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 158.7 against a projected 158.8, and the margin steps add to +15.9 against +15.8. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help SMU.
Pace & total
possessions per 40 minutesProjected possessions: 70.8, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Southern is the faster team (71.5, #31 of 365) and SMU the slower (70.6, #73). 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 | 56.5%#255 | 60.8%#263 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 34.8%#291 | 37.0%#111 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 31.5%#343 | 38.3%#169 | 38.0% |
| Three | 34.8%#129 | 34.1%#188 | 33.7% |
| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 64.0%#38 | 59.7%#215 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 48.5%#17 | 38.6%#149 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 44.1%#25 | 35.9%#106 | 38.0% |
| Three | 37.1%#27 | 36.7%#339 | 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 numbersSMU has more extra scoring chances per game: +1.7 (#112 of 365) to Southern’s +0.9 (#143).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Michael Jacobs | G | Sr | 6'2" | 32-25 | 32.1 | 17.3 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 44.9% | 33.9% | 3.9 | 66.2% | 34.7% | |
| 1 | DaMariee Jones | F | Sr | 6'5" | 30-22 | 25.4 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 58.9% | 0.0% | 0.1 | 66.7% | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Cam Amboree | G | Sr | 6'3" | 28-18 | 27.0 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 45.5% | 37.5% | 4.3 | 80.3% | 23.6% | |
| 23 | Terrance Dixon Jr. | F | Sr | 6'8" | 34-30 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 69.3% | — | 0.0 | 62.3% | 20.3% | |
| 14 | Fazl Oshodi | G | So | 6'3" | 34-18 | 20.3 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 52.9% | 34.9% | 5.1 | 93.5% | 23.2% | |
| 4 | Brandon Hardy | G | Jr | 6'3" | 33-10 | 19.0 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 53.4% | 35.8% | 1.6 | 75.0% | 12.4% | |
| 12 | AJ Barnes | F | Sr | 6'6" | 28-20 | 22.0 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 45.7% | 36.5% | 2.6 | 74.6% | 23.6% | |
| 8 | Malek Abdelgowad | F | Sr | 6'10" | 28-5 | 17.1 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 62.3% | 50.0% | 0.4 | 72.8% | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Joe Manning | G | Sr | 6'2" | 30-6 | 11.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 42.4% | 32.7% | 1.7 | 87.0% | 19.8% | |
| 35 | Puoch Dobuol | F | Sr | 6'8" | 19-8 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 31.7% | 33.3% | 0.3 | 100.0% | 17.6% | |
| 11 | Keith Lamar | F | Sr | 6'6" | 7-2 | 15.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 29.6% | 19.0% | 3.0 | — | 15.6% | |
| 13 | Lionel Bell | F | Fr | 6'9" | 18-1 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 52.4% | — | 0.0 | 40.0% | 17.1% | |
| 0 | Rondae Hill | G | So | 6'0" | 6-4 | 14.7 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 57.1% | 43.5% | 3.8 | 50.0% | 25.4% | |
| 5 | Jayce Depron | G | So | 6'3" | 5-0 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 52.9% | 30.8% | 2.6 | — | 22.5% | |
| 30 | D'Mari Wiltz | G | Sr | — | 3-0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 | — | 12.9% | |
