-3 against the spread.

Betting form, 2026

James Madison WWWWWL

ATSTotals
All games5-1 83%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road2-1 67%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
Last 54-1 80%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

App State WWLWL

ATSTotals
All games3-2 60%Small sample2-3 40% overSmall sample
Home1-2 33%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

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

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Nov 15, 2025APP 10, JMU 58JMU -19.5JMU covered54.5Over
Nov 23, 2024JMU 20, APP 34JMU -6.5APP covered56.5Under
Nov 18, 2023APP 26, JMU 23JMU -10APP covered56.5Under
Sep 24, 2022JMU 32, APP 28APP -6JMU covered56.5Over

James Madison 2-2 ATS in these meetings. 4 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2022-2025 · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

JMUAPP
6-0Record3-2
5-1Against the spread3-2
3-3Over-under2-3
+13.8Avg cover margin+3.2
41.8Points per game28.4
15.0Points allowed19.8
6.50Yards per play5.89
452.0Yards per game402.8
5.60Rush yards per carry4.00
64.9Completion %65.3
39.0Third down %30.8
+9Turnover margin+7
9Sacks allowed6
71.3Penalty yards per game57.0

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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