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-conferenceReilly Center, Saint Bonaventure, NY
FAU
Efficiency #122
2025-26: 18-15 · 10-10 conf
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St Bonaventure
Efficiency #138
2025-26: 17-17 · 6-15 conf
Sat, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM ET
75.1
win 38%
Projected
78.6
win 62%
No line posted yet.
Model: SBU −3.5 · total 153.7 · 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: St Bonaventure 68.2, FAU 69.9 → 69.7 possessions
+3.0
St Bonaventure offense vs FAU defense
+1.0
FAU offense vs St Bonaventure defense
+1.5
Projected total
153.7
Axis starts at 146 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
St Bonaventure offense vs FAU defense
+1.0
FAU offense vs St Bonaventure defense
−1.5
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+4.0
St Bonaventure by 3.5
3.5
FAU side ◂▸ St Bonaventure 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 St Bonaventure.

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, FAU is the faster team (70.2, #85 of 365) and St Bonaventure the slower (67.5, #222). 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
153.7
model
Projected team totals
75.1 / 78.6
FAU / St Bonaventure
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
69.9#58
FAU
68.2#194
St Bonaventure

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
ClashSt Bonaventure
Style match: 3-point volume
St Bonaventure rarely shoots threes (31.3% of its shots); FAU runs teams off the line (35.2% of shots allowed from three) (D1 average 39.5%). Expect about 30.2% — both habits push the same way.
AdvantageFAU
Where FAU scores: shooting
FAU shoots an effective 52.2% (#135); St Bonaventure allows 53.3% (#278). Expect about 52.9%, 1.6 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +2.2 points per 100 possessions.
ClashSt Bonaventure
Strength vs strength: shot-blocking exposure
St Bonaventure (#58 in shot-blocking exposure) against FAU (#20 in the same stat allowed) — both rank inside the national top 60. Expect about 11.6%. Historically FAU's own number has carried a bit more weight in that exchange (0.41 vs 0.68).
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (St Bonaventure) 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 FAU at about 39.2% of its shots from three, St Bonaventure about 30.2%.
ClashFAU
Strength vs strength: shot-blocking exposure
FAU (#32 in shot-blocking exposure) against St Bonaventure (#24 in the same stat allowed) — both rank inside the national top 60. Expect about 11.1%. Historically St Bonaventure's own number has carried a bit more weight in that exchange (0.41 vs 0.68).
FAU has the ball
OffenseSt Bonaventure allowsvs D1 avg
52.2% #135
53.3% #278
+2.2 pt/100
17.6% #242
17.1% #146
-0.8 pt/100
31.6% #140
29.8% #150
+0.3 pt/100
33.3% #231
33.9% #147
-0.2 pt/100
70.3% #262
—
-0.2 pt/100
FAU net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +1.4 pts/100
St Bonaventure has the ball
OffenseFAU allowsvs D1 avg
52.4% #129
49.5% #81
-0.3 pt/100
16.8% #191
15.5% #251
+1.0 pt/100
34.5% #60
28.3% #78
+1.1 pt/100
30.0% #310
36.2% #215
-0.2 pt/100
74.7% #98
—
+0.2 pt/100
St Bonaventure net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +1.7 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
FAUoffense vsSt Bonaventuredefense
Share of shots by zone
FAU shoots
St Bonaventure allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim60.5%#11057.6%#13558.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)39.8%#17931.9%#2139.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)39.7%#12145.6%#35338.0%
Three33.3%#20836.0%#29933.7%
St Bonaventureoffense vsFAUdefense
Share of shots by zone
St Bonaventure shoots
FAU allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim58.2%#18653.7%#3758.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)44.6%#7140.9%#20739.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)38.6%#16334.5%#6238.0%
Three37.4%#2233.8%#16933.7%
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
FAU
−1.0extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#229 of 365
Off reb %
31.6%
#140
Def reb %
71.7%
#78
Turnover %
17.6%
#242
Forced TO %
15.5%
#251
FT rate
33.3%
#231
FT allowed
36.2%
#215
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.4
Defensive rebounding+0.8
Ball security−0.6
Forcing turnovers−0.8
Foul shots drawn−0.4
Foul shots allowed−0.2
St Bonaventure
+0.8extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#147 of 365
Off reb %
34.5%
#60
Def reb %
70.2%
#150
Turnover %
16.8%
#191
Forced TO %
17.1%
#146
FT rate
30.0%
#310
FT allowed
33.9%
#147
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+1.3
Defensive rebounding+0.3
Ball security0.0
Forcing turnovers+0.2
Foul shots drawn−1.3
Foul shots allowed+0.3

