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Week 5 • September 27, 2025, 05:30 PM UTC
Georgia Southern @ James Madison
2-2
Sun Belt
Power Rank: -10.6
10 FINAL 35
2-1
Sun Belt
Power Rank: 7.8
James Madison covered by 8.5 | Game went Under by 10.5

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James Madison defeated Georgia Southern 35–10 to secure a comfortable win.

Georgia Southern @ James Madison Preview

General Information

Week: Week 5
Kick Off (at stadium): 01:30 PM EDT
Stadium: Bridgeforth Stadium
Capacity: 24,877
Elevation: 1319 ft
HFA Rating: 3.3
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread James Madison -16.5
Total (O/U) 55.5
Expected Score GASO 19.5 - 36.0 JMU
Power Rank Implied Line James Madison +18.4
Prediction Markets James Madison 87% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

26.7°F

Wind Chill: 19.4°F
Wind: 6.9 mph SSW
Gusts: 11.0 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 71%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Georgia Southern (Away)

This Week: 446.5 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 9833.4 miles
Body Clock Time: 13:30
Rest Days: 7

James Madison (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 152.6 miles
Season Total: 901.4 miles
Body Clock Time: 13:30
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line James Madison -16.5
Total Points 55.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Georgia Southern -10.6
James Madison 7.8
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 446 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Bridgeforth Stadium
Capacity 24,877
Elevation 1319 ft
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Temperature 26.7°F
Wind Speed 6.9 mph
Your Line James Madison +18.4
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What are the key factors for Georgia Southern vs James Madison?

Georgia Southern: Key Factors

James Madison: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Georgia Southern travels 446 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

James Madison won by 25 to secure a comfortable win.

James Madison covered the spread, covering by a solid margin.

The total went Under by 10.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Bridgeforth Stadium?

At 26.7°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 Georgia Southern and James Madison compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour James Madison (7.8) over Georgia Southern (-10.6) 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.

Where can I find more data on Georgia Southern and James Madison?

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Model & Methodology

James Madison won and James Madison covered the spread.