CBB Matchups
Every D1 game with tempo-free ratings, four factors and market lines, one place.
How the projection is built
each step, from an average D-I game to this oneSteps are rounded to one decimal, so they can differ from the total by 0.1. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Alabama.
Pace & total
possessions per 40 minutesProjected possessions: 75.0, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Alabama is the faster team (74.2, #5 of 365) and Arkansas St the slower (72.5, #15). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).
How this game plays
what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meetShot diet
Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 59.6%#137 | 55.1%#64 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 35.0%#288 | 36.3%#98 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 35.6%#272 | 38.5%#175 | 38.0% |
| Three | 32.9%#240 | 33.8%#170 | 33.7% |
| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 60.8%#98 | 58.4%#162 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 43.6%#88 | 42.7%#243 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 45.7%#10 | 38.7%#187 | 38.0% |
| Three | 35.8%#66 | 32.9%#115 | 33.7% |
Zones from play-by-play shot descriptions; garbage time removed. Bars show the share of field-goal attempts in each zone; where a slice is too thin for its number, the shares are listed under the bar. FG% ranks: #1 = best for that side (most accurate shooting, stingiest defense).
Shot volume
Extra scoring chances from rebounds, turnovers and the foul line · 2025-26 numbersArkansas St has more extra scoring chances per game: +1.0 (#139 of 365) to Alabama’s +0.8 (#148).
Grade = extra shots and foul-line trips per game compared with a D-I average team, built from six season rates. Cell shading is the national rank for each rate (greener = better for that team).
Rotation
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Christian Harmon | G | Jr | 6'6" | 32-28 | 27.5 | 12.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 52.2% | 34.6% | 7.6 | 81.8% | 26.8% | |
| 0 | Chandler Jackson | G | Sr | 6'5" | 32-30 | 26.9 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 51.7% | 25.9% | 1.7 | 70.5% | 23.5% | |
| 12 | Jalen Hampton | G | Sr | 6'7" | 30-22 | 26.2 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 58.6% | 32.3% | 1.0 | 75.0% | 17.6% | |
| 22 | Jaxon Ellingsworth | F | Sr | 6'9" | 32-13 | 22.7 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 54.8% | 34.7% | 3.0 | 75.6% | 23.0% | |
| 1 | Matt Hayman | G | Sr | 6'5" | 31-22 | 22.7 | 11.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 50.0% | 33.2% | 5.9 | 79.5% | 31.7% | |
| 2 | TJ Caldwell | G | Jr | 6'4" | 32-6 | 20.2 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 48.5% | 33.8% | 4.1 | 82.8% | 26.8% | |
| 10 | Chudi Dioramma | F | So | 6'10" | 25-8 | 15.5 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 50.5% | — | 0.0 | 66.0% | 19.2% | |
| 20 | Joey Chammaa | G | So | 5'11" | 21-1 | 16.9 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 51.0% | 32.7% | 2.6 | 81.5% | 29.9% | |
| 3 | Royal Blue Smith | G | Fr | 6'4" | 27-3 | 13.1 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 55.2% | 36.1% | 2.7 | 53.1% | 24.8% | |
| 21 | Fredy-Salam Sylla | G | So | 6'8" | 18-6 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 48.5% | 25.0% | 1.8 | 50.0% | 24.4% | |
| 15 | CJ Geathers | G | Fr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 7 | Grayson Bennett | F | Fr | 6'9" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 23 | Rho Omed | F | Fr | 6'10" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 4 | Tim Matthews | G | Fr | 6'5" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 8 | Weston Honeycutt | G | Fr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Amari Allen | F | Fr | 6'8" | 32-24 | 28.3 | 11.4 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 53.3% | 34.1% | 4.3 | 73.8% | 21.7% | |
