East Tennessee State is coming into this game with a 6-2 record this season. They are returning a few of their starters from last season and will be looking to take a step this season, already off to a good start. They started the season 2-2, their last loss coming on the road by 6 points against Davidson, but they have won their last 4 straight games and have been dominant in those. They won all 4 of those games by 10+ points and they also have a quality win over a good Charlotte team on the road by 20 points. They are going up against a James Madison team that is 4-4 this season and this is not the same team that was so good last season. James Madison finished 32-4 last season and they were 15-3 in their conference, but that head coach is no longer with the team and they did not return many players from that team either. They are only 4-4 to start this season and they have not been playing well recently as they have lost 2 of their last 3 games. They are coming off of a 5 point loss at home to George Mason in their last game and their other 3 losses have come against UC San Diego, Towson, and Norfolk State. They do not have any quality wins either since they have not played a very strong schedule to start the season. East Tennessee State is playing at a much higher level right now and they can take advantage of James Madison struggling to find their footing in a down year. East Tennessee State will cover the spread in this game.