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Game time: December 6, 2022 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: John Paul Jones Arena — Charlottesville, VA

Article updated Dec 6, 12:00 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

James Madison is on the road playing Virginia at the John Paul Jones Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/6/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Virginia -12 was the opening favorite and current line

Game outlook

James Madison is on the road playing Virginia at the John Paul Jones Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/6/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Virginia -12 was the opening favorite and current line is Virginia -12.5.

James Madison Highlights

With a power ranking of 116, James Madison is ranked #1 in offense (scoring an average of 93.33 per game), #95 in defense (allowing an average of 64.67 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-2 (5-2 ATS) this season.

Virginia Highlights

Virginia Cavaliers has a power ranking of 95 and are #102 for offense (scoring an average of 76.67 per game), #29 for defense (giving up an average of 64.67 points per game) and 7-0 (3-4 ATS) overall. James Madison went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Virginia.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be JMU 79.75, VIRGA 54.75. The SportsJaw community predicts James Madison Dukes to cover (58%) OddsShark predicts Virginia will win, james madison will cover, and the total will go over.

57% picked Virginia Cavaliers on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Dukes 66 to Cavaliers 84.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Dukes 66 to Cavaliers 84.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Dukes vs Cavaliers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Dukes vs Cavaliers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · James Madison Dukes+575 → +600Moved
  • Moneyline · Virginia Cavaliers-750 → -900Moved
  • Spread · James Madison Dukes+12 (-110) → +12.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Virginia Cavaliers-12 (-110) → -12.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over135 (-110) → 134.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under135 (-110) → 134.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

James Madison Dukes
3-2 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Virginia Cavaliers
5-0 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-06T05:00:21.242Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2021-12-07Virginia Cavaliers 49 · James Madison Dukes 52
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Virginia Cavaliers defeated James Madison Dukes 55-50

Virginia Cavaliers defeated James Madison Dukes 55-50 on December 6, 2022, a 5-point decision in the series. Virginia Cavaliers' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 27-20. Against SportsJaw's recorded James Madison Dukes +12.5 (-110) spread, James Madison Dukes covered, while the 105 combined points finished under the recorded total of 134.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Desert_DudeTotal · Over 134.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Virginia Cavaliers -12.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · James Madison Dukes +12.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 134.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · James Madison Dukes +12.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 134.5 (-110)Loss