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WK 1 · 2026FINALOPENER CAPTURED THU 1:15 PM ET

Week 1 · 2026 season

Liberty @ James Madison

The final score and published grades are below.

The verdict

SAT, SEP 5 · FINAL · BRIDGEFORTH STADIUM
Liberty0-022%
James Madison0-078%
LIBNATL RANKJMU
121st
Model Overall
18th
81st
Model Offense
27th
134th
Model Defense
24th
-1.7
Pace
0.9
38%
Returning PPA
8%

Color marks the better value in each row.

Open total50.5
Model total54.0

Market cadence

Line movement

Latest: Liberty +6.0 · No signal

+5+6+7Open5:03 PMTue9:06 AMWed7:02 AMThu7:02 AMFri5:03 PMSat7:02 AM
  • Edge
  • Lean
  • No signal

Sat, Sep 5, 7:02:53 AM ET

Liberty line
+6.0
Producer tier
No signal
  • Fri, Sep 4, 5:03:41 PM ET; Liberty line +6.0; producer tier No signal
  • Tue, Sep 1, 9:06:03 AM ET; Liberty line +6.5; producer tier No signal
  • Wed, Sep 2, 7:02:07 AM ET; Liberty line +6.5; producer tier No signal
  • Thu, Sep 3, 7:02:06 AM ET; Liberty line +6.0; producer tier No signal
  • Fri, Sep 4, 5:03:41 PM ET; Liberty line +6.25; producer tier No signal
  • Sat, Sep 5, 7:02:53 AM ET; Liberty line +6.0; producer tier No signal

RATINGS AS OF: LIB wk 1 · JMU wk 1

Model margin
James Madison by 14.25
Opening line
Liberty +6
Latest line
Liberty +6
Close total
50.5

Graded model opinions

Every published Lean and Edge grades against its locked selected line. ATS and total results remain independent.

LIB13
FINALBridgeforth Stadium
JMU20
  • WinJames MadisonWIN HIT
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.

Leans and Edges use the exact lines published before kickoff. Every published pick is graded.

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