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-conferenceHumphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS
Tennessee Tech
Efficiency #298
2025-26: 13-18 · 8-12 conf
@
Mississippi St
Efficiency #144
2025-26: 13-19 · 5-14 conf
Mon, Nov 2 · TBD
70.5
win 19%
Projected
80.6
win 81%
No line posted yet.
Model: MSST −10.1 · total 151.1 · 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: Mississippi St 69.8, Tennessee Tech 68.1 → 69.6 possessions
+2.8
Mississippi St offense vs Tennessee Tech defense
+3.1
Tennessee Tech offense vs Mississippi St defense
−3.0
Projected total
151.1
Axis starts at 145 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Mississippi St offense vs Tennessee Tech defense
+3.1
Tennessee Tech offense vs Mississippi St defense
+3.0
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+4.0
Mississippi St by 10.1
10.1
Tennessee Tech side ◂▸ Mississippi St side

Steps 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 Mississippi St.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 69.6, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Mississippi St is the faster team (71.5, #32 of 365) and Tennessee Tech the slower (68.3, #186). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
69.6
per team, 40 min
Projected total
151.1
model
Projected team totals
70.5 / 80.6
Tennessee Tech / Mississippi St
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
68.1#196
Tennessee Tech
69.8#66
Mississippi St

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageTennessee Tech
Where Tennessee Tech struggles: shooting
Tennessee Tech shoots an effective 48.9% (#293); Mississippi St allows 50.9% (#154). Expect about 49.7%, 1.6 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -2.2 points per 100 possessions.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (Tennessee Tech) is close to a coin flip going forward — the study's model of next-game 3P% barely beats guessing the D1 average. Shot volume is what actually carries: expect Tennessee Tech at about 37.1% of its shots from three, Mississippi St about 37.8%.
AdvantageMississippi St
Where Mississippi St scores: ball control
Mississippi St turns it over on 16.1% of possessions (#146); Tennessee Tech forces turnovers on 15.1% of opponent possessions (#282). Expect about 15.3%, 1.5 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +1.8 points per 100 possessions.
Tennessee Tech has the ball
OffenseMississippi St allowsvs D1 avg
48.9% #293
50.9% #154
-2.2 pt/100
19.1% #324
12.8% #358
+1.5 pt/100
31.3% #151
30.7% #190
+0.5 pt/100
35.5% #164
32.3% #112
-0.2 pt/100
76.2% #47
—
+0.3 pt/100
Tennessee Tech net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -0.1 pts/100
Mississippi St has the ball
OffenseTennessee Tech allowsvs D1 avg
51.5% #172
51.5% #186
+0.4 pt/100
16.1% #146
15.1% #282
+1.8 pt/100
29.8% #210
30.7% #192
-0.1 pt/100
30.7% #288
31.3% #88
-0.5 pt/100
66.0% #353
—
-0.6 pt/100
Mississippi St net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +0.9 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Tennessee Techoffense vsMississippi Stdefense
Share of shots by zone
Tennessee Tech shoots
Mississippi St allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim56.2%#26659.3%#20758.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)30.9%#34349.0%#34839.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)41.4%#7337.0%#13138.0%
Three31.1%#31633.9%#17933.7%
Mississippi Stoffense vsTennessee Techdefense
Share of shots by zone
Mississippi St shoots
Tennessee Tech allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim63.2%#4958.8%#17958.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)46.3%#4837.2%#11739.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)38.1%#18233.7%#4538.0%
Three32.4%#26235.8%#29533.7%
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
Tennessee Tech
−1.3extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#250 of 365
Off reb %
31.3%
#151
Def reb %
69.3%
#192
Turnover %
19.1%
#324
Forced TO %
15.1%
#282
FT rate
35.5%
#164
FT allowed
31.3%
#88
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.3
Defensive rebounding0.0
Ball security−1.6
Forcing turnovers−1.1
Foul shots drawn+0.1
Foul shots allowed+1.0
Mississippi St
−2.8extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#294 of 365
Off reb %
29.8%
#210
Def reb %
69.3%
#190
Turnover %
16.1%
#146
Forced TO %
12.8%
#358
FT rate
30.7%
#288
FT allowed
32.3%
#112
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.2
Defensive rebounding0.0
Ball security+0.5
Forcing turnovers−2.7
Foul shots drawn−1.1
Foul shots allowed+0.8

Tennessee Tech has more extra scoring chances per game: −1.3 (#250 of 365) to Mississippi St’s −2.8 (#294).

