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-conferenceCintas Center, Cincinnati, OH
Mount St Marys
Efficiency #265
2025-26: 15-17 · 11-10 conf
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Xavier
Efficiency #129
2025-26: 15-18 · 7-15 conf
Mon, Nov 2 · TBD
70.8
win 21%
Projected
80.3
win 79%
No line posted yet.
Model: XAV −9.4 · 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: Xavier 70.3, Mount St Marys 68.5 → 70.5 possessions
+4.7
Xavier offense vs Mount St Marys defense
+1.8
Mount St Marys offense vs Xavier defense
−3.6
Projected total
151.1
Axis starts at 145 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Xavier offense vs Mount St Marys defense
+1.8
Mount St Marys offense vs Xavier defense
+3.6
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+4.1
Xavier by 9.4
9.4
Mount St Marys side ◂▸ Xavier side

Steps are rounded to one decimal, so they can differ from the total by 0.1: the margin steps add to +9.5 against +9.4. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Xavier.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 70.5, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Xavier is the faster team (71.2, #44 of 365) and Mount St Marys the slower (67.7, #214). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
70.5
per team, 40 min
Projected total
151.1
model
Projected team totals
70.8 / 80.3
Mount St Marys / Xavier
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
68.5#164
Mount St Marys
70.3#33
Xavier

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageXavier
Where Xavier scores: ball control
Xavier turns it over on 13.9% of possessions (#21); Mount St Marys forces turnovers on 15.3% of opponent possessions (#261). Expect about 14.2%, 2.5 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +3.1 points per 100 possessions.
AdvantageMount St Marys
Where Mount St Marys struggles: ball control
Mount St Marys turns it over on 22.4% of possessions (#364); Xavier forces turnovers on 15.5% of opponent possessions (#248). Expect about 19.2%, 2.4 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -3.0 points per 100 possessions.
GlassXavier
Xavier gets out-rebounded
Projected offensive rebound rate of 27.1% is worth roughly -2.0 points per 100 possessions against Xavier's offense.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (Xavier) 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 Mount St Marys at about 40.3% of its shots from three, Xavier about 43.9%.
ClashXavier
Style match: paint scoring
Xavier gets only 38.8% of its points in the paint; Mount St Marys protects the paint (33.2% of opponents' points) (D1 average 42.8%). Expect about 38.6% — both habits push the same way.
Mount St Marys has the ball
OffenseXavier allowsvs D1 avg
50.6% #208
54.1% #302
+1.5 pt/100
22.4% #364
15.5% #248
-3.0 pt/100
32.3% #115
29.5% #136
+0.6 pt/100
33.3% #230
32.6% #119
-0.3 pt/100
67.4% #337
—
-0.4 pt/100
Mount St Marys net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -1.6 pts/100
Xavier has the ball
OffenseMount St Marys allowsvs D1 avg
51.8% #155
47.2% #23
-2.5 pt/100
13.9% #21
15.3% #261
+3.1 pt/100
26.5% #311
29.1% #114
-2.0 pt/100
28.1% #341
37.3% #247
-0.2 pt/100
72.9% #174
—
+0.0 pt/100
Xavier net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -1.6 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Mount St Marysoffense vsXavierdefense
Share of shots by zone
Mount St Marys shoots
Xavier allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim58.2%#18862.0%#30158.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)40.6%#15836.5%#10039.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)29.2%#35940.6%#26138.0%
Three32.7%#24434.8%#23733.7%
Xavieroffense vsMount St Marysdefense
Share of shots by zone
Xavier shoots
Mount St Marys allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim58.2%#19049.4%#458.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)45.2%#6138.5%#14539.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)37.6%#19938.1%#16238.0%
Three36.5%#3932.3%#8133.7%
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
Mount St Marys
−4.7extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#343 of 365
Off reb %
32.3%
#115
Def reb %
70.9%
#114
Turnover %
22.4%
#364
Forced TO %
15.3%
#261
FT rate
33.3%
#230
FT allowed
37.3%
#247
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.6
Defensive rebounding+0.5
Ball security−3.8
Forcing turnovers−0.9
Foul shots drawn−0.4
Foul shots allowed−0.5
Xavier
−0.9extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#223 of 365
Off reb %
26.5%
#311
Def reb %
70.5%
#136
Turnover %
13.9%
#21
Forced TO %
15.5%
#248
FT rate
28.1%
#341
FT allowed
32.6%
#119
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−1.2
Defensive rebounding+0.3
Ball security+1.9
Forcing turnovers−0.8
Foul shots drawn−1.8
Foul shots allowed+0.7

Xavier has more extra scoring chances per game: −0.9 (#223 of 365) to Mount St Marys’s −4.7 (#343).

