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 Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford, MS
C Arkansas
Efficiency #139
2025-26: 22-12 · 17-4 conf
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Ole Miss
Efficiency #82
2025-26: 15-20 · 7-15 conf
Fri, Nov 6 · TBD
69.9
win 29%
Projected
76.4
win 71%
No line posted yet.
Model: MISS −6.5 · total 146.3 · 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: Ole Miss 67.5, C Arkansas 68.7 → 67.9 possessions
−0.9
Ole Miss offense vs C Arkansas defense
+0.8
C Arkansas offense vs Ole Miss defense
−1.8
Projected total
146.3
Axis starts at 145 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Ole Miss offense vs C Arkansas defense
+0.8
C Arkansas offense vs Ole Miss defense
+1.8
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+3.9
Ole Miss by 6.5
6.5
C Arkansas side ◂▸ Ole Miss 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 Ole Miss.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 67.9, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, C Arkansas is the faster team (68.9, #158 of 365) and Ole Miss the slower (68.3, #188). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
67.9
per team, 40 min
Projected total
146.3
model
Projected team totals
69.9 / 76.4
C Arkansas / Ole Miss
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
68.7#148
C Arkansas
67.5#248
Ole Miss

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
ClashC Arkansas
Style match: 3-point volume
C Arkansas takes 48.7% of its shots from three; Ole Miss lets opponents take 42.6% of their shots from three (D1 average 39.5%). Expect about 48.9% — both habits push the same way.
DefenseOle Miss
Ole Miss's shot-blocking
Ole Miss ranks #28 nationally in block rate — one of the few defensive numbers that travels. Expect about 12.3% of C Arkansas's two-point attempts to get blocked against this defense.
ClashC Arkansas
Style match: ball movement
C Arkansas assists on 58.0% of its made baskets; Ole Miss allows assists on 57.4% of opponents' baskets (D1 average 52.4%). Expect about 59.3% — both habits push the same way.
AdvantageOle Miss
Where Ole Miss scores: shooting
Ole Miss shoots an effective 50.4% (#217); C Arkansas allows 54.9% (#328). Expect about 52.7%, 1.4 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +2.0 points per 100 possessions.
GlassOle Miss
Ole Miss gets out-rebounded
Projected offensive rebound rate of 27.5% is worth roughly -1.8 points per 100 possessions against Ole Miss's offense.
AdvantageC Arkansas
Where C Arkansas scores: shooting
C Arkansas shoots an effective 54.0% (#68); Ole Miss allows 50.5% (#127). Expect about 52.5%, 1.2 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +1.7 points per 100 possessions.
C Arkansas has the ball
OffenseOle Miss allowsvs D1 avg
54.0% #68
50.5% #127
+1.7 pt/100
15.4% #94
16.4% #189
+1.2 pt/100
28.8% #240
32.6% #285
-0.1 pt/100
31.2% #278
41.2% #315
+0.2 pt/100
70.7% #246
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-0.1 pt/100
C Arkansas net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +2.9 pts/100
Ole Miss has the ball
OffenseC Arkansas allowsvs D1 avg
50.4% #217
54.9% #328
+2.0 pt/100
14.0% #23
19.0% #47
+0.1 pt/100
28.3% #253
27.4% #48
-1.8 pt/100
33.0% #238
30.1% #60
-0.5 pt/100
74.9% #86
—
+0.2 pt/100
Ole Miss net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +0.1 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
C Arkansasoffense vsOle Missdefense
Share of shots by zone
C Arkansas shoots
Ole Miss allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim62.7%#5857.5%#12958.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)39.4%#18845.2%#30339.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)28.3%#36236.8%#12538.0%
Three35.5%#8933.4%#15133.7%
Ole Missoffense vsC Arkansasdefense
Share of shots by zone
Ole Miss shoots
C Arkansas allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim64.8%#2663.7%#33758.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)38.4%#21330.2%#1539.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)39.2%#14038.6%#18538.0%
Three33.2%#22135.2%#26233.7%
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
C Arkansas
+3.4extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#47 of 365
Off reb %
28.8%
#240
Def reb %
72.6%
#48
Turnover %
15.4%
#94
Forced TO %
19.0%
#47
FT rate
31.2%
#278
FT allowed
30.1%
#60
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.5
Defensive rebounding+1.0
Ball security+0.9
Forcing turnovers+1.6
Foul shots drawn−1.0
Foul shots allowed+1.3
Ole Miss
−1.6extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#260 of 365
Off reb %
28.3%
#253
Def reb %
67.4%
#285
Turnover %
14.0%
#23
Forced TO %
16.4%
#189
FT rate
33.0%
#238
FT allowed
41.2%
#315
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.7
Defensive rebounding−0.6
Ball security+1.9
Forcing turnovers−0.2
Foul shots drawn−0.5
Foul shots allowed−1.5

