Fri, Sep 5, 11:00 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMU | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| LOU | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (LOU Elo 1706, JMU Elo 1627) plus home-field advantage. That projects LOU -5.6 (66% to win) — 9.4 points of value on JMU versus the market line of -15.
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, Louisville 28.
Yes — the model's pick (LOU) 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 and validate every pick against closing line value.
Called it — I had LOU pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.
Isaac Brown run for 78 yds for a TD (Miller Moss pass to Dacari Collins for Two-Point Conversion)
Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 64 yds for a TD (M. Moss Run For Two-point Conversion)
Matthew Sluka pass intercepted Jabari Mack return for no gain to the LOU 11
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