Arkansas State vs James Madison Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/4/25

The Arkansas State Red Wolves and the James Madison Dukes meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Atlantic Union Bank Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Arkansas State vs. James Madison prediction.

Arkansas State Recap

The Arkansas State Red Wolves come into this game looking to keep the ball rolling after a 78-59 win over Old Dominion last time out propelled them to 11-3 overall this season. After this game, Arkansas State will head on the road once again to take on South Alabama.

Red Wolves Win 6th In A Row

Taryn Todd leads the Red Wolves in scoring with 15.7 PPG along with 5.1 RPG and 3.6 APG while Kobe Julien has 13.6 PPG with 5.6 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Arkansas State up to this point in the year. Joseph Pinon’s added 9.6 PPG and 3.9 RPG while Derrian Ford has 8.9 PPG. Rashaud Marshall leads the Red Wolves on the glass with 7 RPG and Terrance Ford Jr. has 3.6 APG of his own as well this season. As a team, Arkansas State is averaging 80.5 PPG on 41.7% shooting from the field, 32.4% from three and 70.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Arkansas State Red Wolves will win

• Arkansas State has won each of its last nine Saturday day games.

James Madison Recap

The James Madison Dukes come into this game looking to build on their 83-72 win over Southern Miss last time out to improve to 8-6 on the year. After this game, James Madison will head on the road to take on Marshall.

Dukes Win Back-To-Back Games

Bryce Lindsay leads the Dukes in scoring with 13.4 PPG while Xavier Brown has 11.9 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 3.3 APG. Elijah Hutchins-Everett has 11.2 PPG with 5.9 RPG and Mark Freeman has 12.4 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Dukes in assists while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for James Madison so far this season. AJ Smith also has 8.1 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to lead James Madison on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, James Madison is averaging 74.6 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 36% from three and 70.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the James Madison Dukes will win

• James Madison has won each of its last seven games against the Sun Belt Conference at Atlantic Union Bank Center.

Total Points Facts

• Ten of Arkansas State’s last 12 day games against the Sun Belt Conference have produced a total of 151+ points.
• Five of James Madison’s last six day games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Atlantic Union Bank Center have produced a total of 147 or fewer points.

Arkansas State vs. James Madison Prediction

I’m on Arkansas State here. I get why you could look at JMU at home here, but Arkansas State is a real threat this season to win the Sun Belt and they’re proving it with a lot of their recent play and looking as good as they have in all honesty. The Dukes just don’t have the firepower to hang around with A-State for a full 40 minutes so give me the Red Wolves in this one.