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The No. 3 seed Troy Trojans (21-10, 13-5 Sun Belt) take on the No. 2 seed James Madison Dukes (20-11, 13-5 Sun Belt) in the Sun Belt tournament Sunday at Pensacola Bay Center, tipping off at 8:30 p.m. ET. Both teams will try to take one step closer to securing an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament.
The Trojans are currently slim 1.5-point favorites against the Dukes. The over/under for the game is 132.5.
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Troy vs. James Madison Odds and Game Info
- Game day: Sunday, March 9, 2025
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. ET
- TV channel: ESPN+
- Location: Pensacola, Florida
- Arena: Pensacola Bay Center
- Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
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Troy vs. James Madison Odds and Prediction
- Spread favorite: Troy (-1.5)
- Moneyline: Troy (-126), James Madison (+105)
- Total: 132.5 points
Pick ATS:Troy (-1.5)
- Pick OU: Over (132.5)
- Prediction: Troy 72, James Madison 69
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Troy vs. James Madison Comparison
| Troy Rank | Troy Stat | James Madison Stat | James Madison Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204th | 73.1 | Points Scored | 74.4 | 160th |
| 23rd | 65.1 | Points Allowed | 70.2 | 127th |
| 149th | 14 | Assists | 11.9 | 295th |
| 324th | 12.9 | Turnovers | 9.9 | 57th |
| 244th | 43.6% | Field Goal % | 44.3% | 203rd |
| 28th | 40.6% | Field Goal % Allowed | 43.7% | 172nd |
Troy Key Players
- Tayton Conerway leads the Trojans in points and assists per game, scoring 13.6 points and distributing 4.9 assists.
- Thomas Dowd is Troy's best rebounder, pulling down an average of 6.7 boards in each contest while scoring 9.5 points per game.
- The Trojans get the most three-point shooting production out of Dowd, who makes 1.4 threes per game.
- Conerway and Jerrell Bellamy lead Troy on the defensive end, with Conerway leading the team in steals averaging three per game and Bellamy in blocks averaging 0.8 per contest.
James Madison Key Players
- The Dukes' Mark Freeman puts up enough points (15.2 per game) and assists (3.1 per game) to top the team's leaderboards.
- AJ Smith grabs 6.4 rebounds per game (also scoring 7.5 points per game and adds 0.9 assists per game) which secures the top of the James Madison rebounding leaderboard.
- Bryce Lindsay averages 2.9 three-pointers per game, the most on the Dukes.
- James Madison's leader in steals is Xavier Brown with 1.5 per game, and its leader in blocks is Ebenezer Dowuona with 0.9 per game.
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