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
FGCU
Efficiency #246
2025-26: 16-18 · 10-11 conf
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LMU
Efficiency #183
2025-26: 15-17 · 6-13 conf
Mon, Dec 7 · 7:30 PM ET
70.0
win 30%
Projected
76.0
win 70%
No line posted yet.
Model: LMU −6.0 · total 146.0 · 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, FGCU 68.5 → 68.4 possessions
+0.2
LMU offense vs FGCU defense
−0.2
FGCU offense vs LMU defense
−2.3
Projected total
146.0
Axis starts at 145 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
LMU offense vs FGCU defense
−0.2
FGCU offense vs LMU defense
+2.3
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+3.9
LMU by 6.0
6.0
FGCU side ◂▸ LMU side

Steps are rounded to one decimal, so they can differ from the total by 0.1: the total steps add to 145.9 against a projected 146.0. 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: 68.4, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, FGCU is the faster team (69.1, #142 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
68.4
per team, 40 min
Projected total
146.0
model
Projected team totals
70.0 / 76.0
FGCU / LMU
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
68.5#167
FGCU
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); FGCU lets opponents grab 28.2% of their own misses (#73). Expect about 26.7%, 3.7 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -2.2 points per 100 possessions.
FGCU has the ball
OffenseLMU allowsvs D1 avg
52.0% #147
48.9% #60
-1.2 pt/100
15.9% #131
16.6% #181
+0.8 pt/100
31.1% #161
32.0% #258
+0.8 pt/100
29.1% #331
32.5% #114
-0.5 pt/100
72.1% #207
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-0.0 pt/100
FGCU net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -0.2 pts/100
LMU has the ball
OffenseFGCU allowsvs D1 avg
51.8% #152
53.4% #280
+2.0 pt/100
17.5% #238
16.5% #183
-0.3 pt/100
26.7% #307
28.2% #73
-2.2 pt/100
31.1% #280
38.3% #268
+0.0 pt/100
69.5% #280
—
-0.2 pt/100
LMU net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -0.8 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
FGCUoffense vsLMUdefense
Share of shots by zone
FGCU shoots
LMU allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim61.2%#8953.3%#2758.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)40.0%#17135.8%#8839.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)42.0%#5539.0%#20038.0%
Three33.2%#21934.6%#22533.7%
LMUoffense vsFGCUdefense
Share of shots by zone
LMU shoots
FGCU allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim59.2%#15659.6%#21258.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)39.0%#19539.8%#18839.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)41.6%#6837.6%#14738.0%
Three34.8%#13035.4%#27533.7%
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
FGCU
−0.9extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#221 of 365
Off reb %
31.1%
#161
Def reb %
71.8%
#73
Turnover %
15.9%
#131
Forced TO %
16.5%
#183
FT rate
29.1%
#331
FT allowed
38.3%
#268
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.2
Defensive rebounding+0.8
Ball security+0.6
Forcing turnovers−0.1
Foul shots drawn−1.5
Foul shots allowed−0.8
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

FGCU has more extra scoring chances per game: −0.9 (#221 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

FGCU2025-26 numbers
ESPN hasn't posted FGCU's 2026-27 roster yet — these are last season's players.
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
1Rahmir BarnoGJr6'0"34-3431.611.72.85.02.048.2%31.0%1.765.3%24.5%
20J.R. KoniecznyFSr6'7"30-2831.615.66.82.11.850.1%32.6%4.573.2%30.0%
7Jordan EllerbeeGFr6'2"34-2427.013.13.42.11.754.6%35.3%4.673.4%28.3%
15Michael DuaxFSr6'5"34-3124.57.75.21.31.256.5%21.4%0.872.0%18.6%
32Isaiah MaloneFJr6'8"34-2722.410.55.80.51.461.8%44.0%0.778.2%24.4%
6Rory StewartFSr6'8"30-721.67.12.90.80.448.3%32.1%5.564.7%20.6%
2Darren WilliamsGSo6'4"34-1018.66.21.91.00.650.5%35.7%4.1100.0%20.1%
21Tristen GuillouetteCSo6'10"29-713.43.43.00.60.653.0%—0.063.6%15.1%
0Jack ReddickGSo6'3"32-010.92.51.71.30.642.9%22.4%1.563.2%17.8%
3Gabe TannerFFr6'4"15-09.92.81.30.90.650.0%28.6%1.950.0%19.4%
10George Washington IIIGJr6'2"14-29.03.10.60.40.738.9%25.0%2.9100.0%29.8%
4Matt McCarthyGFr6'3"13-02.80.50.50.20.142.9%33.3%0.550.0%13.6%
31Brandon DwyerGSr6'3"3-02.32.00.00.00.0100.0%66.7%1.0—23.8%
8BB WashingtonGSo6'5"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
23Chase KoniecznyFFr6'4"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
12Evan BarlowFFr6'4"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
FGCULMU
Efficiency
107.1
106.0
110.7
106.6
68.5
68.2
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—
Shooting
52.0%
51.8%
53.3%
51.6%
33.2%
34.8%
72.1%
69.5%
29.1%
31.1%
Ball control & glass
15.9%
17.5%
16.5%
16.6%
31.1%
26.7%
28.2%
32.0%
9.2%
9.0%
8.6%
7.3%
Style
38.4%
40.4%
43.1%
43.4%
15.4%
14.5%
52.0%
49.3%
33.0%
32.4%
Roster
2.83
2.92
6'4.7"
6'6.4"
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Offseason

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

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.