St Bonaventure has more extra scoring chances per game: +0.8 (#147 of 365) to FAU’s −1.0 (#229).

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

FAU2025-26 numbers
ESPN hasn't posted FAU's 2026-27 roster yet — these are last season's players.
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
2Isaiah ElohimGSo6'5"32-3228.112.44.21.00.952.7%36.8%3.366.0%24.4%
18Kanaan CarlyleGJr6'3"28-2731.114.33.82.92.549.8%32.4%6.485.4%28.8%
25Niccolo MorettiGJr6'1"33-1426.25.62.03.31.950.7%26.7%1.467.2%15.5%
1Devin WilliamsFSo6'10"33-3323.87.55.21.31.354.8%30.6%1.567.4%19.0%
22Devin VanterpoolGSo6'4"24-2431.215.86.32.42.152.5%35.1%6.278.2%29.4%
11Josiah ParkerGFr6'7"32-821.89.66.01.21.351.7%16.0%0.861.6%26.6%
17Xander PintelonFJr6'11"33-2518.26.23.70.70.851.5%35.2%3.285.4%19.9%
3Amar AmkouGFr6'7"26-112.75.52.20.40.752.0%36.4%1.779.2%24.7%
77Maxim LogueFSo6'9"28-011.24.83.10.00.667.4%0.0%0.142.9%22.1%
5Yohann SissokoGFr6'5"27-011.23.31.71.10.947.7%42.9%0.875.7%19.9%
9Max LangenfeldGFr6'6"16-18.23.50.90.50.548.1%27.3%2.866.7%26.9%
8Vincent NeugebauerCJr7'1"13-08.12.51.60.20.465.0%—0.053.8%17.2%
4Liam Dayco-GreenGFr6'2"8-03.12.00.40.00.357.7%45.5%1.450.0%34.3%
30Lachlan SmithGFr6'3"2-01.51.00.50.00.50.0%—0.0100.0%52.1%
7Zion SampaioGFr6'6"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.

Tale of the tape

national rank toned left for away, right for home
FAUSt Bonaventure
Efficiency
109.1
111.7
106.7
110.0
69.9
68.2
—
—
Shooting
52.2%
52.4%
53.6%
50.8%
33.3%
37.4%
70.3%
74.7%
33.3%
30.0%
Ball control & glass
17.6%
16.8%
15.5%
17.1%
31.6%
34.5%
28.3%
29.8%
10.6%
9.4%
7.5%
8.0%
Style
38.2%
31.3%
45.6%
46.6%
15.6%
17.3%
47.1%
55.2%
32.3%
21.8%
Roster
2.14
3.46
6'5.9"
6'4.2"
—
94.2%

Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
FAU
Returning minutes: 100.0%Returning production: 100.0%
ESPN hasn't posted FAU'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.)

St Bonaventure
Returning minutes: 94.2%Returning production: 92.5%
Lost
  • Andrew Osasuyi 11.6 mpg, 3.6 ppg · transferred to Georgia
Added
  • John Ikpotokin no D1 minutes last season
  • Brayden Jackson no D1 minutes last season

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

Returns 94% 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
DateSeasonResult
Sun, Nov 302025-26St Bonaventure 70 – 65 FAU

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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