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 margin steps add to −1.0 against −0.9. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help C Michigan.
Pace & total
possessions per 40 minutesProjected possessions: 70.2, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Kent State is the faster team (71.9, #25 of 365) and C Michigan the slower (68.3, #185). 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 | 57.6%#210 | 61.1%#270 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 36.7%#250 | 44.2%#270 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 37.4%#206 | 31.6%#14 | 38.0% |
| Three | 35.0%#118 | 35.5%#282 | 33.7% |
| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 59.3%#154 | 58.7%#172 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 46.8%#41 | 40.0%#191 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 40.4%#99 | 38.2%#167 | 38.0% |
| Three | 33.9%#181 | 35.0%#246 | 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 numbersKent State has more extra scoring chances per game: +1.9 (#109 of 365) to C Michigan’s −4.2 (#330).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cian Medley | G | Jr | 5'11" | 33-32 | 33.4 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 43.9% | 32.1% | 5.1 | 74.4% | 22.7% | |
| 23 | Delrecco Gillespie | F | Sr | 6'8" | 34-34 | 32.2 | 17.7 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 52.9% | 27.0% | 1.9 | 78.9% | 30.6% | |
| 8 | Morgan Safford | G | Sr | 6'4" | 32-32 | 31.2 | 14.3 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 51.3% | 34.9% | 6.1 | 80.1% | 25.1% | |
| 25 | Jahari Williamson | G | Jr | 6'1" | 34-34 | 25.1 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 61.8% | 44.5% | 5.4 | 82.6% | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Rob Whaley Jr. | F | Sr | 6'7" | 32-27 | 23.7 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 52.9% | 28.6% | 0.9 | 62.3% | 29.5% | |
| 6 | Quinn Woidke | G | Fr | 6'0" | 34-0 | 19.4 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 58.9% | 40.4% | 4.9 | 80.0% | 23.2% | |
| 0 | Rayvon Griffith | F | So | 6'8" | 33-2 | 13.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 50.0% | 29.0% | 1.9 | 53.6% | 18.7% | |
| 14 | Magnus Entenmann | F | Sr | 6'9" | 32-5 | 12.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 50.0% | 28.0% | 0.8 | 83.8% | 13.2% | |
| 11 | Dezmon Briscoe | F | Fr | 6'8" | 30-2 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 54.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 56.7% | 17.4% | |
| 54 | Omer Hamama | G | Fr | 6'2" | 23-2 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 40.0% | 15.4% | 0.6 | 83.3% | 18.9% | |
| 5 | Brenden Moss | G | Jr | 6'4" | 14-0 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 40.0% | 23.5% | 1.2 | 100.0% | 23.6% | |
| 7 | Landon Vanderwarker | F | Fr | 6'8" | 10-0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 55.0% | 36.4% | 1.1 | 37.5% | 23.4% | |
| 21 | Deandre Jones | F | Fr | 6'11" | 7-0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 100.0% | — | 0.0 | 50.0% | 26.6% | |
| 51 | Drew Huffman | F | Fr | 6'6" | 3-0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 | — | 26.4% | |
| 22 | Jaymen Townsend | F | Fr | 6'5" | 1-0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | — | 15.5% | |
| 32 | Dylan Lakatos | G | Fr | 5'11" | 2-0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 2.0 | — | 33.8% | |
