Week 12 • November 15, 2025, 08:30 PM UTC
4-5
Sun Belt
Power Rank: -7.6
10 FINAL 58
8-1
Sun Belt
Power Rank: 10.8
James Madison covered by 27.5 | Game went Over by 14.5

James Madison defeated App State 58–10 in a dominant performance.

App State @ James Madison Preview

General Information

Week: Week 12
Kick Off (at stadium): 03:30 PM EST
Stadium: Bridgeforth Stadium
Capacity: 24,877
Elevation: 1319 ft
HFA Rating: 3.3
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread James Madison -20.5
Total (O/U) 53.5
Expected Score APP 16.5 - 37.0 JMU
Power Rank Implied Line James Madison +18.4
Prediction Markets James Madison 93% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

18.5°F

Wind Chill: 10.6°F
Wind: 5.6 mph SW
Gusts: 11.6 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 88%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

App State (Away)

This Week: 217.9 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 6331.6 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 9

James Madison (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 385.0 miles
Season Total: 4654.7 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line James Madison -20.5
Total Points 53.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
App State -7.6
James Madison 10.8
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 218 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest App State +2
HFA: Bridgeforth Stadium
Capacity 24,877
Elevation 1319 ft
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Temperature 18.5°F
Wind Speed 5.6 mph
Your Line James Madison +18.4
Implied Value

What are the key factors for App State vs James Madison?

App State: Key Factors

James Madison: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

App State travels 218 miles to this game, a short road trip.

James Madison won by 48 in a dominant performance.

James Madison covered the spread, covering the spread comfortably.

The total went Over by 14.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Bridgeforth Stadium?

At 18.5°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do App State and James Madison compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour James Madison (10.8) over App State (-7.6) by 18.4 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. James Madison brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.3). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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James Madison won and James Madison covered the spread.