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

Mount St Marys2025-26 numbers
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
2Redd Thompson Jr.at LongwoodGJr5'11"32-122.110.31.62.01.749.2%32.9%4.688.0%28.9%
4Mason SoGSr6'2"31-1618.23.92.42.31.951.5%35.5%2.078.9%17.4%
9Abdou Khadre KebeGJr6'7"22-1321.97.75.61.01.347.3%27.8%3.669.0%24.6%
30Anthony Arrington Jr.GSr6'3"22-219.05.72.11.11.737.8%21.7%2.750.0%28.3%
1Anastasios RozakeasGJr6'8"24-814.43.82.00.50.645.7%32.9%2.983.3%18.4%
7Wilguens Jr. Exacteat DrakeFSr6'6"18-1319.47.34.51.61.445.2%22.2%2.568.3%27.3%
23Yakhya DiopFSo7'0"31-08.81.82.80.10.850.0%—0.064.7%16.1%
10Cade Ornessat GonzagaGSo6'4"8-02.50.40.10.10.450.0%—0.020.0%20.2%
5Noah RogersGJr5'11"3-02.00.00.70.00.00.0%0.0%0.3—10.1%
6Jaxon HartmanGJr6'3"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
16Crue GardFFr6'11"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
3Julien SmithGFr6'0"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
21Liam JoyceFSr6'6"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
22Miquel LlompartGJr6'4"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
12Noah LimolFFr6'8"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
11Ryan BrzezanskiFFr6'8"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.
Transfers in: Wilguens Jr. Exacte (from Drake), Cade Orness (from Gonzaga), Redd Thompson Jr. (from Longwood)

Tale of the tape

national rank toned left for away, right for home
Mount St MarysXavier
Efficiency
102.5
111.7
107.8
109.4
68.5
70.3
—
—
Shooting
50.6%
51.8%
51.8%
49.8%
32.7%
36.5%
67.4%
72.9%
33.3%
28.1%
Ball control & glass
22.4%
13.9%
15.3%
15.5%
32.3%
26.5%
29.1%
29.5%
12.8%
8.2%
8.5%
10.2%
Style
42.6%
40.6%
44.8%
38.8%
12.0%
17.2%
55.2%
62.2%
31.3%
27.4%
Roster
3.33
3.23
6'4.2"
6'6.5"
32.5%
84.8%

Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
Mount St Marys
Returning minutes: 32.5%Returning production: 25.0%
Lost
  • Xavier Lipscomb 31.7 mpg, 9.1 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Arlandus Keyes 27.7 mpg, 11.5 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Luke McEldon 24.0 mpg, 11.0 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Trey Deveaux 23.4 mpg, 9.8 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Justin Amadi 19.8 mpg, 6.8 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Patrick Haigh 6.5 mpg, 2.0 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Added
  • Redd Thompson Jr. from Longwood · 22.1 mpg, 10.3 ppg last season
  • Wilguens Jr. Exacte from Drake · 10.3 mpg, 3.9 ppg last season
  • Cade Orness from Gonzaga · 0.6 mpg, 0.1 ppg last season
  • Liam Joyce no D1 minutes last season
  • Crue Gard no D1 minutes last season
  • Miquel Llompart no D1 minutes last season

Returns 33% of last season's minutes; lost 5 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).

Xavier
Returning minutes: 84.8%Returning production: 79.8%
Lost
  • Tre Carroll 30.7 mpg, 17.3 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Added
  • Gabriel Pozzato no D1 minutes last season
  • Kason Westphal no D1 minutes last season
  • Luke Naser no D1 minutes last season

No incoming D1 transfers are listed on ESPN's roster yet — until they are, returning shares read high.

Returns 85% 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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