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 total steps add to 139.2 against a projected 139.3, and the margin steps add to −2.9 against −2.8. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help LMU.
Pace & total
possessions per 40 minutesProjected possessions: 68.8, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, UC Irvine is the faster team (70.7, #63 of 365) and LMU the slower (68.1, #197). 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 | 54.5%#312 | 53.3%#27 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 47.2%#38 | 35.8%#88 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 37.3%#213 | 39.0%#200 | 38.0% |
| Three | 33.6%#191 | 34.6%#225 | 33.7% |
| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 59.2%#156 | 46.5%#1 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 39.0%#195 | 38.0%#135 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 41.6%#68 | 35.6%#95 | 38.0% |
| Three | 34.8%#130 | 33.7%#167 | 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 numbersUC Irvine has more extra scoring chances per game: +3.1 (#52 of 365) to LMU’s −2.5 (#287).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Jurian Dixon | G | So | 6'4" | 35-35 | 30.4 | 15.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 50.5% | 38.5% | 5.2 | 79.5% | 29.9% | |
| 13 | Derin Saran | G | So | 6'5" | 35-35 | 29.7 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 43.6% | 26.5% | 2.8 | 68.5% | 27.4% | |
| 14 | Kyle Evans | F | Sr | 6'10" | 35-35 | 28.6 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 62.3% | 20.0% | 0.3 | 78.8% | 19.9% | |
| 6 | Tama Isaac | G | Fr | 6'2" | 35-35 | 26.8 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 43.9% | 31.9% | 2.1 | 68.4% | 17.8% | |
| 4 | Andre Henry | G | Sr | 6'4" | 31-0 | 22.5 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 52.5% | 36.4% | 3.5 | 82.1% | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Harrison Carrington | F | Jr | 6'7" | 35-1 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 59.4% | 36.4% | 0.3 | 67.3% | 24.6% | |
| 9 | Jovan Jester Jr. | G | Fr | 6'4" | 35-0 | 16.1 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 51.2% | 37.5% | 1.8 | 67.5% | 27.6% | |
| 3 | Elijah Chol | F | Jr | 7'0" | 26-17 | 16.6 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 51.5% | 33.3% | 1.0 | 46.3% | 16.8% | |
| 43 | Akiva McBirney-Griffin | F | Jr | 6'9" | 34-16 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 40.9% | 0.0% | 0.3 | 63.4% | 18.5% | |
| 23 | Nes Emeneke | F | Fr | 6'10" | 35-0 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 43.6% | — | 0.0 | 35.7% | 12.2% | |
| 5 | Ben Egbo | G | So | 6'4" | 17-1 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 57.1% | 0.0% | 0.1 | 25.0% | 11.1% | |
| 27 | Tishan Ahir | G | So | 6'0" | 9-0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 41.7% | 28.6% | 0.8 | 50.0% | 33.0% | |
| 0 | Bryce Goldman | G | Fr | 6'6" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 7 | Joshua Palmer | G | Fr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 21 | Langston Redfield | G | Sr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 8 | Luke Isaak | G | Fr | 6'3" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 55 | Mason Hodges | F | Fr | 6'7" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 1 | Torian Lee | G | So | 6'0" | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rodney Brown Jr. | G | Jr | 6'6" | 31-30 | 32.4 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 54.8% | 38.2% | 7.4 | 83.0% | 24.9% | |
| 5 | Myron Amey Jr. | G | Sr | 6'2" | 32-17 | 30.5 | 14.8 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 52.7% | 35.3% | 7.3 | 77.1% | 28.0% | |
| 16 | Aaron McBride | F | Jr | 6'6" | 31-24 | 27.2 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 58.1% | 35.0% | 1.3 | 75.5% | 16.1% | |
| 1 | Jalen Shelley | F | So | 6'8" | 25-25 | 31.2 | 13.7 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 50.6% | 28.7% | 3.5 | 70.4% | 27.5% | |
| 7 | Jan Vide | G | Jr | 6'6" | 27-27 | 28.8 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 47.0% | 32.3% | 1.1 | 75.3% | 29.0% | |
| 22 | Rick Issanza | C | Sr | 7'1" | 30-17 | 16.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 34.4% | 10.3% | |
| 4 | AJ Thomas | G | Fr | 6'4" | 32-4 | 13.5 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 44.7% | 29.2% | 0.8 | 66.0% | 26.6% | |
| 35 | Rokas Jocius | F | Sr | 6'10" | 32-15 | 12.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 59.1% | 43.8% | 0.5 | 52.2% | 15.9% | |
| 6 | Josh Dalton | F | Fr | 6'10" | 29-0 | 12.9 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 55.5% | 33.3% | 1.8 | 72.2% | 15.9% | |
| 0 | Nakyel Shelton | G | Sr | 6'3" | 27-0 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 55.6% | 38.5% | 1.0 | 85.0% | 17.4% | |
