Sat, Nov 14, 2026, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at UConn
7-1 · Power #51
33
projected
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3-3 · Power #93
25
projected
JMU 73%
27% CONN
Spread
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Total
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model 57.5
Model line
JMU -8.5
JMU 73% to win
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Market

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Spread
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Total
 

Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
James Madison 73%
Projected JMU 33 – CONN 25 · Model Favorite won 73.7% in backtest
Model line
JMU -8.5
Market —
Against the spread
No lean
No market line yet
Total
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Model 57.5
How the model gets there (points from CONN’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadCONN rating edge−11.1+Home field+2.5=Model marginJMU by 8.6
TotalScoring ratings57.7=Model total57.7

Signals

The data signal, and no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
JMU+5.8 →+4.8▼ 1.0#49
CONN−4.3 →−5.3▼ 1.0#92
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

JMU
Longer bar = better
CONN
#25
Offense
Even
#36
#35
Defense
◀ JMU better
#85
+0.8 #18
Turnovers
◀ JMU better
0.0 #71
69 plays #43
Pace
◀ JMU faster
66 plays #74
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When JMU has the ball
Advantage: JMU offense
JMU offCONN defEdge
Points / game 41.4 #5 25.2 #79 JMU
Yards / play 6.61 #23 5.63 #88 JMU
PPA / play +0.25 #23 +0.09 #71 JMU
Success rate 45% #49 44% #100 JMU
When CONN has the ball
Even matchup
CONN offJMU defEdge
Points / game 35.7 #29 18.3 #30 Even
Yards / play 6.82 #16 5.00 #39 CONN
PPA / play +0.21 #44 0.00 #30 Even
Success rate 44% #56 38% #41 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
JMU scoring against the CONN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JMU scored
11.1
#11
14.0
#8
25.1
#5
7.6
#34
8.6
#37
16.3
#29
CONN allowed
5.0
#74
8.5
#90
13.5
#92
6.3
#93
4.0
#18
10.3
#58
CONN scoring against the JMU defense
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CONN scored
12.8
#2
7.3
#95
20.2
#25
8.0
#27
6.3
#85
14.3
#52
JMU allowed
3.9
#45
4.9
#27
8.8
#31
2.4
#20
6.8
#86
9.1
#39

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
CONN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
Not yet
Forecast 15 days before kickoff
Rest
JMU9d
CONN7d
JMU +2 days
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 133fast

News & sentiment

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