Sat, Oct 4, 7:30 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMU | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| GAST | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (GAST Elo 1126, JMU Elo 1669) plus home-field advantage. That projects GAST +19.3 (8% to win), essentially in line with the market.
Tied entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,332 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
James Madison 14, Georgia State 7.
Yes — the model's pick (JMU) was correct.
Why trust the number?Gridpex's model is walk-forward validated on 2014–24, out-of-sample: +0.28 pts mean Closing Line Value and 53.5% beat the close. We report the record — wins and losses — never fake locks.
Called it — I had JMU pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.