CBB Matchups

Every D1 game with tempo-free ratings, four factors and market lines, one place.

College basketball is being built for the 2026-27 season (tip-off Nov 3). What's here fills in as games are played.
Non-conferenceStephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, FL
Milwaukee
Efficiency #262
2025-26: 12-20 · 8-13 conf
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Florida
Efficiency #5
2025-26: 27-8 · 17-3 conf
Tue, Nov 24 · TBD
65.9
win 3%
Projected
88.6
win 97%
No line posted yet.
Model: FLA −22.7 · total 154.5 · ratings as of Sat, Oct 3
Preseason ratings start from 2025-26's final adjusted ratings, regressed toward the D1 average. The stats below are 2025-26's too; both update once 2026-27 games are played.

How the projection is built

each step, from an average D-I game to this one
Projected total
Average D-I game
148.2
PaceAdjusted tempo: Florida 70.2, Milwaukee 68.5 → 70.4 possessions
+4.5
Florida offense vs Milwaukee defense
+10.2
Milwaukee offense vs Florida defense
−8.5
Projected total
154.5
Axis starts at 140 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Florida offense vs Milwaukee defense
+10.2
Milwaukee offense vs Florida defense
+8.5
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+4.1
Florida by 22.7
22.7
Milwaukee side ◂▸ Florida side

Steps are rounded to one decimal, so they can differ from the total by 0.1: the total steps add to 154.4 against a projected 154.5, and the margin steps add to +22.8 against +22.7. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Florida.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 70.4, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Florida is the faster team (72.0, #23 of 365) and Milwaukee the slower (69.1, #143). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
70.4
per team, 40 min
Projected total
154.5
model
Projected team totals
65.9 / 88.6
Milwaukee / Florida
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
68.5#168
Milwaukee
70.2#35
Florida

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageFlorida
Where Florida scores: shooting
Florida shoots an effective 54.1% (#63); Milwaukee allows 55.5% (#340). Expect about 55.1%, 3.8 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +5.4 points per 100 possessions.
GlassFlorida
Florida owns the glass
Projected offensive rebound rate of 38.9% is worth roughly +5.2 points per 100 possessions for Florida's offense.
AdvantageMilwaukee
Where Milwaukee struggles: shooting
Milwaukee shoots an effective 49.9% (#242); Florida allows 46.1% (#10). Expect about 47.8%, 3.4 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -4.9 points per 100 possessions.
Pace
Track meet
Florida averages 72.0 possessions per 40, Milwaukee 69.1. Slower teams pull the pace toward themselves more than fast teams push it (0.80 vs 0.66 in five seasons of games), so expect about 71 — more possessions mean more points in the total and more chances for the better team to separate.
ClashMilwaukee
Style match: ball movement
Milwaukee creates off the dribble (assists on 48.1% of its baskets); Florida breaks up passing offenses (assists on 44.6% allowed) (D1 average 52.4%). Expect about 44.6% — both habits push the same way.
TurnoversMilwaukee
Milwaukee protects the ball
Projected turnover rate of 14.9% is worth roughly +2.3 points per 100 possessions for Milwaukee's offense.
Milwaukee has the ball
OffenseFlorida allowsvs D1 avg
49.9% #242
46.1% #10
-4.9 pt/100
15.2% #81
15.3% #269
+2.3 pt/100
33.0% #88
24.8% #7
-0.5 pt/100
32.1% #256
34.0% #153
-0.3 pt/100
68.7% #307
—
-0.3 pt/100
Milwaukee net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -3.7 pts/100
Florida has the ball
OffenseMilwaukee allowsvs D1 avg
54.1% #63
55.5% #340
+5.4 pt/100
16.3% #160
15.8% #228
+1.0 pt/100
43.3% #2
29.2% #121
+5.2 pt/100
39.0% #80
35.9% #208
+0.3 pt/100
71.2% #232
—
-0.1 pt/100
Florida net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +11.8 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Milwaukeeoffense vsFloridadefense
Share of shots by zone
Milwaukee shoots
Florida allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim55.2%#29550.6%#558.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)41.2%#14034.8%#5339.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)39.7%#12434.9%#7338.0%
Three32.3%#26632.1%#6633.7%
Floridaoffense vsMilwaukeedefense
Share of shots by zone
Florida shoots
Milwaukee allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim64.9%#2461.6%#28758.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)45.9%#5246.9%#33039.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)40.4%#9738.7%#18938.0%
Three31.2%#31536.5%#32933.7%
RimShort 2 (≤9 ft)Mid 2 (10 ft+)Three

