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.
Conference gameConvocation Center (OH), Athens, OH
Toledo
Efficiency #115
2025-26: 19-15 · 13-8 conf
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Ohio
Efficiency #233
2025-26: 15-17 · 9-10 conf
Wed, Dec 2 · TBD
78.3
win 50%
Projected
78.2
win 50%
No line posted yet.
Model: TOL −0.1 · total 156.5 · 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: Ohio 69.4, Toledo 68.7 → 69.7 possessions
+3.0
Ohio offense vs Toledo defense
+0.6
Toledo offense vs Ohio defense
+4.7
Projected total
156.5
Axis starts at 140 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Ohio offense vs Toledo defense
+0.6
Toledo offense vs Ohio defense
−4.7
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+4.0
Toledo by 0.1
0.1
Toledo side ◂▸ Ohio 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 Ohio.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 69.7, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Ohio is the faster team (70.4, #79 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
69.7
per team, 40 min
Projected total
156.5
model
Projected team totals
78.3 / 78.2
Toledo / Ohio
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
68.7#151
Toledo
69.4#93
Ohio

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageToledo
Where Toledo scores: shooting
Toledo shoots an effective 54.5% (#50); Ohio allows 53.0% (#269). Expect about 54.0%, 2.8 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +3.9 points per 100 possessions.
ClashToledo
Style match: 3-point volume
Toledo rarely shoots threes (32.5% of its shots); Ohio runs teams off the line (33.6% of shots allowed from three) (D1 average 39.5%). Expect about 30.1% — both habits push the same way.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (Ohio, Toledo, Ohio's defense) 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 30.1% of its shots from three, Ohio about 38.7%.
TurnoversToledo
Toledo protects the ball
Projected turnover rate of 15.2% is worth roughly +2.0 points per 100 possessions for Toledo's offense.
AdvantageOhio
Where Ohio scores: shooting
Ohio shoots an effective 50.9% (#197); Toledo allows 54.3% (#308). Expect about 52.6%, 1.4 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +1.9 points per 100 possessions.
Toledo has the ball
OffenseOhio allowsvs D1 avg
54.5% #50
53.0% #269
+3.9 pt/100
14.7% #51
16.1% #217
+2.0 pt/100
29.5% #220
32.8% #289
+0.3 pt/100
30.5% #298
38.2% #266
-0.0 pt/100
75.4% #70
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+0.3 pt/100
Toledo net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +6.5 pts/100
Ohio has the ball
OffenseToledo allowsvs D1 avg
50.9% #197
54.3% #308
+1.9 pt/100
15.5% #101
17.9% #103
+0.1 pt/100
28.4% #248
33.7% #313
+0.1 pt/100
36.9% #132
26.6% #16
-0.5 pt/100
71.0% #237
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-0.1 pt/100
Ohio net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +1.5 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Toledooffense vsOhiodefense
Share of shots by zone
Toledo shoots
Ohio allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim57.3%#22058.6%#16958.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)52.0%#639.8%#18939.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)46.6%#538.8%#19238.0%
Three37.0%#2936.8%#34033.7%
Ohiooffense vsToledodefense
Share of shots by zone
Ohio shoots
Toledo allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim61.2%#8761.9%#29958.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)43.9%#8353.7%#36339.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)44.6%#1935.7%#9838.0%
Three30.1%#34134.4%#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
Ohio
−1.1extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#236 of 365
Off reb %
28.4%
#248
Def reb %
67.2%
#289
Turnover %
15.5%
#101
Forced TO %
16.1%
#217
FT rate
36.9%
#132
FT allowed
38.2%
#266
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.6
Defensive rebounding−0.7
Ball security+0.9
Forcing turnovers−0.4
Foul shots drawn+0.5
Foul shots allowed−0.8

Toledo has more extra scoring chances per game: +2.0 (#99 of 365) to Ohio’s −1.1 (#236).

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
ToledoOhio
Efficiency
112.5
108.0
109.8
111.1
68.7
69.4
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Shooting
54.5%
50.9%
54.0%
54.5%
37.0%
30.1%
75.4%
71.0%
30.5%
36.9%
Ball control & glass
14.7%
15.5%
17.9%
16.1%
29.5%
28.4%
33.7%
32.8%
9.0%
8.5%
8.5%
7.5%
Style
32.5%
38.1%
47.8%
45.2%
16.8%
9.2%
53.1%
46.6%
23.9%
23.8%
Roster
2.62
3.12
6'4.7"
6'4.9"
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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.)

Ohio
Returning minutes: 100.0%Returning production: 100.0%
ESPN hasn't posted Ohio'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.)

Head-to-head

this season and last
DateSeasonResult
Sat, Feb 282025-26Toledo 79 – 67 Ohio
Tue, Jan 132025-26Ohio 85 – 101 Toledo

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