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-conferenceFirst National Bank Arena, Jonesboro, AR
Toledo
Efficiency #115
2025-26: 19-15 · 13-8 conf
@
Arkansas St
Efficiency #132
2025-26: 20-12 · 11-8 conf
Mon, Nov 2 · TBD
78.2
win 38%
Projected
81.9
win 62%
No line posted yet.
Model: ARST −3.6 · total 160.1 · 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: Arkansas St 71.4, Toledo 68.7 → 71.7 possessions
+7.4
Arkansas St offense vs Toledo defense
+2.0
Toledo offense vs Arkansas St defense
+2.5
Projected total
160.1
Axis starts at 140 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Arkansas St offense vs Toledo defense
+2.0
Toledo offense vs Arkansas St defense
−2.5
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+4.1
Arkansas St by 3.6
3.6
Toledo side ◂▸ Arkansas 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 Arkansas St.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 71.7, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Arkansas St is the faster team (72.5, #15 of 365) and Toledo the slower (69.5, #114). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
71.7
per team, 40 min
Projected total
160.1
model
Projected team totals
78.2 / 81.9
Toledo / Arkansas St
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
68.7#151
Toledo
71.4#11
Arkansas St

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageArkansas St
Where Arkansas St scores: the offensive glass
Arkansas St rebounds 38.2% of its own misses (#6); Toledo lets opponents grab 33.7% of their own misses (#313). Expect about 37.5%, 7.1 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +4.3 points per 100 possessions.
Pace
Track meet
Arkansas St averages 72.5 possessions per 40, Toledo 69.5. 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 72 — more possessions mean more points in the total and more chances for the better team to separate.
TurnoversArkansas St
Arkansas St turns it over
Projected turnover rate of 19.2% is worth roughly -3.0 points per 100 possessions against Arkansas St's offense.
AdvantageToledo
Where Toledo scores: ball control
Toledo turns it over on 14.7% of possessions (#51); Arkansas St forces turnovers on 14.9% of opponent possessions (#299). Expect about 14.4%, 2.4 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +2.9 points per 100 possessions.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (Toledo) 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 Toledo at about 33.5% of its shots from three, Arkansas St about 44.1%.
Toledo has the ball
OffenseArkansas St allowsvs D1 avg
54.5% #50
50.3% #117
+1.9 pt/100
14.7% #51
14.9% #299
+2.9 pt/100
29.5% #220
27.0% #36
-1.4 pt/100
30.5% #298
37.0% #237
-0.1 pt/100
75.4% #70
—
+0.3 pt/100
Toledo net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +3.6 pts/100
Arkansas St has the ball
OffenseToledo allowsvs D1 avg
51.7% #164
54.3% #308
+2.5 pt/100
19.8% #345
17.9% #103
-3.0 pt/100
38.2% #6
33.7% #313
+4.3 pt/100
39.1% #78
26.6% #16
-0.4 pt/100
73.3% #160
—
+0.1 pt/100
Arkansas St net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +3.5 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Toledooffense vsArkansas Stdefense
Share of shots by zone
Toledo shoots
Arkansas St allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim57.3%#22058.4%#16258.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)52.0%#642.7%#24339.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)46.6%#538.7%#18738.0%
Three37.0%#2932.9%#11533.7%
Arkansas Stoffense vsToledodefense
Share of shots by zone
Arkansas St shoots
Toledo allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim59.6%#13761.9%#29958.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)35.0%#28853.7%#36339.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)35.6%#27235.7%#9838.0%
Three32.9%#24034.4%#21533.7%
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
Toledo
+2.0extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#99 of 365
Off reb %
29.5%
#220
Def reb %
66.3%
#313
Turnover %
14.7%
#51
Forced TO %
17.9%
#103
FT rate
30.5%
#298
FT allowed
26.6%
#16
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.3
Defensive rebounding−1.0
Ball security+1.4
Forcing turnovers+0.8
Foul shots drawn−1.2
Foul shots allowed+2.2
Arkansas St
+1.0extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#139 of 365
Off reb %
38.2%
#6
Def reb %
73.0%
#36
Turnover %
19.8%
#345
Forced TO %
14.9%
#299
FT rate
39.1%
#78
FT allowed
37.0%
#237
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+2.5
Defensive rebounding+1.2
Ball security−2.1
Forcing turnovers−1.2
Foul shots drawn+1.1
Foul shots allowed−0.5

Toledo has more extra scoring chances per game: +2.0 (#99 of 365) to Arkansas St’s +1.0 (#139).

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

Toledo2025-26 numbers
ESPN hasn't posted Toledo's 2026-27 roster yet — these are last season's players.
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
3Sonny WilsonGJr6'1"34-3436.217.03.74.61.653.7%37.8%3.369.4%26.5%
2Leroy Blyden Jr.GFr6'1"34-3233.416.44.04.51.955.4%40.7%5.684.6%26.9%
7Sean CraigFSr6'7"34-3231.611.67.31.51.155.2%35.6%3.175.0%20.0%
25Austin ParksCJr6'10"34-3425.210.75.61.91.862.4%27.3%0.371.3%22.8%
4Kyler VanderjagtGSr6'4"34-2122.18.41.71.11.254.7%38.2%3.078.8%21.7%
32Jaylan OuwingaFSo6'9"34-218.66.33.40.60.953.0%30.8%1.163.6%20.4%
5Mynor StrongGSo6'3"33-1517.75.21.80.80.649.3%34.9%1.989.3%18.3%
11Will James Jr.GFr6'4"34-09.43.11.70.80.654.3%29.4%0.588.2%19.7%
21London PraytorFFr7'0"15-04.92.41.70.30.348.4%23.5%1.1100.0%28.9%
22Tyler OdeGSo6'5"12-03.80.80.30.20.045.5%25.0%0.7—13.8%
10Chris RiddleFSo6'5"3-013.04.32.01.71.765.0%20.0%1.7—21.7%
0Toby NwokoloFFr6'6"6-02.71.00.20.20.050.0%0.0%0.20.0%22.0%
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
ToledoArkansas St
Efficiency
112.5
109.9
109.8
107.9
68.7
71.4
—
—
Shooting
54.5%
51.7%
54.0%
53.6%
37.0%
32.9%
75.4%
73.3%
30.5%
39.1%
Ball control & glass
14.7%
19.8%
17.9%
14.9%
29.5%
38.2%
33.7%
27.0%
9.0%
12.2%
8.5%
10.2%
Style
32.5%
44.9%
47.8%
43.0%
16.8%
13.8%
53.1%
55.8%
23.9%
38.2%
Roster
2.62
3.24
6'4.7"
6'5.8"
—
91.0%

Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
Toledo
Returning minutes: 99.4%Returning production: 99.5%
ESPN hasn't posted Toledo's roster for this season yet — no movement to show.

Returns 99% 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.)

Arkansas St
Returning minutes: 91.0%Returning production: 91.7%
Lost
  • Aly Tounkara 18.2 mpg, 4.3 ppg · transferred to Boston College
Added
  • 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).

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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