| 24 | Jael Martin | F | Fr | 6'8" | 17-1 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 61.4% | 20.0% | 0.3 | 62.5% | 12.0% | |
| 42 | George Tupy | F | Jr | 6'6" | 4-0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 4.8% | |
| 41 | Kevin Carney | G | Sr | 5'11" | 2-0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5 | 0.0% | 32.3% | |
| 40 | Cooper Smith | G | Fr | 6'2" | 3-0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | 100.0% | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Marley Zeller | G | Fr | 6'5" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 13 | Tanner Thomas | G | Sr | 6'6" | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Jurian Dixon | G | So | 6'4" | 35-35 | 30.4 | 15.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 50.5% | 38.5% | 5.2 | 79.5% | 29.9% | |
| 13 | Derin Saran | G | So | 6'5" | 35-35 | 29.7 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 43.6% | 26.5% | 2.8 | 68.5% | 27.4% | |
| 14 | Kyle Evans | F | Sr | 6'10" | 35-35 | 28.6 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 62.3% | 20.0% | 0.3 | 78.8% | 19.9% | |
| 6 | Tama Isaac | G | Fr | 6'2" | 35-35 | 26.8 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 43.9% | 31.9% | 2.1 | 68.4% | 17.8% | |
| 4 | Andre Henry | G | Sr | 6'4" | 31-0 | 22.5 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 52.5% | 36.4% | 3.5 | 82.1% | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Harrison Carrington | F | Jr | 6'7" | 35-1 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 59.4% | 36.4% | 0.3 | 67.3% | 24.6% | |
| 9 | Jovan Jester Jr. | G | Fr | 6'4" | 35-0 | 16.1 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 51.2% | 37.5% | 1.8 | 67.5% | 27.6% | |
| 3 | Elijah Chol | F | Jr | 7'0" | 26-17 | 16.6 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 51.5% | 33.3% | 1.0 | 46.3% | 16.8% | |
| 43 | Akiva McBirney-Griffin | F | Jr | 6'9" | 34-16 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 40.9% | 0.0% | 0.3 | 63.4% | 18.5% | |
| 23 | Nes Emeneke | F | Fr | 6'10" | 35-0 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 43.6% | — | 0.0 | 35.7% | 12.2% | |
| 5 | Ben Egbo | G | So | 6'4" | 17-1 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 57.1% | 0.0% | 0.1 | 25.0% | 11.1% | |
| 27 | Tishan Ahir | G | So | 6'0" | 9-0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 41.7% | 28.6% | 0.8 | 50.0% | 33.0% | |
| 0 | Bryce Goldman | G | Fr | 6'6" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 7 | Joshua Palmer | G | Fr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 21 | Langston Redfield | G | Sr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 8 | Luke Isaak | G | Fr | 6'3" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 55 | Mason Hodges | F | Fr | 6'7" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 1 | Torian Lee | G | So | 6'0" | 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 17 | UNLV | H | L 72–75 | −1.0 | L−4.0 | 152.5 | U147 | 97.3 | 101.3 | 74.0 |
| Mar 14 | Hawai'i | N | L 64–71 | −1.5 | L−8.5 | 142.0 | U135 | 90.7 | 100.6 | 70.6 |
| Mar 13 | CSU Northridge | N | W 93–78 | −4.0 | W+11.0 | 153.0 | O171 | 131.7 | 110.4 | 70.6 |
| Mar 7 | UC Davis | H | W 79–69 OT | −8.5 | W+1.5 | 145.0 | O148 | 106.0 | 92.6 | 74.6 |
| Mar 5 | Cal Poly | H | W 107–85 | −9.5 | W+12.5 | 160.5 | O192 | 136.1 | 108.1 | 78.6 |
| Feb 28 | Santa Barbara | H | W 64–60 | −3.5 | W+0.5 | 138.5 | U124 | 96.9 | 90.8 | 66.1 |
| Feb 26 | CSU Northridge | A | W 68–67 | +1.0 | W+2.0 | 154.0 | U135 | 93.0 | 91.7 | 73.1 |
| Feb 21 | UC San Diego | H | L 69–71 | −4.5 | L−6.5 | 143.5 | U140 | 109.0 | 112.2 | 63.3 |
| Feb 19 | Long Beach St | A | W 69–58 | −5.0 | W+6.0 | 143.0 | U127 | 93.6 | 78.7 | 73.7 |
| Feb 14 | Fullerton | H | W 86–65 | −8.0 | W+13.0 | 154.0 | U151 | 117.0 | 88.4 | 73.5 |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5 | San Diego | N | L 62–66 | −5.5 | L−9.5 | 145.5 | U128 | 101.1 | 107.6 | 61.3 |
| Feb 28 | Seattle U | H | L 66–71 | −1.0 | L−6.0 | 136.0 | O137 | 104.8 | 112.8 | 63.0 |
| Feb 25 | Washington St | H | W 67–66 | −2.0 | L−1.0 | 148.0 | U133 | 98.6 | 97.1 | 68.0 |
| Feb 21 | San Diego | A | W 77–65 | −2.5 | W+9.5 | 149.5 | U142 | 124.0 | 104.7 | 62.1 |
| Feb 14 | Pepperdine | A | L 89–90 | −6.0 | L−7.0 | 148.5 | O179 | 125.0 | 126.4 | 71.2 |
| Feb 11 | Pacific | A | L 59–65 | +6.0 | P0.0 | 141.5 | U124 | 93.7 | 103.2 | 63.0 |
| Feb 7 | San Diego | H | W 83–63 | −6.0 | W+14.0 | 151.5 | U146 | 131.5 | 99.8 | 63.1 |
| Feb 4 | San Francisco | A | W 84–75 | +8.0 | W+17.0 | 146.0 | O159 | 121.8 | 108.8 | 69.0 |
| Jan 31 | Santa Clara | H | L 73–104 | +9.0 | L−22.0 | 154.5 | O177 | 94.1 | 134.1 | 77.5 |
| Jan 28 | Oregon St | H | L 69–72 | −6.0 | L−9.0 | 142.0 | U141 | 104.6 | 109.2 | 65.9 |
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.)
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 lastThe 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.