| 9 | Andre Nunley | G | Sr | 5'10" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 7 | Femi Olaniyan | F | Jr | 6'5" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 6 | Trey Shephard | G | Fr | 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 | Samet Yigitoglu | C | So | 7'2" | 34-34 | 28.9 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 62.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 49.5% | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Corey Washington | F | Sr | 6'6" | 34-34 | 27.8 | 11.4 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 56.8% | 38.8% | 3.4 | 76.9% | 21.1% | |
| 10 | Jaden Toombs | C | Fr | 6'10" | 27-5 | 20.0 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 58.6% | 23.1% | 1.0 | 65.8% | 22.8% | |
| 7 | Jermaine O'Neal Jr. | F | Fr | 6'5" | 34-2 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 51.1% | 37.1% | 1.8 | 91.7% | 17.8% | |
| 9 | B.J. Davis-Ray | G | Fr | 6'6" | 32-0 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 41.1% | 21.7% | 0.7 | 75.0% | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Sam Walters | F | Jr | 6'9" | 24-2 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 52.5% | 34.9% | 1.8 | 0.0% | 17.9% | |
| 13 | Mitchell Holmes | F | Fr | 6'10" | 25-0 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 70.4% | — | 0.0 | 100.0% | 13.1% | |
| 1 | Chance Puryear | F | Fr | 6'7" | 11-0 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 30.0% | 33.3% | 0.3 | 33.3% | 16.3% | |
| 22 | Nigel Walls | F | Fr | 6'10" | 9-0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1 | — | 6.9% | |
| 31 | Trey Utter | G | Sr | 6'0" | 2-0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | 0.0% | |
| 33 | Niccolo Kalischer-Stork | G | Fr | 6'2" | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0% | 49.3% | |
| 8 | Billy White III | F | Fr | 6'8" | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Michael Jacobs | G | Sr | 6'2" | 32-25 | 32.1 | 17.3 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 44.9% | 33.9% | 3.9 | 66.2% | 34.7% | |
| 1 | DaMariee Jones | F | Sr | 6'5" | 30-22 | 25.4 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 58.9% | 0.0% | 0.1 | 66.7% | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Cam Amboree | G | Sr | 6'3" | 28-18 | 27.0 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 45.5% | 37.5% | 4.3 | 80.3% | 23.6% | |
| 23 | Terrance Dixon Jr. | F | Sr | 6'8" | 34-30 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 69.3% | — | 0.0 | 62.3% | 20.3% | |
| 14 | Fazl Oshodi | G | So | 6'3" | 34-18 | 20.3 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 52.9% | 34.9% | 5.1 | 93.5% | 23.2% | |
| 4 | Brandon Hardy | G | Jr | 6'3" | 33-10 | 19.0 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 53.4% | 35.8% | 1.6 | 75.0% | 12.4% | |
| 12 | AJ Barnes | F | Sr | 6'6" | 28-20 | 22.0 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 45.7% | 36.5% | 2.6 | 74.6% | 23.6% | |
| 8 | Malek Abdelgowad | F | Sr | 6'10" | 28-5 | 17.1 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 62.3% | 50.0% | 0.4 | 72.8% | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Joe Manning | G | Sr | 6'2" | 30-6 | 11.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 42.4% | 32.7% | 1.7 | 87.0% | 19.8% | |
| 35 | Puoch Dobuol | F | Sr | 6'8" | 19-8 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 31.7% | 33.3% | 0.3 | 100.0% | 17.6% | |
| 11 | Keith Lamar | F | Sr | 6'6" | 7-2 | 15.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 29.6% | 19.0% | 3.0 | — | 15.6% | |
| 13 | Lionel Bell | F | Fr | 6'9" | 18-1 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 52.4% | — | 0.0 | 40.0% | 17.1% | |