| 4 | Jamal Sumlin | G | Jr | 6'1" | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jayson Pettyat Kansas City | G | Sr | 6'3" | 31-31 | 31.1 | 11.1 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 49.0% | 33.5% | 5.3 | 83.3% | 22.2% | |
| 10 | Phat Phat Brooks | G | Jr | 6'3" | 31-27 | 28.1 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 43.2% | 17.6% | 1.1 | 73.3% | 27.3% | |
| 13 | Keenan Garner | F | Jr | 6'7" | 31-18 | 24.2 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 56.1% | 47.1% | 0.5 | 59.2% | 19.9% | |
| 3 | Jaxson Whitaker | G | Jr | 6'4" | 31-6 | 18.2 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 52.3% | 34.5% | 3.7 | 83.3% | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Jalen Kampen | G | So | 6'4" | 20-0 | 13.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 49.3% | 31.3% | 1.6 | 68.8% | 18.3% | |
| 4 | Kareem Aburashed | C | Sr | 6'9" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 1 | Nsikan Usen | F | So | 6'7" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 0 | Uchenna Amene | G | So | 6'1" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 21 | Brock Mendoza | C | Sr | 6'10" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 55 | Conrad Luczynski | C | Sr | 7'2" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 23 | Jacob Wrencher | G | Fr | 6'7" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 24 | Jake Bascom | F | Fr | 6'6" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 20 | Jayden Hackett | G | Sr | 6'5" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 40 | Travis Ambrose | F | Jr | 6'8" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 11 | Tyre Acuff | G | Fr | 6'3" | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cian Medley | G | Jr | 5'11" | 33-32 | 33.4 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 43.9% | 32.1% | 5.1 | 74.4% | 22.7% | |
| 23 | Delrecco Gillespie | F | Sr | 6'8" | 34-34 | 32.2 | 17.7 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 52.9% | 27.0% | 1.9 | 78.9% | 30.6% | |
| 8 | Morgan Safford | G | Sr | 6'4" | 32-32 | 31.2 | 14.3 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 51.3% | 34.9% | 6.1 | 80.1% | 25.1% | |
| 25 | Jahari Williamson | G | Jr | 6'1" | 34-34 | 25.1 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 61.8% | 44.5% | 5.4 | 82.6% | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Rob Whaley Jr. | F | Sr | 6'7" | 32-27 | 23.7 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 52.9% | 28.6% | 0.9 | 62.3% | 29.5% | |
| 6 | Quinn Woidke | G | Fr | 6'0" | 34-0 | 19.4 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 58.9% | 40.4% | 4.9 | 80.0% | 23.2% | |
| 0 | Rayvon Griffith | F | So | 6'8" | 33-2 | 13.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 50.0% | 29.0% | 1.9 | 53.6% | 18.7% | |
| 14 | Magnus Entenmann | F | Sr | 6'9" | 32-5 | 12.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 50.0% | 28.0% | 0.8 | 83.8% | 13.2% | |
| 11 | Dezmon Briscoe | F | Fr | 6'8" | 30-2 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 54.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 56.7% | 17.4% | |
| 54 | Omer Hamama | G | Fr | 6'2" | 23-2 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 40.0% | 15.4% | 0.6 | 83.3% | 18.9% | |
| 5 | Brenden Moss | G | Jr | 6'4" | 14-0 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 40.0% | 23.5% | 1.2 | 100.0% | 23.6% | |
| 7 | Landon Vanderwarker | F | Fr | 6'8" | 10-0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 55.0% | 36.4% | 1.1 | 37.5% | 23.4% | |
| 21 | Deandre Jones | F | Fr | 6'11" | 7-0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 100.0% | — | 0.0 | 50.0% | 26.6% | |
