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James Madison at Kentucky

Men's college basketball preview

Updated Sat, Nov 7 · 5:41 AM ET

James Madison0-1 · Sun Belt going in
80–89Final
#23 Kentucky1-0 · SEC going in

Fri, Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET · SEC Network

Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY

The Call How this works

GordStats had Kentucky by 19.4✓, the book by 23.5: a lean to James Madison +23.5✓.

On the total, GordStats said 152 to the book's 156.5: a lean to the Under✗.

A side against the book is a disagreement, not a tip — how ours have done.

JMU 5%win chanceKentucky 95%
GordStatsKentucky by 19.495% to win · JMU 66–Kentucky 86
BookKentucky -23.5O/U 156.5

Unit vs Unit

  • Kentucky's shooting (37th) meets James Madison's shot defense (265th).
  • James Madison's ball security (83rd) meets Kentucky's ball pressure (242nd).

National rank on each side, 1st the best; the longer bar has the edge.

James Madison Offense vs Kentucky Defense

JMU offKentucky def
Adj. efficiency
115th108.546th97.9
Effective FG%
175th49.6%141st46.7%
Turnovers
83rd13.4%242nd15.0%
Offensive rebounding
128th33.3%208th32.1%
Free-throw rate
297th22.5%147th31.1%
3-point %
99th36.7%179th31.0%

James Madison: 70.0 possessions a game (255th fastest) · 57% of shots from three

Kentucky Offense vs James Madison Defense

Kentucky offJMU def
Adj. efficiency
24th117.2209th107.1
Effective FG%
37th61.0%265th55.0%
Turnovers
141st15.7%293rd12.7%
Offensive rebounding
46th41.0%259th34.8%
Free-throw rate
283rd24.4%116th27.5%
3-point %
88th37.3%240th34.6%

Kentucky: 71.0 possessions a game (173rd fastest) · 48% of shots from three

Bart Torvik's adjusted figures, ranked across Division I. Every team: Team Stats.

Recent Form

James Madison

  • L77–86vs Miami OH−4

Kentucky

  • W85–57vs Manhattan−4

The last column is the margin against our line before kickoff: + beat it, − fell short.

What These Numbers Mean
Adj. efficiency
Points per 100 possessions against an average D-I team on a neutral floor: the offense's scored, the defense's allowed.
Effective FG%
Field-goal percentage with a made three counted as 1.5 makes.
Turnovers
Per possession: the offense's committed, the defense's forced.
Offensive rebounding
The share of its own misses the offense gets back, against the share the defense lets its opponents get back.
Free-throw rate
Free throws attempted per field-goal attempt: drawn by the offense, allowed by the defense.