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-conferenceProvident Credit Union Event Center, San Jose, CA
UC Riverside
Efficiency #288
2025-26: 10-22 · 5-15 conf
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San José St
Efficiency #282
2025-26: 9-24 · 4-18 conf
Thu, Nov 12 · 10:00 PM ET
72.8
win 36%
Projected
77.0
win 64%
No line posted yet.
Model: SJSU −4.1 · total 149.8 · 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: San José St 66.7, UC Riverside 69.1 → 67.5 possessions
−1.8
San José St offense vs UC Riverside defense
+1.8
UC Riverside offense vs San José St defense
+1.6
Projected total
149.8
Axis starts at 144 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
San José St offense vs UC Riverside defense
+1.8
UC Riverside offense vs San José St defense
−1.6
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+3.9
San José St by 4.1
4.1
UC Riverside side ◂▸ San José 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 San José St.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 67.5, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, UC Riverside is the faster team (71.1, #49 of 365) and San José St the slower (65.7, #305). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
67.5
per team, 40 min
Projected total
149.8
model
Projected team totals
72.8 / 77.0
UC Riverside / San José St
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
69.1#117
UC Riverside
66.7#306
San José St

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
Pace
Tempo tug-of-war
San José St averages 65.7 possessions per 40, UC Riverside 71.1. 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 68 — more possessions mean more points in the total and more chances for the better team to separate.
AdvantageUC Riverside
Where UC Riverside scores: shooting
UC Riverside shoots an effective 48.9% (#291); San José St allows 57.1% (#359). Expect about 52.9%, 1.6 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +2.3 points per 100 possessions.
AdvantageSan José St
Where San José St scores: ball control
San José St turns it over on 15.1% of possessions (#77); UC Riverside forces turnovers on 15.5% of opponent possessions (#250). Expect about 15.0%, 1.7 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +2.1 points per 100 possessions.
TurnoversUC Riverside
UC Riverside turns it over
Projected turnover rate of 18.5% is worth roughly -2.1 points per 100 possessions against UC Riverside's offense.
ClashSan José St
Style clash: paint scoring
San José St gets only 38.6% of its points in the paint; UC Riverside gives up 49.3% of opponents' points in the paint (D1 average 42.8%). Expect about 43.9% — the offense's habit usually carries a bit more weight (0.25 vs 0.34).
UC Riverside has the ball
OffenseSan José St allowsvs D1 avg
48.9% #291
57.1% #359
+2.3 pt/100
19.0% #322
17.4% #122
-2.1 pt/100
27.8% #275
36.5% #354
+0.7 pt/100
35.0% #177
35.3% #189
+0.0 pt/100
74.2% #120
—
+0.2 pt/100
UC Riverside net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +1.1 pts/100
San José St has the ball
OffenseUC Riverside allowsvs D1 avg
49.7% #255
52.7% #252
-0.3 pt/100
15.1% #77
15.5% #250
+2.1 pt/100
29.3% #225
30.0% #159
-0.6 pt/100
33.4% #225
40.9% #312
+0.3 pt/100
73.8% #140
—
+0.1 pt/100
San José St 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
UC Riversideoffense vsSan José Stdefense
Share of shots by zone
UC Riverside shoots
San José St allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim57.1%#23466.2%#36058.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)35.6%#27439.7%#18139.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)37.0%#22442.4%#31438.0%
Three31.6%#30136.0%#30533.7%
San José Stoffense vsUC Riversidedefense
Share of shots by zone
San José St shoots
UC Riverside allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim55.9%#27859.1%#19458.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)32.6%#32135.6%#7639.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)41.2%#7644.0%#34038.0%
Three35.3%#9733.5%#15933.7%
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
UC Riverside
−4.5extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#339 of 365
Off reb %
27.8%
#275
Def reb %
70.0%
#159
Turnover %
19.0%
#322
Forced TO %
15.5%
#250
FT rate
35.0%
#177
FT allowed
40.9%
#312
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.8
Defensive rebounding+0.2
Ball security−1.6
Forcing turnovers−0.8
Foul shots drawn0.0
Foul shots allowed−1.5
San José St
−1.1extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#235 of 365
Off reb %
29.3%
#225
Def reb %
63.5%
#354
Turnover %
15.1%
#77
Forced TO %
17.4%
#122
FT rate
33.4%
#225
FT allowed
35.3%
#189
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.3
Defensive rebounding−1.9
Ball security+1.1
Forcing turnovers+0.5
Foul shots drawn−0.4
Foul shots allowed0.0

San José St has more extra scoring chances per game: −1.1 (#235 of 365) to UC Riverside’s −4.5 (#339).

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

UC Riverside2025-26 numbers
ESPN hasn't posted UC Riverside's 2026-27 roster yet — these are last season's players.
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
10Marqui Worthy Jr.GJr6'4"32-3235.016.44.73.03.350.0%33.1%4.675.9%29.0%
12Andrew HendersonGSr6'5"32-2933.318.14.92.02.149.5%33.9%7.979.5%32.6%
9Osiris GradyFJr6'9"32-2430.910.25.71.71.846.8%20.9%1.364.6%22.0%
1De'Undrae Perteete Jr.GSo6'5"27-2127.56.73.22.40.958.7%41.6%2.972.7%13.1%
8BJ KollyFSr6'10"30-3024.58.75.51.42.552.4%0.0%0.477.1%23.2%
44Jailen Daniel-DaltonFSr6'6"25-1724.26.24.20.91.048.8%17.9%1.668.4%16.3%
0Tyler JonesGSo6'2"30-513.32.91.30.90.348.0%33.9%2.077.8%13.3%
13Ben WallerGFr6'6"28-213.64.32.40.60.649.5%36.6%1.578.8%18.4%
23Dylan GodfreyFJr6'8"24-09.83.41.40.60.547.6%35.6%1.966.7%23.2%
22Denzel HinesFJr6'6"6-09.71.32.70.51.030.0%0.0%0.7100.0%16.5%
2EJ SpillmanGFr6'4"12-03.50.80.20.30.130.0%25.0%0.3—21.3%
34Daniel TobilobaCJr7'0"8-03.30.31.10.00.016.7%—0.0—13.2%
32Amaury McKinneyFFr6'6"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
35Gavin HaaseGFr6'0"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
7Parker StraussGSo6'4"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
UC RiversideSan José St
Efficiency
104.1
109.0
110.7
115.1
69.1
66.7
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—
Shooting
48.9%
49.7%
49.9%
47.6%
31.6%
35.3%
74.2%
73.8%
35.0%
33.4%
Ball control & glass
19.0%
15.1%
15.5%
17.4%
27.8%
29.3%
30.0%
36.5%
10.1%
8.2%
8.6%
8.3%
Style
38.3%
38.3%
44.0%
38.6%
11.2%
10.6%
49.7%
42.2%
25.0%
22.5%
Roster
3.07
2.11
6'6.1"
6'5.4"
—
84.6%

Offseason

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

San José St
Returning minutes: 84.6%Returning production: 73.6%
Lost
  • Colby Garland 30.9 mpg, 17.8 ppg · transferred to Georgia Tech
Added
  • Damase Coly no D1 minutes last season
  • Christian Wise no D1 minutes last season

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

Returns 85% of last season's minutes; lost 1 of its top 5 (1 transferred). 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.

What these numbers mean: line shopping.