| 51 | Drew Huffman | F | Fr | 6'6" | 3-0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 | — | 26.4% | |
| 22 | Jaymen Townsend | F | Fr | 6'5" | 1-0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | — | 15.5% | |
| 32 | Dylan Lakatos | G | Fr | 5'11" | 2-0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 2.0 | — | 33.8% | |
| 4 | Jamal Sumlin | G | Jr | 6'1" | 0-0 | 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 18 | Illinois St | A | L 58–79 | +4.5 | L−16.5 | 154.5 | U137 | 83.9 | 114.3 | 69.1 |
| Mar 13 | Akron | N | L 68–75 | +6.5 | L−0.5 | 163.0 | U143 | 99.5 | 109.7 | 68.3 |
| Mar 12 | Ohio | N | W 86–75 | −3.5 | W+7.5 | 160.5 | O161 | 121.1 | 105.7 | 71.0 |
| Mar 6 | W Michigan | H | W 86–78 | −13.5 | L−5.5 | 157.5 | O164 | 122.5 | 111.1 | 70.2 |
| Mar 3 | N Illinois | A | W 102–76 | −10.0 | W+16.0 | 149.5 | O178 | 134.5 | 100.2 | 75.9 |
| Feb 27 | Akron | H | L 70–92 | +3.5 | L−18.5 | 165.0 | U162 | 99.4 | 130.7 | 70.4 |
| Feb 24 | C Michigan | H | W 83–81 | −12.0 | L−10.0 | 157.0 | O164 | 124.1 | 121.1 | 66.9 |
| Feb 17 | Bowling Green | A | W 78–71 | +2.5 | W+9.5 | 151.5 | U149 | 107.5 | 97.9 | 72.5 |
| Feb 14 | Ball State | A | W 75–68 | −8.0 | L−1.0 | 143.0 | P143 | 103.3 | 93.7 | 72.6 |
| Feb 11 | E Michigan | H | W 95–91 | −10.0 | L−6.0 | 144.5 | O186 | 135.3 | 129.6 | 70.2 |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6 | Ball State | A | L 69–85 | +2.0 | L−14.0 | 135.0 | O154 | 102.1 | 125.8 | 67.6 |
| Mar 3 | Akron | H | L 64–77 | +11.5 | L−1.5 | 158.5 | U141 | 94.1 | 113.2 | 68.0 |
| Feb 28 | Buffalo | A | W 75–70 | +6.0 | W+11.0 | 149.5 | U145 | 117.8 | 109.9 | 63.7 |
| Feb 24 | Kent State | A | L 81–83 | +12.0 | W+10.0 | 157.0 | O164 | 121.1 | 124.1 | 66.9 |
| Feb 21 | W Michigan | H | W 83–70 | −3.5 | W+9.5 | 151.5 | O153 | 111.5 | 94.0 | 74.5 |
| Feb 17 | E Michigan | A | L 54–66 | +5.0 | L−7.0 | 143.0 | U120 | 81.4 | 99.5 | 66.3 |
| Feb 14 | N Illinois | H | W 88–46 | −4.5 | W+37.5 | 146.0 | U134 | 128.9 | 67.4 | 68.3 |
| Feb 7 | Louisiana | A | L 80–85 | +2.5 | L−2.5 | 134.0 | O165 | 125.0 | 132.8 | 64.0 |
| Feb 3 | UMass | A | L 89–95 | +11.5 | W+5.5 | 152.5 | O184 | 127.4 | 136.0 | 69.8 |
| Jan 31 | Bowling Green | H | W 62–59 | +9.0 | W+12.0 | 149.0 | U121 | 88.1 | 83.8 | 70.4 |
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.)
- Nathan Claerbaut 29.1 mpg, 12.3 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Tamario Adley 29.0 mpg, 12.8 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Logan McIntire 23.8 mpg, 10.1 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Nick Mullen 19.0 mpg, 5.5 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Will Ashford 9.9 mpg, 2.1 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Rodney Johnson Jr. 5.0 mpg, 2.6 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Jayson Petty from Kansas City · 31.1 mpg, 11.1 ppg last season
- Conrad Luczynski no D1 minutes last season
- Uchenna Amene no D1 minutes last season
- Tyre Acuff no D1 minutes last season
- Jacob Wrencher no D1 minutes last season
- Kareem Aburashed no D1 minutes last season
Returns 40% of last season's minutes; lost 3 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| Date | Season | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Feb 24 | 2025-26 | C Michigan 81 – 83 Kent State |
| Sat, Jan 10 | 2025-26 | Kent State 85 – 87 C Michigan |
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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