James Madison’s points at home and away
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, James Madison was 2.3 points over at home and 2.5 points over away in 2026, 4 games against 4. The plain averages are 44.4 and 32.5, a difference of 11.9. All 4 day games were at home.
James Madison’s −0.2 at home vs away over expected ranks 8th of the 11 teams with 4 games on each side this season.
points a game over expected
at home
+2.3
away
+2.5
-10010
A −0.2 difference in points over expected at home vs away is about what you’d expect.
plain
44.4
32.5
20406080
A +11.9 difference in points at home vs away is about what you’d expect.
The games
at homeaway
| Side | Date | Game | Result | points | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | vs Liberty | W | 20 | 25.9 | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vsWWagner | W | 87 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | @ San Diego State | W | 26 | 33.5 | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | @ Old Dominion | W | 46 | 28.8 | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vs Marshall | W | 45 | 31.6 | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Georgia Southern | W | 27 | 27.7 | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vs Georgia State | W | 49 | 32.3 | |
| Oct 22, 2026 | @ Appalachian State | L | 31 | 30.1 | |
| Oct 29, 2026 | vs Troy | L | 21 | 36.2 |
Method
- Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 1.9 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
- Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 66% of the difference the model predicts.
- The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
- Wagner has no other game in the table, so that game has no expected number and sits out the second figure.