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 total steps add to 145.8 against a projected 145.9. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Duke.
Pace & total
possessions per 40 minutesProjected possessions: 67.1, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Army is the faster team (67.2, #234 of 365) and Duke the slower (66.8, #250). 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 | 58.2%#187 | 55.4%#75 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 39.0%#194 | 41.9%#229 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 27.5%#364 | 34.4%#61 | 38.0% |
| Three | 32.0%#278 | 30.6%#27 | 33.7% |
| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 64.4%#29 | 64.9%#348 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 42.7%#108 | 37.3%#121 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 43.1%#34 | 37.6%#144 | 38.0% |
| Three | 34.7%#133 | 35.6%#285 | 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 numbersDuke has more extra scoring chances per game: +9.3 (#1 of 365) to Army’s −3.7 (#319).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ryan Curry | G | Jr | 6'0" | 31-31 | 33.8 | 13.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 50.4% | 33.5% | 7.3 | 81.3% | 25.6% | |
| 10 | Jacen Holloway | F | So | 6'4" | 31-23 | 28.2 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 54.5% | 30.9% | 1.8 | 64.8% | 23.3% | |
| 4 | Jaxson Bell | G | So | 6'3" | 30-8 | 25.3 | 12.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 51.5% | 35.9% | 4.8 | 80.9% | 29.8% | |
| 1 | Jackson Furman | G | Fr | 6'3" | 32-8 | 23.5 | 8.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 47.7% | 34.7% | 5.4 | 82.2% | 26.7% | |
| 22 | Kevin McCarthy | G | So | 6'4" | 30-29 | 24.3 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 50.9% | 34.6% | 5.3 | 68.8% | 20.9% | |
| 32 | Tate Laczkowski | F | Jr | 6'8" | 32-30 | 21.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 57.1% | 28.1% | 1.0 | 43.8% | 15.8% | |
| 54 | Jorn Everson | F | Sr | 6'8" | 32-26 | 18.9 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 50.0% | 30.1% | 3.5 | 60.0% | 25.5% | |
| 5 | Joshua Eli | F | So | 6'6" | 29-0 | 14.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 53.9% | 54.2% | 0.8 | 62.2% | 17.3% | |
| 24 | Alex Engro | G | So | 6'2" | 23-0 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 25.0% | 12.5% | 1.0 | 50.0% | 15.4% | |
| 13 | Dillon Watt | G | Fr | 5'11" | 21-0 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 0.3 | 84.2% | 18.0% | |
| 23 | Dylan Benner | F | Fr | 6'7" | 19-1 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 43.1% | 20.8% | 1.3 | 62.5% | 22.3% | |
| 21 | Jackson Mayo | G | Sr | 6'0" | 16-2 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 39.5% | 27.8% | 2.3 | 50.0% | 27.1% | |
| 0 | Dayon Polk | G | So | 6'0" | 10-1 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 20.6% | 8.3% | 1.2 | — | 18.9% | |
| 12 | Dylan Murans | F | So | 6'7" | 12-0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 0.5 | 50.0% | 17.5% | |
| 25 | Jahaan Green | G | Fr | 6'5" | 10-0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 50.0% | 100.0% | 0.1 | 100.0% | 21.9% | |
| 14 | Brendon O'Keefe | G | So | 5'10" | 8-0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.8 | — | 23.3% | |
| 34 | Nnaemeka Ikechi | F | So | 6'7" | 3-0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 | — | 11.3% | |
| 15 | Chanse Perkins | F | Sr | 6'4" | 0-1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | John Blackwellat Wisconsin | G | Sr | 6'5" | 34-34 | 33.8 | 19.1 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 53.4% | 38.9% | 7.3 | 85.9% | 30.6% | |