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 numbers
Milwaukee
+0.9extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#146 of 365
Off reb %
33.0%
#88
Def reb %
70.8%
#121
Turnover %
15.2%
#81
Forced TO %
15.8%
#228
FT rate
32.1%
#256
FT allowed
35.9%
#208
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.9
Defensive rebounding+0.4
Ball security+1.1
Forcing turnovers−0.6
Foul shots drawn−0.8
Foul shots allowed−0.2
Florida
+6.7extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#8 of 365
Off reb %
43.3%
#2
Def reb %
75.2%
#7
Turnover %
16.3%
#160
Forced TO %
15.3%
#269
FT rate
39.0%
#80
FT allowed
34.0%
#153
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+4.2
Defensive rebounding+1.9
Ball security+0.3
Forcing turnovers−1.0
Foul shots drawn+1.0
Foul shots allowed+0.3

Florida has more extra scoring chances per game: +6.7 (#8 of 365) to Milwaukee’s +0.9 (#146).

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

Milwaukee2025-26 numbers
ESPN hasn't posted Milwaukee's 2026-27 roster yet — these are last season's players.
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
29Aaron FranklinGSr6'5"32-2225.26.86.31.20.759.4%34.5%0.944.4%15.2%
5Isaiah DorceusGJr6'0"31-1622.25.51.53.71.743.8%32.5%2.565.7%20.0%
8Stevie ElamGFr6'3"25-1226.210.54.70.80.550.2%35.4%5.881.1%22.5%
1Amar AugillardGSr6'5"31-2420.812.62.61.11.847.7%32.4%5.783.3%38.3%
2Josh DixonGFr6'1"32-1218.59.01.11.61.344.5%31.2%2.987.1%33.0%
24Esyah Pippa-WhiteGJr6'2"32-1518.54.41.82.31.035.3%23.9%2.856.9%20.4%
11Chandler JacksonFJr6'7"24-923.09.72.80.91.157.5%32.9%2.979.4%23.1%
3Danilo JovanovichFSr6'8"17-1730.212.46.12.21.061.8%53.8%0.871.0%20.7%
22Faizon FieldsFSr6'10"21-2021.26.75.60.41.062.0%66.7%0.158.9%17.5%
25Sekou KonnehFFr6'9"31-313.46.44.70.30.756.1%11.1%0.357.1%27.2%
12Seth HubbardGSr6'4"9-930.716.63.32.11.150.4%35.9%4.375.8%29.6%
34Tate MackenzieFJr6'10"18-17.00.91.20.10.345.5%—0.050.0%10.3%
9Simeon MurchisonFSo6'9"16-05.41.30.90.10.350.0%—0.085.7%14.2%
23Austin VillarrealGSo6'1"4-01.80.51.00.00.025.0%0.0%0.8—30.6%
00John Lovelace Jr.GSr6'8"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
10Ned RenfreeGFr6'2"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
Rosters come from ESPN and are still filling in; incoming transfers and freshmen may be missing.

Tale of the tape

national rank toned left for away, right for home
MilwaukeeFlorida
Efficiency
107.1
119.2
112.2
97.9
68.5
70.2
—
—
Shooting
49.9%
54.1%
50.8%
58.5%
32.3%
31.2%
68.7%
71.2%
32.1%
39.0%
Ball control & glass
15.2%
16.3%
15.8%
15.3%
33.0%
43.3%
29.2%
24.8%
8.4%
9.0%
9.5%
7.0%
Style
38.1%
37.0%
44.2%
50.2%
16.7%
18.2%
48.1%
55.0%
35.0%
27.5%
Roster
2.89
3.71
6'4.7"
6'6.5"
—
78.8%

Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
Milwaukee
Returning minutes: 100.0%Returning production: 100.0%
ESPN hasn't posted Milwaukee's roster for this season yet — no movement to show.

Returns 100% 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). (ESPN hasn't posted this season's roster yet -- this may still be last season's list.)

Florida
Returning minutes: 78.8%Returning production: 79.0%
Lost
  • Xaivian Lee 27.4 mpg, 11.6 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Micah Handlogten 14.4 mpg, 4.0 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Olivier Rioux 0.5 mpg, 0.2 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Cooper Josefsberg 0.1 mpg, 0.1 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Added
  • Denzel Aberdeen from Kentucky · 30.6 mpg, 13.5 ppg last season
  • Jones Lay no D1 minutes last season
  • Arturas Butajevas no D1 minutes last season
  • AJ Brown no D1 minutes last season
  • Domen Petrovic no D1 minutes last season

Returns 79% of last season's minutes; lost 1 of its top 5. 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).

Head-to-head

this season and last
No meetings the last two seasons.

The 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.

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