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-conferenceThe Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
St Thomas
Efficiency #84
2025-26: 24-10 · 13-5 conf
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Minnesota
Efficiency #94
2025-26: 15-18 · 8-13 conf
Fri, Nov 6 · TBD
69.8
win 38%
Projected
73.2
win 62%
No line posted yet.
Model: MINN −3.4 · total 142.9 · 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: Minnesota 65.1, St Thomas 69.0 → 65.8 possessions
−5.5
Minnesota offense vs St Thomas defense
−0.1
St Thomas offense vs Minnesota defense
+0.3
Projected total
142.9
Axis starts at 140 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Minnesota offense vs St Thomas defense
−0.1
St Thomas offense vs Minnesota defense
−0.3
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+3.8
Minnesota by 3.4
3.4
St Thomas side ◂▸ Minnesota 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 Minnesota.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 65.8, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, St Thomas is the faster team (69.7, #104 of 365) and Minnesota the slower (62.9, #364). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
65.8
per team, 40 min
Projected total
142.9
model
Projected team totals
69.8 / 73.2
St Thomas / Minnesota
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
69.0#122
St Thomas
65.1#362
Minnesota

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageSt Thomas
Where St Thomas scores: shooting
St Thomas shoots an effective 58.9% (#5); Minnesota allows 51.9% (#207). Expect about 56.0%, 4.7 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +6.7 points per 100 possessions.
GlassSt Thomas
St Thomas gets out-rebounded
Projected offensive rebound rate of 24.6% is worth roughly -3.6 points per 100 possessions against St Thomas's offense.
Pace
Tempo tug-of-war
Minnesota averages 62.9 possessions per 40, St Thomas 69.7. 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 65 — more possessions mean more points in the total and more chances for the better team to separate.
AdvantageMinnesota
Where Minnesota struggles: the offensive glass
Minnesota rebounds 26.8% of its own misses (#304); St Thomas lets opponents grab 26.6% of their own misses (#25). Expect about 26.0%, 4.4 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -2.7 points per 100 possessions.
ClashSt Thomas
Style match: ball movement
St Thomas assists on 56.7% of its made baskets; Minnesota allows assists on 60.4% of opponents' baskets (D1 average 52.4%). Expect about 60.4% — both habits push the same way.
TurnoversSt Thomas
St Thomas protects the ball
Projected turnover rate of 15.5% is worth roughly +1.6 points per 100 possessions for St Thomas's offense.
St Thomas has the ball
OffenseMinnesota allowsvs D1 avg
58.9% #5
51.9% #207
+6.7 pt/100
14.3% #36
16.9% #162
+1.6 pt/100
22.6% #353
29.5% #137
-3.6 pt/100
33.8% #220
26.9% #21
-0.7 pt/100
68.7% #305
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-0.3 pt/100
St Thomas net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +3.8 pts/100
Minnesota has the ball
OffenseSt Thomas allowsvs D1 avg
53.9% #69
50.7% #139
+1.7 pt/100
16.5% #167
17.0% #149
-0.0 pt/100
26.8% #304
26.6% #25
-2.7 pt/100
35.8% #159
30.7% #78
-0.3 pt/100
69.4% #286
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-0.3 pt/100
Minnesota net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -1.6 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
St Thomasoffense vsMinnesotadefense
Share of shots by zone
St Thomas shoots
Minnesota allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim68.5%#360.9%#26858.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)46.6%#4448.6%#34539.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)36.8%#23437.6%#15038.0%
Three36.0%#5734.7%#22933.7%
Minnesotaoffense vsSt Thomasdefense
Share of shots by zone
Minnesota shoots
St Thomas allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim63.5%#4558.4%#15858.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)44.7%#6933.8%#4139.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)37.5%#20237.9%#15638.0%
Three34.2%#16431.7%#5233.7%
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
St Thomas
+1.5extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#120 of 365
Off reb %
22.6%
#353
Def reb %
73.4%
#25
Turnover %
14.3%
#36
Forced TO %
17.0%
#149
FT rate
33.8%
#220
FT allowed
30.7%
#78
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−2.5
Defensive rebounding+1.3
Ball security+1.7
Forcing turnovers+0.2
Foul shots drawn−0.3
Foul shots allowed+1.2
Minnesota
+1.8extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#111 of 365
Off reb %
26.8%
#304
Def reb %
70.5%
#137
Turnover %
16.5%
#167
Forced TO %
16.9%
#162
FT rate
35.8%
#159
FT allowed
26.9%
#21
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−1.2
Defensive rebounding+0.3
Ball security+0.2
Forcing turnovers+0.1
Foul shots drawn+0.2
Foul shots allowed+2.1

Minnesota has more extra scoring chances per game: +1.8 (#111 of 365) to St Thomas’s +1.5 (#120).

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

St Thomas2025-26 numbers
ESPN hasn't posted St Thomas's 2026-27 roster yet — these are last season's players.
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
23Nick JanowskiGFr6'4"34-3431.516.15.12.11.357.0%33.9%5.464.1%27.6%
4Nolan MinessaleGSo6'5"34-3431.019.84.64.32.255.4%30.6%4.275.0%34.7%
32Carter BjerkeFJr6'9"34-3424.99.43.41.20.767.3%44.9%5.258.8%17.9%
34Ben OosterbaanFSo6'6"34-3424.07.64.21.60.859.5%36.8%3.169.2%16.9%
0Isaiah Johnson-AriguFSo6'7"33-021.410.54.01.11.360.0%32.5%2.466.7%26.2%
11Austin HerroGSo6'3"27-2423.95.54.03.51.360.2%37.8%1.472.0%13.8%
12Ryan DufaultGSr6'0"33-917.75.72.31.80.768.9%33.3%0.366.0%15.6%
2Jermaine ColemanGSo6'7"34-013.94.41.90.50.454.7%34.0%3.064.7%17.7%
1Hayden TibbitsGSo5'11"26-111.03.11.01.10.353.9%34.1%1.752.4%16.2%
3Ryan LaffertyGSo6'5"11-013.51.01.91.31.145.8%20.0%0.50.0%9.5%
5Tim FranksGFr6'5"16-04.02.10.80.40.166.7%60.0%0.671.4%22.6%
10Tommy Humphries Jr.GSo6'5"9-04.21.10.70.20.034.6%25.0%0.433.3%20.4%
15Adam TauerGSo6'3"12-02.80.40.30.20.140.0%0.0%0.150.0%11.3%
20Jack TauerGSr6'2"11-01.70.30.30.10.075.0%100.0%0.10.0%9.9%
24Kyle CountsFFr6'7"5-03.81.00.20.20.283.3%50.0%0.4—12.3%
13Luka MomcilovicFFr6'8"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
St ThomasMinnesota
Efficiency
111.9
109.8
107.0
105.4
69.0
65.1
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Shooting
58.9%
53.9%
63.0%
56.2%
36.0%
34.2%
68.7%
69.4%
33.8%
35.8%
Ball control & glass
14.3%
16.5%
17.0%
16.9%
22.6%
26.8%
26.6%
29.5%
7.7%
8.8%
8.3%
12.2%
Style
46.3%
47.1%
46.5%
41.6%
12.6%
11.1%
56.7%
71.0%
32.7%
16.4%
Roster
2.13
2.87
6'4.9"
6'5.9"
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Offseason

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

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