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

Tennessee Tech2025-26 numbers
ESPN hasn't posted Tennessee Tech's 2026-27 roster yet — these are last season's players.
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
8Ty OwensGJr6'0"31-2827.36.82.73.72.244.6%28.6%2.383.6%19.4%
1Mekhi CameronGSr6'4"31-3126.711.23.81.21.347.5%32.8%4.380.2%25.4%
6Brandon MuntuGSr6'4"31-3124.89.12.90.80.553.1%33.8%5.293.1%20.2%
7JaJuan NichollsFJr6'8"31-1217.911.25.30.41.062.7%—0.067.6%31.3%
11Dani PoundsFJr6'8"29-1517.610.64.90.71.953.7%35.3%0.678.8%34.6%
5Ja'Quavian FlorenceGSr6'4"28-117.86.82.41.51.543.7%31.3%1.773.5%27.6%
10Grant SlattenGSr6'5"24-1617.23.62.00.80.751.4%30.6%1.565.0%13.5%
0Malik FergusonGJr6'4"22-717.65.31.61.01.447.0%28.1%1.575.0%21.9%
2Jacobe WhittedGFr6'7"24-315.33.13.90.80.839.5%23.1%2.264.7%17.0%
13C.J. McPhersonGJr6'3"26-413.34.51.50.50.649.5%36.4%2.590.5%20.0%
3Jah'Kim PayneGJr6'6"23-113.63.01.51.31.348.5%37.1%1.577.8%18.2%
4Mekhi TurnerFSo6'8"25-48.94.12.70.40.761.9%—0.061.0%25.0%
24Owen VarnadoFSr6'5"15-28.01.01.50.70.725.0%7.1%0.966.7%15.1%
12Hagan PrestonGFr6'3"6-02.80.80.30.00.050.0%25.0%0.7—15.3%
23Colin AyersGFr6'0"3-03.01.00.30.30.350.0%50.0%0.7—23.1%
32Maguire EvansGFr6'2"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
Tennessee TechMississippi St
Efficiency
104.8
109.4
112.0
107.8
68.1
69.8
—
—
Shooting
48.9%
51.5%
50.1%
53.4%
31.1%
32.4%
76.2%
66.0%
35.5%
30.7%
Ball control & glass
19.1%
16.1%
15.1%
12.8%
31.3%
29.8%
30.7%
30.7%
11.0%
9.5%
10.8%
11.0%
Style
36.5%
40.1%
45.2%
44.5%
14.0%
14.1%
45.4%
45.1%
41.4%
37.3%
Roster
3.26
3.30
6'4.6"
6'5.2"
—
21.0%

Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
Tennessee Tech
Returning minutes: 100.0%Returning production: 100.0%
ESPN hasn't posted Tennessee Tech'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.)

Mississippi St
Returning minutes: 21.0%Returning production: 26.2%
Lost
  • Jayden Epps 25.5 mpg, 12.8 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Shawn Jones Jr. 25.2 mpg, 5.2 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Ja'Borri McGhee 22.1 mpg, 8.4 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Jamarion Davis-Fleming 20.3 mpg, 3.7 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Quincy Ballard 20.2 mpg, 6.5 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Achor Achor 17.7 mpg, 6.2 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Added
  • RJ Johnson from Kennesaw St · 27.3 mpg, 14.1 ppg last season
  • Tajuan Simpkins from Seton Hall · 25.1 mpg, 9.7 ppg last season
  • ND Okafor from Washington St · 23.2 mpg, 11.0 ppg last season
  • Kendyl Sanders from Utah · 20.1 mpg, 5.2 ppg last season
  • Thomas Bassong from Florida St · 19.3 mpg, 5.9 ppg last season
  • Ashton Magee from Southern · 10.3 mpg, 2.7 ppg last season

Returns 21% of last season's minutes; lost 4 of its top 5. Teams returning under 40% of last season's minutes have historically fallen about 0.8 points of AdjEM (n=716 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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