| 22 | Aiden Sherrell | F | So | 6'10" | 34-34 | 23.9 | 11.1 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 59.5% | 33.8% | 2.4 | 71.3% | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Aden Holloway | G | Jr | 6'1" | 28-27 | 28.4 | 16.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 59.9% | 43.8% | 6.0 | 86.4% | 27.3% | |
| 7 | Taylor Bol Bowen | F | Jr | 6'10" | 30-11 | 19.1 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 51.0% | 30.2% | 3.2 | 79.6% | 18.0% | |
| 6 | London Jemison | F | Fr | 6'8" | 33-13 | 15.6 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 54.1% | 34.8% | 2.7 | 60.4% | 21.5% | |
| 15 | Noah Williamson | C | Sr | 7'0" | 33-0 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 36.5% | 16.7% | 0.9 | 64.3% | 14.7% | |
| 1 | Jalil Bethea | G | So | 6'5" | 26-0 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 47.5% | 31.4% | 2.0 | 80.6% | 27.6% | |
| 4 | Davion Hannah | G | Fr | 6'6" | 10-0 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 53.8% | 36.4% | 1.1 | 62.5% | 16.4% | |
| 10 | Keitenn Bristow | F | So | 6'10" | 10-1 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 37.9% | 11.1% | 0.9 | 73.3% | 20.0% | |
| 11 | Preston Murphy Jr. | G | Jr | 6'1" | 6-0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 | 100.0% | 17.8% | |
| 25 | Jacob Martin | F | So | — | 9-0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 100.0% | — | 0.0 | 50.0% | 8.1% | |
| 34 | Collins Onyejiaka | C | Fr | 6'11" | 2-0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 50.0% | — | 0.0 | 0.0% | 22.7% | |
| 31 | Jack Fagan | G | So | — | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | 0.0% | |
| 30 | Klark James | G | Sr | — | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | 0.0% |
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Christian Harmon | G | Jr | 6'6" | 32-28 | 27.5 | 12.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 52.2% | 34.6% | 7.6 | 81.8% | 26.8% | |
| 0 | Chandler Jackson | G | Sr | 6'5" | 32-30 | 26.9 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 51.7% | 25.9% | 1.7 | 70.5% | 23.5% | |
| 12 | Jalen Hampton | G | Sr | 6'7" | 30-22 | 26.2 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 58.6% | 32.3% | 1.0 | 75.0% | 17.6% | |
| 22 | Jaxon Ellingsworth | F | Sr | 6'9" | 32-13 | 22.7 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 54.8% | 34.7% | 3.0 | 75.6% | 23.0% | |
| 1 | Matt Hayman | G | Sr | 6'5" | 31-22 | 22.7 | 11.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 50.0% | 33.2% | 5.9 | 79.5% | 31.7% | |
| 2 | TJ Caldwell | G | Jr | 6'4" | 32-6 | 20.2 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 48.5% | 33.8% | 4.1 | 82.8% | 26.8% | |
| 10 | Chudi Dioramma | F | So | 6'10" | 25-8 | 15.5 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 50.5% | — | 0.0 | 66.0% | 19.2% | |
| 20 | Joey Chammaa | G | So | 5'11" | 21-1 | 16.9 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 51.0% | 32.7% | 2.6 | 81.5% | 29.9% | |
| 3 | Royal Blue Smith | G | Fr | 6'4" | 27-3 | 13.1 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 55.2% | 36.1% | 2.7 | 53.1% | 24.8% | |
| 21 | Fredy-Salam Sylla | G | So | 6'8" | 18-6 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 48.5% | 25.0% | 1.8 | 50.0% | 24.4% | |
| 15 | CJ Geathers | G | Fr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 7 | Grayson Bennett | F | Fr | 6'9" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 23 | Rho Omed | F | Fr | 6'10" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 4 | Tim Matthews | G | Fr | 6'5" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 8 | Weston Honeycutt | G | Fr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
Trends
Last 10 games of 2025-26| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5 | GA Southern | N | L 77–80 | −7.5 | L−10.5 | 166.0 | U157 | 112.0 | 116.4 | 68.7 |
