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WK 7 · 2025FINALOPENER CAPTURED WED 3:46 PM ET

Week 7 · 2025 season

Louisiana @ James Madison

The OVER 46.5 missed. The full grade is below.

The verdict

SAT, OCT 11 · FINAL · BRIDGEFORTH STADIUM
Louisiana6-711%
James Madison12-289%
ULNATL RANKJMU
-0.1no rank
Overall rating
no rank0.3
0.0no rank
Offense rating
no rank0.2
-0.1no rank
Defense rating
no rank0.1
-3.1no rank
Pace
no rank-0.5
57%no rank
Returning PPA
no rank78%
#122122nd
Power rank
27th#27
#8181st
Recruiting rank
108th#108

Cell color follows national rank:top 4091st or worse.

Open total46.5
Model total49.7
EDGE OVER 46.5 · MISS

RATINGS AS OF: UL wk 17 · JMU wk 17 · RANKS PRINTED IN EVERY TINTED CELL

Model margin (home)
+16.6
Open spread
-17.5
Close spread
-18.5
Close total
45.0

Graded, all four markets

Every market grades against the close. The edge is the only one we badge as a pick; the other three ride along for calibration.

UL14
FINALBridgeforth Stadium
JMU24
  • WinJames MadisonWIN HIT
  • ATSLouisianaATS HIT
  • TotalsOVER 45.0TOTAL MISS
  • EdgeOVER 46.5EDGE MISS
Where these numbers come from

One model scores every FBS game: a win probability, a projected margin, and a projected total, built from as-of team ratings (offense, defense, pace, returning production, recruiting). Ratings on this page are snapshots from the week shown, with zero future information baked in.

The totals edge compares the model's total to the opening number. A gap of 3 or more points earns the badge, and it's the only pick on the card. Win and spread numbers are predictions we publish for the record, unbadged. The ATS lean stays tracked but unbadged: it has never beaten the closing line, even though the model beats the opener by about half a point of line value.

All four markets grade against the closing line once the game goes final. The full ledger lives on the track record.

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