C Arkansas has more extra scoring chances per game: +3.4 (#47 of 365) to Ole Miss’s −1.6 (#260).

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

C Arkansas2025-26 numbers
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
1Camren HunterGSr6'3"34-3430.921.04.22.71.858.0%36.9%6.079.6%35.2%
32Luke MooreGFr6'2"34-3129.79.42.93.51.447.0%32.1%3.956.5%21.6%
12Ty RobinsonGFr6'4"34-3427.614.25.62.01.157.8%37.4%6.076.7%27.0%
24Cole McCormickFSo6'6"32-1522.29.13.41.21.056.0%31.4%3.273.8%22.4%
25Malchiah MarableFFr6'9"33-3320.54.24.41.51.355.8%0.0%0.052.4%14.3%
0Truman ByrneFFr6'10"34-016.44.03.02.01.153.5%34.5%2.588.9%16.2%
9Harry BeauchampGFr6'5"34-015.44.51.41.00.760.3%42.9%2.585.7%16.2%
5Tyler LeeGFr6'5"34-09.42.51.50.40.454.5%37.1%1.065.0%15.7%
13Parker ApplegateGJr6'8"29-07.12.11.40.10.443.9%21.4%1.080.0%20.3%
11Rashad BoldenGSr6'0"3-323.08.74.31.00.735.5%25.0%5.366.7%26.9%
23Chris MasonFSo6'7"4-09.82.02.00.31.040.0%0.0%0.8—18.5%
10Owen DerhmannGSo6'4"11-03.50.30.40.10.021.4%16.7%0.5—9.9%
17Ethan ThomasGSo6'1"8-04.50.80.60.40.137.5%50.0%0.360.0%10.9%
4J.C. ShulmanGFr6'2"10-03.20.90.60.00.064.3%42.9%0.7—11.8%
7R.J. NewtonGFr6'5"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
3Rylie MarshallGSr6'1"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
C ArkansasOle Miss
Efficiency
109.3
110.4
107.7
105.0
68.7
67.5
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Shooting
54.0%
50.4%
54.7%
50.8%
35.5%
33.2%
70.7%
74.9%
31.2%
33.0%
Ball control & glass
15.4%
14.0%
19.0%
16.4%
28.8%
28.3%
27.4%
32.6%
9.1%
8.6%
10.7%
7.9%
Style
48.7%
35.5%
40.4%
39.5%
14.5%
12.1%
58.0%
50.2%
35.1%
40.2%
Roster
1.74
2.79
6'5"
6'4.3"
89.6%
79.3%

Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
C Arkansas
Returning minutes: 89.6%Returning production: 89.3%
Lost
  • Javion Guy-King 21.1 mpg, 9.2 ppg · transferred to Ball State
Added
  • Rylie Marshall no D1 minutes last season
  • R.J. Newton 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; lost 1 of its top 5 (1 transferred). 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).

Ole Miss
Returning minutes: 79.3%Returning production: 75.1%
Lost
  • Malik Dia 24.3 mpg, 14.5 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • James Scott 17.9 mpg, 3.9 ppg · transferred to Georgia
Added
Nobody of note.

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

Returns 79% of last season's minutes; lost 2 of its top 5 (1 transferred). 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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