
SUN BELT • 2026 SEASON
James Madison
#30
BBMI rank
+25.0
Rating
10.7–1.3
Proj record
38%
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THU OCT 29 • 6:30 PM CT
published after kickoff
projected score
James Madison
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Model line
-19.5
Market line
—
Edge
Premium
Outright win probability
Schedule & projections
win prob from the board where the game is priced, season sim afterLast updated: (data published)
DATEOPPONENTRESULTOPP RKPROJWIN %WIN PROB
Sep 5
vs LibertyW 20–13#3877%
Sep 12
vs WagnerW 87–3
Sep 19
at San Diego StateW 26–13#9831–1949%
Sep 26
at Old DominionW 46–20#12128–1778%
Oct 3
vs MarshallW 45–17#9934–1999%
Oct 10
at Georgia SouthernW 27–24#8532–2091%
Oct 17
vs Georgia StateW 49–22#9729–2688%
Oct 22
at Appalachian StateL 31–34#6935–2085%
Oct 29
vs TroyThu 6:30 PM#124Premium
Nov 5
at Southern MissThu 7:00 PM#12694%
Nov 14
at ConnecticutSat#7875%†
Nov 28
vs Coastal CarolinaSat#11897%†
Win % is BBMI's probability that the team wins the game outright, not against the spread. It is the published weekly forecast; † marks an early projection from BBMI ratings for a game not yet on the weekly board; Premium marks a subscriber forecast.
Ranking over time
2026 season · place of 138#20#40#60
#30
Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27Oct 29
9 weekly snapshots, frozen on Tuesdays while the sport is playing, then the current board (Oct 29, open circle). Up 3 to #30, measured against the ranking published Oct 26.
Playoff odds
Pulse →Last updated:
Win Sun Belt77%
Make the 12-team field38%
Top-4 seed (bye)0%
Reach the semifinal1%
Win the national title0%
Regular-season wins
middle half of simsLast updated:
10.7
9101112
Middle half of the simulations: 10 to 11 wins. The wider published interval, the 5th to the 95th, is 10 to 11. The sim publishes those two percentiles only, so the middle half is derived from them rather than read.
Profile
Offense (pts vs avg)+6.0#33
Defense (pts vs avg)-4.2#37
Yards per play margin+1.51#37
Turnover margin+0.47#28
Strength of schedule-0.5#94
BBMI picks on James Madison
2026 • ATS5–2
Picks on James Madison
0–0
Picks against
+2.5u
Net, flat 1u
ON took this team, AGAINST took its opponent. This sport stores the side it took by name, so neither is inferred. 7 graded picks.
Probabilities may not add to 100%. All results are model projections, not guarantees.