| 7 | Dame Sarr | F | So | 6'8" | 38-30 | 23.5 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 50.7% | 32.3% | 3.5 | 53.2% | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Cayden Boozer | G | So | 6'4" | 38-11 | 22.8 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 54.8% | 30.3% | 1.7 | 81.3% | 20.6% | |
| 1 | Caleb Foster | G | Sr | 6'5" | 33-30 | 24.9 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 53.3% | 39.8% | 3.0 | 58.2% | 21.0% | |
| 8 | Drew Scharnowskiat Belmont | F | Sr | 6'10" | 30-24 | 21.7 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 68.3% | 20.0% | 0.2 | 43.6% | 27.3% | |
| 26 | Jacob Theodosiouat Loyola MD | G | Sr | 6'4" | 27-18 | 23.4 | 13.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 51.7% | 29.6% | 3.6 | 67.2% | 35.2% | |
| 21 | Patrick Ngongba II | C | Jr | 6'11" | 32-28 | 21.9 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 62.8% | 25.8% | 1.0 | 66.4% | 24.8% | |
| 50 | Brock Davis | G | Sr | 6'5" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 5 | Sebastian Wilkins | F | So | 6'8" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 12 | Bryson Howard | G | Fr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 14 | Cameron Williams | F | Fr | 7'0" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 3 | Deron Rippey Jr. | G | Fr | 6'3" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 30 | Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje | C | Fr | 7'2" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 15 | Maxime Meyer | C | Fr | 7'1" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 55 | Nick Arnold | G | Fr | 5'11" | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ryan Curry | G | Jr | 6'0" | 31-31 | 33.8 | 13.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 50.4% | 33.5% | 7.3 | 81.3% | 25.6% | |
| 10 | Jacen Holloway | F | So | 6'4" | 31-23 | 28.2 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 54.5% | 30.9% | 1.8 | 64.8% | 23.3% | |
| 4 | Jaxson Bell | G | So | 6'3" | 30-8 | 25.3 | 12.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 51.5% | 35.9% | 4.8 | 80.9% | 29.8% | |
| 1 | Jackson Furman | G | Fr | 6'3" | 32-8 | 23.5 | 8.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 47.7% | 34.7% | 5.4 | 82.2% | 26.7% | |
| 22 | Kevin McCarthy | G | So | 6'4" | 30-29 | 24.3 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 50.9% | 34.6% | 5.3 | 68.8% | 20.9% | |
| 32 | Tate Laczkowski | F | Jr | 6'8" | 32-30 | 21.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 57.1% | 28.1% | 1.0 | 43.8% | 15.8% | |
| 54 | Jorn Everson | F | Sr | 6'8" | 32-26 | 18.9 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 50.0% | 30.1% | 3.5 | 60.0% | 25.5% | |
| 5 | Joshua Eli | F | So | 6'6" | 29-0 | 14.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 53.9% | 54.2% | 0.8 | 62.2% | 17.3% | |
| 24 | Alex Engro | G | So | 6'2" | 23-0 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 25.0% | 12.5% | 1.0 | 50.0% | 15.4% | |
| 13 | Dillon Watt | G | Fr | 5'11" | 21-0 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 0.3 | 84.2% | 18.0% | |
| 23 | Dylan Benner | F | Fr | 6'7" | 19-1 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 43.1% | 20.8% | 1.3 | 62.5% | 22.3% | |
| 21 | Jackson Mayo | G | Sr | 6'0" | 16-2 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 39.5% | 27.8% | 2.3 | 50.0% | 27.1% | |
| 0 | Dayon Polk | G | So | 6'0" | 10-1 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 20.6% | 8.3% | 1.2 | — | 18.9% | |
