Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 PM ET· Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field· James Madison -3.5 · O/U 57.5
Rest 9d / 7dTravel 402 mi / 0 miForecast: 45°F · wind 13 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
James Madison -3.5 · O/U 57.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
James Madison as road favorite
2026 overall: 7-3 ATS (10 games) · 6-4 O/U (10 games)
2026 as road favorite: 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
Last season (2025): 3-2 ATS (5 games) · 3-2 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 12-9-1 ATS (22 games) · 13-9 O/U (22 games)
UConn as home underdog
2026 overall: 5-4 ATS (9 games) · 6-3 O/U (9 games)
2026 as home underdog: 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Since 2020: 9-8 ATS (17 games) · 10-7 O/U (17 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalJames Madison · 7 of 9
455.6
Yards / game
429.9
2.86
Points / drive
2.79
4.8
TDs / game
4.3
36.8
3rd-down %
41.1
70.6
RZ TD %
80.0
0.2
Turnover margin
-0.2
2.8
Sacks / game
1.7
6.1
TFL / game
4.7
14.6
Havoc / game
11.8
45.0 / 55.0
Pass / Rush split
45.2 / 54.8
2026 · Situational matchup
When James Madison has the ball
James Madison's early-down offense ranks 51st of 138. UConn's early-down defense ranks 77th of 138.
James Madison's passing-down offense ranks 45th of 138. UConn's passing-down defense ranks 71st of 138.
James Madison's third-down offense ranks 100th of 138. UConn's third-down defense ranks 68th of 138.
James Madison's red-zone offense ranks 14th of 138. UConn's red-zone defense ranks 121st of 138.
When UConn has the ball
UConn's early-down offense ranks 14th of 138. James Madison's early-down defense ranks 29th of 138.
UConn's passing-down offense ranks 42nd of 138. James Madison's passing-down defense ranks 81st of 138.
UConn's third-down offense ranks 60th of 138. James Madison's third-down defense ranks 107th of 138.
UConn's red-zone offense ranks 1st of 138. James Madison's red-zone defense ranks 62nd of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form-0.042 last 3 vs 0.096 season (-0.138)
Defense formabout the same(-0.089 last 3 vs -0.081 season)
Offense formabout the same(0.093 last 3 vs 0.118 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.042 last 3 vs -0.043 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingCamden Coleman — 1814 yd, 17 TD
RushingGeorge Pettaway — 824 yd, 8 TD
ReceivingCorey Scott — 524 yd, 5 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingKalieb Osborne — 2102 yd, 16 TD
RushingCyncir Bowers — 639 yd, 8 TD
ReceivingRyder Treadway — 346 yd, 2 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
James Madison offense
51stof 1380.043482 plays
vs
UConn defense · allowed
77thof 138-0.009James Madison defense · allowed
29thof 138-0.098vs
UConn offense
14thof 1380.131398 plays
Passing downs
James Madison offense
45thof 1380.087226 plays
vs
UConn defense · allowed
71stof 138-0.020213 plays
James Madison defense · allowed
81stof 1380.002272 plays
vs
UConn offense
42ndof 1380.098211 plays
Third down
James Madison offense
100thof 138-0.063131 plays
vs
UConn defense · allowed
68thof 1380.042135 plays
James Madison defense · allowed
107thof 1380.152156 plays
vs
UConn offense
60thof 1380.080111 plays
Red zone
James Madison offense
14thof 1380.257126 plays
vs
UConn defense · allowed
121stof 1380.19087 plays
James Madison defense · allowed
62ndof 138-0.05178 plays
vs
UConn offense
1stof 1380.40069 plays
Field advancement
James Madison offense
29thof 13853.4%vs
UConn defense · allowed
105thof 13848.3%James Madison defense · allowed
23rdof 13836.7%vs
UConn offense
50thof 13850.4%Away
Home
James Madison Offense vs UConn DefenseJames Madison · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.30#19
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#87-0.08
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.064#42
615 plays
EPA/Play
#970.032
allowed · 530 plays
0.005#69
281 plays
EPA/Pass
#1130.102
allowed · 248 plays
0.114#29
334 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#62-0.029
allowed · 282 plays
46.8%#63
615 plays
Success Rate
#8146.4%
allowed · 530 plays
43.4%#81
Pass Success Rate
#9144.4%
allowed
49.7%#48
Rush Success Rate
#9549.1%
allowed
53.4%#29
Available Yards %
#10548.3%
allowed
64.2#2
Net Field Position
#6971.1
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.043#51
482 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#77-0.009
allowed
6.9#66
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1056.7
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
James Madison Defense vs UConn OffenseUConn · 5 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.22#30
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#300.19
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.071#38
allowed · 605 plays
EPA/Play
#270.122
516 plays
-0.077#51
allowed · 308 plays
EPA/Pass
#240.168
233 plays
-0.064#41
allowed · 297 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#410.083
283 plays
43.0%#37
allowed · 605 plays
Success Rate
#2949.8%
516 plays
42.1%#55
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#3148.9%
43.2%#26
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#4050.5%
36.7%#23
allowed
Available Yards %
#5050.4%
73.1#22
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#8671.1
-0.098#29
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#140.131
398 plays
7.7#23
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1297.9
2026 · Situational EPAUConn · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.043
622 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.114
528 plays
-0.057
610 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.034
545 plays
0.257
126 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.400
69 plays
-0.051
78 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.190
87 plays
-0.063
131 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.080
111 plays
0.152
156 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.042
135 plays