| Feb 27 | Louisiana | H | W 81–58 | −14.0 | W+9.0 | 146.5 | U139 | 107.1 | 76.7 | 75.7 |
| Feb 24 | Southern Miss | H | W 89–84 | −9.0 | L−4.0 | 158.0 | O173 | 112.8 | 106.4 | 78.9 |
| Feb 21 | UL Monroe | A | W 102–94 | −15.5 | L−7.5 | 164.0 | O196 | 131.2 | 120.9 | 77.8 |
| Feb 19 | Louisiana | A | W 79–62 | −9.0 | W+8.0 | 145.0 | U141 | 114.9 | 90.2 | 68.8 |
| Feb 14 | South Alabama | H | L 88–92 OT | −7.5 | L−11.5 | 150.0 | O180 | 115.3 | 120.6 | 76.3 |
| Feb 11 | UL Monroe | H | W 103–70 | −21.0 | W+12.0 | 163.0 | O173 | 139.2 | 94.6 | 74.0 |
| Feb 7 | Bowling Green | H | W 91–54 | −3.5 | W+33.5 | 155.0 | U145 | 121.0 | 71.8 | 75.2 |
| Feb 4 | Coastal | A | W 70–66 | −5.0 | L−1.0 | 151.5 | U136 | 100.0 | 94.3 | 70.0 |
| Jan 31 | Marshall | H | L 61–70 | −4.0 | L−13.0 | 165.5 | U131 | 96.1 | 110.2 | 63.5 |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27 | #1Michigan | N | L 77–90 | +9.5 | L−3.5 | 173.0 | U167 | 108.3 | 126.6 | 71.1 |
| Mar 22 | #5Texas Tech | N | W 90–65 | −1.0 | W+24.0 | 164.5 | U155 | 129.9 | 93.8 | 69.3 |
| Mar 20 | #13Hofstra | N | W 90–70 | −11.5 | W+8.5 | 159.0 | O160 | 129.1 | 100.4 | 69.7 |
| Mar 13 | Ole Miss | N | L 79–80 | −12.5 | L−13.5 | 164.5 | U159 | 107.5 | 108.8 | 73.5 |
| Mar 7 | Auburn | H | W 96–84 | −6.0 | W+6.0 | 175.0 | O180 | 134.9 | 118.0 | 71.2 |
| Mar 3 | Georgia | A | L 88–98 | −1.5 | L−11.5 | 180.0 | O186 | 117.7 | 131.1 | 74.7 |
| Feb 28 | #22Tennessee | A | W 71–69 | +5.0 | W+7.0 | 162.5 | U140 | 112.7 | 109.5 | 63.0 |
| Feb 25 | Mississippi St | H | W 100–75 | −12.5 | W+12.5 | 175.5 | U175 | 131.7 | 98.8 | 75.9 |
| Feb 21 | LSU | A | W 90–83 | −7.5 | L−0.5 | 172.0 | O173 | 126.7 | 116.9 | 71.0 |
| Feb 18 | #20Arkansas | H | W 117–115 2OT | −4.0 | L−2.0 | 181.0 | O232 | 133.6 | 131.3 | 87.6 |
Records vs the closing line describe the past; ten games is a small sample.
Tale of the tape
national rank toned left for away, right for homeOffseason
roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input- Aly Tounkara 18.2 mpg, 4.3 ppg · transferred to Boston College
- Tim Matthews no D1 minutes last season
- Weston Honeycutt no D1 minutes last season
- Rho Omed no D1 minutes last season
- CJ Geathers no D1 minutes last season
- Grayson Bennett no D1 minutes last season
No incoming D1 transfers are listed on ESPN's roster yet — until they are, returning shares read high.
Returns 91% of last season's minutes. Teams returning at least 65% of last season's minutes have historically gained about 2.2 points of AdjEM (n=156 team-seasons, 2022-2026).
- Labaron Philon Jr. 29.1 mpg, 20.7 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Houston Mallette 23.3 mpg, 6.6 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Latrell Wrightsell Jr. 21.0 mpg, 10.2 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Charles Bediako 3.1 mpg, 1.4 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
No incoming D1 transfers are listed on ESPN's roster yet — until they are, returning shares read high.
Returns 62% of last season's minutes; lost 2 of its top 5.
Head-to-head
this season and lastThe CBB Matchups tab lays out the day's Division I slate: matchup, tip time, records and rank, and — once posted — Pinnacle's spread and total (the median across books when Pinnacle has no line). Three views switch the table between projected scores, pace and totals, and each team's offensive and defensive tendencies. Each game opens into opponent-adjusted possessions, efficiency and four-factor tendencies for both teams, plus recent form, rotation and head-to-head history. Every game also carries our projected score, spread and total, built bottom-up from those same numbers: expected possessions times each side's opponent-adjusted points per possession, plus home court.
What these numbers mean: line shopping.