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Closing number

Spread
JMU -7
GASO +7
Open –
Total
Over 51.5
Under 51.5

Source: DraftKings.

JMU 27, GASO 24. GASO covered by 4, under by 0.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread3 of 4 on Georgia Southern
James Madison 13 Georgia Southern
Total1 capper on Over
Over 10 Under

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 5 common opponents
Opponent James Madison Georgia Southern
App St
W 58-10 home
+48 · -19.5 Covered
W 25-23 away
+2 · +4.5 Covered
-
W 29-10 neutral
+19 · -10 Covered
Coastal Carolina
W 59-10 away
+49 · -23.5 Covered
W 45-40 home
+5 · -3.5 Covered
Georgia St
W 14-7 away
+7 · -18.5 Didn't cover
W 41-24 home
+17 · -6.5 Covered
Marshall
W 35-23 away
+12 · -13.5 Didn't cover
W 24-19 away
+5 · +10.5 Covered
Old Dominion
W 63-27 home
+36 · -3.5 Covered
L 10-45 home
-35 · +10.5 Didn't cover

Against 5 common opponents: James Madison won by 30.4 on average, 3-2 against the spread. Georgia Southern won by 2.2 on average, 5-1 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 James Madison3 Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern +8.53
Stuckey *Line +8.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 9 12:56 PM ET · Flat record 41-28-1, +9.2u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postTom Fornelli Line +7.5 · Price -110 · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 8 3:39 PM ET · Flat record 41-48-1, -3.5u · Original postDave Portnoy *Line +8.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:50 PM ET · Flat record 32-34-1, -4.9u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
James Madison +7.51
Big Cat *Line +7.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:50 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
1 Over0 Under
Over 51.51
Big Cat *Line 51.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 10 5:28 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

James Madison WWWWWL

ATSTotals
All games5-1 83%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road2-1 67%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As favorite4-1 80%Small sample
Last 54-1 80%Small sample

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

Georgia Southern WLWWWW

ATSTotals
All games6-1 86%Small sample3-4 43% overSmall sample
Home3-0 100%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As underdog3-1 75%Small sample
Last 54-1 80%Small sample

7 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
Oct 10, 2026JMU 27, GASO 24JMU -7GASO covered51.5Under
Sep 27, 2025GASO 10, JMU 35JMU -16.5JMU covered54.5Under
Oct 19, 2024JMU 14, GASO 28JMU -8.5GASO covered57.5Under
Oct 14, 2023GASO 13, JMU 41JMU -5.5JMU covered60Under
Oct 15, 2022JMU 38, GASO 45JMU -13GASO covered68Over

James Madison 2-3 ATS in these meetings. 5 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2022-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

JMUGASO
6-0Record3-4
5-1Against the spread6-1
3-3Over-under3-4
+13.8Avg cover margin+3.5
41.8Points per game24.4
15.0Points allowed23.0
6.50Yards per play
452.0Yards per game
5.60Rush yards per carry
64.9Completion %
39.0Third down %
+9Turnover margin
9Sacks allowed
71.3Penalty yards per game

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

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