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-conferenceUniversity Credit Union Pavilion, Moraga, CA
UIC
Efficiency #99
2025-26: 19-16 · 14-9 conf
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Saint Mary's
Efficiency #23
2025-26: 27-6 · 16-3 conf
Fri, Nov 13 · TBD
65.3
win 18%
Projected
75.8
win 82%
No line posted yet.
Model: SMC −10.5 · total 141.1 · 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: Saint Mary's 66.7, UIC 67.7 → 66.1 possessions
−4.8
Saint Mary's offense vs UIC defense
+2.2
UIC offense vs Saint Mary's defense
−4.5
Projected total
141.1
Axis starts at 135 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Saint Mary's offense vs UIC defense
+2.2
UIC offense vs Saint Mary's defense
+4.5
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+3.8
Saint Mary's by 10.5
10.5
UIC side ◂▸ Saint Mary's 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 Saint Mary's.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 66.1, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, UIC is the faster team (67.1, #241 of 365) and Saint Mary's the slower (66.2, #288). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
66.1
per team, 40 min
Projected total
141.1
model
Projected team totals
65.3 / 75.8
UIC / Saint Mary's
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
67.7#234
UIC
66.7#305
Saint Mary's

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageUIC
Where UIC struggles: shooting
UIC shoots an effective 49.8% (#245); Saint Mary's allows 46.8% (#19). Expect about 48.2%, 3.1 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -4.4 points per 100 possessions.
ClashSaint Mary's
Style match: ball movement
Saint Mary's assists on 57.8% of its made baskets; UIC allows assists on 66.0% of opponents' baskets (D1 average 52.4%). Expect about 64.7% — both habits push the same way.
AdvantageSaint Mary's
Where Saint Mary's scores: the offensive glass
Saint Mary's rebounds 37.5% of its own misses (#11); UIC lets opponents grab 32.0% of their own misses (#255). Expect about 36.1%, 5.7 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +3.5 points per 100 possessions.
Pace
Half-court grind
Saint Mary's averages 66.2 possessions per 40, UIC 67.1. 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 66 — more possessions mean more points in the total and more chances for the better team to separate.
TurnoversSaint Mary's
Saint Mary's turns it over
Projected turnover rate of 18.7% is worth roughly -2.3 points per 100 possessions against Saint Mary's's offense.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (Saint Mary's, Saint Mary's'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 UIC at about 32.6% of its shots from three, Saint Mary's about 41.5%.
UIC has the ball
OffenseSaint Mary's allowsvs D1 avg
49.8% #245
46.8% #19
-4.4 pt/100
17.6% #243
15.2% #270
+0.6 pt/100
36.3% #22
23.9% #4
+0.6 pt/100
36.2% #145
25.7% #12
-0.6 pt/100
72.5% #186
—
+0.0 pt/100
UIC net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -3.8 pts/100
Saint Mary's has the ball
OffenseUIC allowsvs D1 avg
52.8% #109
50.5% #125
+0.7 pt/100
16.8% #189
19.7% #31
-2.3 pt/100
37.5% #11
32.0% #255
+3.5 pt/100
35.5% #162
33.9% #149
-0.1 pt/100
80.3% #2
—
+0.7 pt/100
Saint Mary's net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +2.5 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
UICoffense vsSaint Mary'sdefense
Share of shots by zone
UIC shoots
Saint Mary's allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim57.2%#22154.4%#4758.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)45.1%#6346.4%#32439.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)37.1%#21933.7%#4338.0%
Three31.6%#30031.3%#4033.7%
Saint Mary'soffense vsUICdefense
Share of shots by zone
Saint Mary's shoots
UIC allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim57.4%#21557.9%#14458.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)42.2%#11732.6%#2539.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)36.5%#25339.9%#23938.0%
Three38.7%#733.4%#14733.7%
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
UIC
+3.6extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#46 of 365
Off reb %
36.3%
#22
Def reb %
68.0%
#255
Turnover %
17.6%
#243
Forced TO %
19.7%
#31
FT rate
36.2%
#145
FT allowed
33.9%
#149
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+1.9
Defensive rebounding−0.4
Ball security−0.6
Forcing turnovers+2.1
Foul shots drawn+0.3
Foul shots allowed+0.3
Saint Mary's
+6.0extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#13 of 365
Off reb %
37.5%
#11
Def reb %
76.1%
#4
Turnover %
16.8%
#189
Forced TO %
15.2%
#270
FT rate
35.5%
#162
FT allowed
25.7%
#12
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+2.3
Defensive rebounding+2.2
Ball security0.0
Forcing turnovers−1.0
Foul shots drawn+0.1
Foul shots allowed+2.4

Saint Mary's has more extra scoring chances per game: +6.0 (#13 of 365) to UIC’s +3.6 (#46).

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

UIC2025-26 numbers
ESPN hasn't posted UIC's 2026-27 roster yet — these are last season's players.
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
14Andy JohnsonGFr6'6"35-3428.711.23.51.71.346.7%34.8%4.485.5%24.4%
22Mekhi LoweryGJr6'7"35-3526.18.15.82.11.551.1%—0.062.9%20.7%
7Abdul MomohFSr6'8"35-1423.37.93.70.91.061.5%—0.050.5%19.5%
5Rashund Washington Jr.GFr6'5"35-3123.08.75.00.71.258.8%33.7%2.475.4%21.2%
0Ahmad Henderson IIGJr5'10"35-1521.312.01.62.31.845.4%29.3%4.287.1%36.6%
20Sam SilversteinGSr6'6"35-421.32.84.51.80.947.6%10.0%0.351.4%10.8%
1Jayce NathanielFFr6'8"35-1619.86.24.50.90.744.8%24.1%1.570.8%21.1%
2Elijah CrawfordGSo6'3"23-1725.914.12.94.92.649.3%27.6%3.375.3%37.0%
10Josiah HammonsGSr6'2"34-314.66.41.10.40.455.0%38.6%4.179.5%24.0%
21Ante BeljanFJr6'10"26-57.43.51.00.20.762.9%—0.065.0%26.6%
27Tai Walters-WhitakerGSr6'2"14-15.40.80.60.90.230.6%25.0%0.3—15.8%
3Carlos Harris IIIGFr6'1"3-06.71.30.31.30.366.7%—0.0—11.2%
25AJ MorganGFr6'5"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
13Chris WalkerGSr6'6"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
4Nano BarrantesFFr6'10"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
—Jalen JohnsonNA——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
UICSaint Mary's
Efficiency
109.3
114.9
105.4
100.8
67.7
66.7
—
—
Shooting
49.8%
52.8%
51.0%
49.8%
31.6%
38.7%
72.5%
80.3%
36.2%
35.5%
Ball control & glass
17.6%
16.8%
19.7%
15.2%
36.3%
37.5%
32.0%
23.9%
9.5%
8.4%
10.3%
8.8%
Style
32.8%
36.4%
48.4%
40.9%
14.2%
10.5%
53.6%
57.8%
39.3%
29.3%
Roster
2.51
1.88
6'5.1"
6'6.2"
—
91.9%

Offseason

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

Saint Mary's
Returning minutes: 91.9%Returning production: 91.8%
Lost
  • Harry Wessels 16.2 mpg, 4.6 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Added
  • Trent MacLean no D1 minutes last season
  • Jazz Gardner no D1 minutes last season

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

Returns 92% 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
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.

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