| 0 | Rondae Hill | G | So | 6'0" | 6-4 | 14.7 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 57.1% | 43.5% | 3.8 | 50.0% | 25.4% | |
| 5 | Jayce Depron | G | So | 6'3" | 5-0 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 52.9% | 30.8% | 2.6 | — | 22.5% | |
| 30 | D'Mari Wiltz | G | Sr | — | 3-0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 | — | 12.9% | |
| 9 | Andre Nunley | G | Sr | 5'10" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 7 | Femi Olaniyan | F | Jr | 6'5" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 6 | Trey Shephard | G | Fr | 6'6" | 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 14 | Prairie View | N | L 66–72 | −3.5 | L−9.5 | 145.0 | U138 | 100.2 | 109.3 | 65.9 |
| Mar 13 | Florida A&M | N | W 73–70 | −2.0 | W+1.0 | 140.5 | O143 | 101.9 | 97.7 | 71.6 |
| Mar 12 | AR-Pine Bluff | N | W 84–81 | −5.0 | L−2.0 | 150.5 | O165 | 128.4 | 123.9 | 65.4 |
| Mar 5 | Alabama A&M | A | W 88–85 | −1.0 | W+2.0 | 145.0 | O173 | 121.1 | 117.0 | 72.7 |
| Mar 3 | Alabama St | A | W 71–64 | −1.0 | W+6.0 | 153.0 | U135 | 100.0 | 90.2 | 71.0 |
| Feb 28 | Bethune | H | L 79–82 | −2.0 | L−5.0 | 153.0 | O161 | 106.6 | 110.6 | 74.1 |
| Feb 26 | Florida A&M | H | L 71–82 | −9.0 | L−20.0 | 146.5 | O153 | 100.9 | 116.6 | 70.3 |
| Feb 21 | Grambling | H | W 87–73 | −5.5 | W+8.5 | 143.0 | O160 | 116.6 | 97.8 | 74.6 |
| Feb 16 | Texas Southern | A | L 73–74 | −5.0 | L−6.0 | 152.0 | U147 | 100.2 | 101.6 | 72.8 |
| Feb 14 | Prairie View | A | W 87–82 | −4.0 | W+1.0 | 159.0 | O169 | 113.1 | 106.6 | 76.9 |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18 | #11Miami OH | N | L 79–89 | −7.0 | L−17.0 | 160.5 | O168 | 119.2 | 134.3 | 66.3 |
| Mar 11 | #24Louisville | N | L 58–62 | +6.5 | W+2.5 | 163.5 | U120 | 94.4 | 100.9 | 61.5 |
| Mar 10 | Syracuse | N | W 86–69 | −4.0 | W+13.0 | 155.0 | P155 | 130.2 | 104.4 | 66.1 |
| Mar 7 | Florida St | A | L 78–91 | +1.0 | L−12.0 | 158.5 | O169 | 105.8 | 123.4 | 73.7 |
| Mar 4 | #22Miami | H | L 69–77 | −1.5 | L−9.5 | 156.5 | U146 | 99.4 | 111.0 | 69.4 |
| Feb 28 | Stanford | A | L 75–95 | +1.0 | L−19.0 | 154.5 | O170 | 116.6 | 147.6 | 64.3 |
| Feb 25 | California | A | L 69–73 | −4.0 | L−8.0 | 163.0 | U142 | 98.9 | 104.7 | 69.7 |
| Feb 21 | Boston College | H | W 94–70 | −15.5 | W+8.5 | 150.0 | O164 | 143.1 | 106.6 | 65.7 |
| Feb 17 | #21Louisville | H | W 95–85 | +4.0 | W+14.0 | 168.0 | O180 | 124.3 | 111.2 | 76.4 |
| Feb 14 | Syracuse | A | L 78–79 | −2.0 | L−3.0 | 158.0 | U157 | 119.4 | 121.0 | 65.3 |
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 input- Ashton Magee 10.3 mpg, 2.7 ppg · transferred to Mississippi St
- Femi Olaniyan no D1 minutes last season
- Andre Nunley no D1 minutes last season
- Trey Shephard no D1 minutes last season
No incoming D1 transfers are listed on ESPN's roster yet — until they are, returning shares read high.
Returns 95% 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).
- Boopie Miller 34.1 mpg, 18.5 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Jaron Pierre Jr. 33.2 mpg, 17.6 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- B.J. Edwards 27.4 mpg, 10.5 ppg · transferred to Oklahoma
- Billy White III no D1 minutes last season
No incoming D1 transfers are listed on ESPN's roster yet — until they are, returning shares read high.
Returns 53% of last season's minutes; lost 3 of its top 5 (1 transferred).
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.