| 12 | Dylan Murans | F | So | 6'7" | 12-0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 0.5 | 50.0% | 17.5% | |
| 25 | Jahaan Green | G | Fr | 6'5" | 10-0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 50.0% | 100.0% | 0.1 | 100.0% | 21.9% | |
| 14 | Brendon O'Keefe | G | So | 5'10" | 8-0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.8 | — | 23.3% | |
| 34 | Nnaemeka Ikechi | F | So | 6'7" | 3-0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 | — | 11.3% | |
| 15 | Chanse Perkins | F | Sr | 6'4" | 0-1 | 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 3 | Bucknell | A | L 55–65 | +2.0 | L−8.0 | 144.0 | U120 | 82.2 | 97.2 | 66.9 |
| Feb 28 | Lafayette | A | L 77–83 | +3.0 | L−3.0 | 144.5 | O160 | 106.2 | 114.5 | 72.5 |
| Feb 25 | Bucknell | H | L 73–75 | −3.5 | L−5.5 | 142.5 | O148 | 100.8 | 103.6 | 72.4 |
| Feb 21 | Navy | H | L 63–81 | +7.5 | L−10.5 | 137.5 | O144 | 98.4 | 126.5 | 64.0 |
| Feb 18 | Loyola MD | A | W 87–77 | +4.5 | W+14.5 | 150.0 | O164 | 126.1 | 111.6 | 69.0 |
| Feb 14 | American | A | L 63–75 | +9.5 | L−2.5 | 145.5 | U138 | 95.8 | 114.0 | 65.8 |
| Feb 11 | Boston U | H | L 68–85 | +3.0 | L−14.0 | 140.0 | O153 | 108.8 | 136.1 | 62.5 |
| Feb 7 | Lafayette | H | L 60–63 | +1.0 | L−2.0 | 143.0 | U123 | 89.1 | 93.6 | 67.3 |
| Feb 4 | Colgate | A | L 55–69 | +10.0 | L−4.0 | 149.5 | U124 | 85.6 | 107.3 | 64.3 |
| Jan 31 | Holy Cross | H | W 69–68 | −3.0 | L−2.0 | 144.0 | U137 | 101.8 | 100.3 | 67.8 |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29 | #2UConn | N | L 72–73 | −4.5 | L−5.5 | 135.5 | O145 | 114.7 | 116.3 | 62.8 |
| Mar 27 | #5St John's | N | W 80–75 | −6.5 | L−1.5 | 140.5 | O155 | 124.8 | 117.0 | 64.1 |
| Mar 21 | #9TCU | N | W 81–58 | −12.0 | W+11.0 | 140.5 | U139 | 116.8 | 83.6 | 69.3 |
| Mar 19 | #16Siena | N | W 71–65 | −27.5 | L−21.5 | 136.0 | P136 | 114.7 | 105.0 | 61.9 |
| Mar 14 | #10Virginia | N | W 74–70 | −6.5 | L−2.5 | 139.5 | O144 | 116.4 | 110.1 | 63.5 |
| Mar 13 | Clemson | N | W 73–61 | −10.5 | W+1.5 | 135.0 | U134 | 115.5 | 96.5 | 63.2 |
| Mar 12 | Florida St | N | W 80–79 | −17.0 | L−16.0 | 150.5 | O159 | 119.0 | 117.5 | 67.2 |
| Mar 7 | #17North Carolina | H | W 76–61 | −18.0 | L−3.0 | 147.0 | U137 | 116.9 | 93.8 | 65.0 |
| Mar 2 | NC State | A | W 93–64 | −9.0 | W+20.0 | 150.5 | O157 | 144.3 | 99.3 | 64.5 |
| Feb 28 | #11Virginia | H | W 77–51 | −10.0 | W+16.0 | 143.0 | U128 | 126.4 | 83.7 | 60.9 |
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 inputReturns 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.)
- Cameron Boozer 33.5 mpg, 22.5 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Isaiah Evans 28.3 mpg, 15.0 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Maliq Brown 20.2 mpg, 4.9 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Nikolas Khamenia 19.7 mpg, 5.7 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Darren Harris 9.1 mpg, 3.1 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Cameron Sheffield 1.2 mpg, 0.2 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- John Blackwell from Wisconsin · 32.8 mpg, 18.6 ppg last season
- Drew Scharnowski from Belmont · 20.3 mpg, 10.1 ppg last season
- Jacob Theodosiou from Loyola MD · 19.7 mpg, 11.0 ppg last season
- Sebastian Wilkins no D1 minutes last season
- Cameron Williams no D1 minutes last season
- Nick Arnold no D1 minutes last season
Returns 43% of last season's minutes; lost 2 of its top 5.
Head-to-head
this season and last| Date | Season | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 11 | 2025-26 | Duke 114 – 59 Army |
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