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-conferenceGersten Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA
Hawai'i
Efficiency #96
2025-26: 24-9 · 16-6 conf
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LMU
Efficiency #183
2025-26: 15-17 · 6-13 conf
Fri, Dec 4 · 10:00 PM ET
71.6
win 48%
Projected
72.2
win 52%
No line posted yet.
Model: LMU −0.6 · total 143.8 · 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: LMU 68.2, Hawai'i 69.9 → 69.8 possessions
+3.2
LMU offense vs Hawai'i defense
−5.5
Hawai'i offense vs LMU defense
−2.1
Projected total
143.8
Axis starts at 140 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
LMU offense vs Hawai'i defense
−5.5
Hawai'i offense vs LMU defense
+2.1
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+4.0
LMU by 0.6
0.6
Hawai'i side ◂▸ LMU 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 LMU.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 69.8, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Hawai'i is the faster team (72.4, #17 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).

Projected possessions
69.8
per team, 40 min
Projected total
143.8
model
Projected team totals
71.6 / 72.2
Hawai'i / LMU
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
69.9#56
Hawai'i
68.2#189
LMU

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageLMU
Where LMU struggles: the offensive glass
LMU rebounds 26.7% of its own misses (#307); Hawai'i lets opponents grab 25.3% of their own misses (#11). Expect about 25.3%, 5.1 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -3.1 points per 100 possessions.
Pace
Tempo tug-of-war
LMU averages 68.1 possessions per 40, Hawai'i 72.4. 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 71 — more possessions mean more points in the total and more chances for the better team to separate.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (Hawai'i'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 Hawai'i at about 37.7% of its shots from three, LMU about 35.6%.
ClashHawai'i
Strength vs strength: 2-point shooting
Hawai'i (#58 in 2-point shooting) against LMU (#31 in the same stat allowed) — both rank inside the national top 60. Expect about 51.2%. Historically Hawai'i's own number has carried a bit more weight in that exchange (0.61 vs 0.55).
Hawai'i has the ball
OffenseLMU allowsvs D1 avg
52.0% #148
48.9% #60
-1.2 pt/100
18.8% #314
16.6% #181
-1.3 pt/100
31.3% #154
32.0% #258
+0.8 pt/100
41.4% #38
32.5% #114
+0.2 pt/100
73.5% #152
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+0.1 pt/100
Hawai'i net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -1.3 pts/100
LMU has the ball
OffenseHawai'i allowsvs D1 avg
51.8% #152
46.8% #19
-2.8 pt/100
17.5% #238
16.8% #169
-0.5 pt/100
26.7% #307
25.3% #11
-3.1 pt/100
31.1% #280
35.6% #200
-0.2 pt/100
69.5% #280
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-0.2 pt/100
LMU net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -6.8 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Hawai'ioffense vsLMUdefense
Share of shots by zone
Hawai'i shoots
LMU allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim59.6%#13953.3%#2758.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)44.2%#7535.8%#8839.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)34.4%#30339.0%#20038.0%
Three31.7%#29834.6%#22533.7%
LMUoffense vsHawai'idefense
Share of shots by zone
LMU shoots
Hawai'i allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim59.2%#15653.5%#3258.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)39.0%#19545.3%#30739.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)41.6%#6835.4%#8738.0%
Three34.8%#13030.3%#1333.7%
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
Hawai'i
+2.2extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#88 of 365
Off reb %
31.3%
#154
Def reb %
74.7%
#11
Turnover %
18.8%
#314
Forced TO %
16.8%
#169
FT rate
41.4%
#38
FT allowed
35.6%
#200
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.3
Defensive rebounding+1.7
Ball security−1.4
Forcing turnovers+0.1
Foul shots drawn+1.6
Foul shots allowed−0.1
LMU
−2.5extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#287 of 365
Off reb %
26.7%
#307
Def reb %
68.0%
#258
Turnover %
17.5%
#238
Forced TO %
16.6%
#181
FT rate
31.1%
#280
FT allowed
32.5%
#114
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−1.2
Defensive rebounding−0.5
Ball security−0.5
Forcing turnovers−0.1
Foul shots drawn−1.0
Foul shots allowed+0.7

Hawai'i has more extra scoring chances per game: +2.2 (#88 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

Hawai'i2025-26 numbers
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
0Hunter EricksonGSr6'3"33-3331.48.43.83.92.453.8%35.0%3.571.0%17.3%
4Dre BullockGSr6'6"33-3328.413.85.91.91.947.3%26.1%4.175.9%29.2%
14Harry RouhliadeffFSr6'9"31-3025.510.75.01.41.560.6%39.8%2.880.8%21.5%
5Gytis NemeiksaFSr6'8"33-323.89.24.81.01.148.7%27.6%2.675.8%22.3%
6Isaac FinlinsonFJr6'8"33-1622.79.23.60.81.257.0%39.1%2.665.7%21.8%
7Isaiah KerrGJr6'3"31-020.76.42.41.41.048.2%27.3%2.870.7%19.1%
30Aaron Hunkin-ClaytorGSo6'3"17-1728.26.02.83.91.948.2%31.0%1.763.6%15.6%
10Yacine ToumiFSr6'10"30-010.34.32.50.40.858.1%—0.058.1%23.9%
8AJ EconomouGSo6'5"18-05.91.50.70.10.535.5%18.2%1.255.6%22.4%
9Jalen MyersFSr6'8"7-08.92.90.90.60.335.0%0.0%0.460.0%23.7%
2Hunter CarterGFr6'5"12-04.61.20.80.20.434.4%33.3%0.860.0%23.5%
1Tanner CuffGSr6'7"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
Hawai'iLMU
Efficiency
107.3
106.0
103.1
106.6
69.9
68.2
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Shooting
52.0%
51.8%
54.9%
51.6%
31.7%
34.8%
73.5%
69.5%
41.4%
31.1%
Ball control & glass
18.8%
17.5%
16.8%
16.6%
31.3%
26.7%
25.3%
32.0%
10.7%
9.0%
8.7%
7.3%
Style
39.8%
40.4%
46.1%
43.4%
13.6%
14.5%
49.8%
49.3%
32.6%
32.4%
Roster
3.54
2.92
6'6"
6'6.4"
89.5%
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Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
Hawai'i
Returning minutes: 89.5%Returning production: 81.9%
Lost
  • Isaac Johnson 21.2 mpg, 14.1 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Added
  • Tanner Cuff no D1 minutes last season

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

Returns 90% 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).

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