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-conferenceMoody Coliseum (Dallas), Dallas, TX
Oral Roberts
Efficiency #314
2025-26: 10-23 · 5-13 conf
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SMU
Efficiency #44
2025-26: 20-14 · 9-11 conf
Tue, Nov 17 · TBD
68.8
win 7%
Projected
85.8
win 93%
No line posted yet.
Model: SMU −17.0 · total 154.6 · 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: SMU 69.1, Oral Roberts 68.6 → 69.4 possessions
+2.4
SMU offense vs Oral Roberts defense
+8.5
Oral Roberts offense vs SMU defense
−4.5
Projected total
154.6
Axis starts at 140 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
SMU offense vs Oral Roberts defense
+8.5
Oral Roberts offense vs SMU defense
+4.5
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+4.0
SMU by 17.0
17.0
Oral Roberts side ◂▸ SMU 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 SMU.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 69.4, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, SMU is the faster team (70.6, #73 of 365) and Oral Roberts the slower (69.2, #138). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
69.4
per team, 40 min
Projected total
154.6
model
Projected team totals
68.8 / 85.8
Oral Roberts / SMU
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
68.6#159
Oral Roberts
69.1#108
SMU

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageSMU
Where SMU scores: shooting
SMU shoots an effective 55.6% (#26); Oral Roberts allows 53.6% (#289). Expect about 55.0%, 3.7 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +5.3 points per 100 possessions.
ClashOral Roberts
Style match: 3-point volume
Oral Roberts takes 45.6% of its shots from three; SMU lets opponents take 47.7% of their shots from three (D1 average 39.5%). Expect about 49.6% — both habits push the same way.
GlassSMU
SMU owns the glass
Projected offensive rebound rate of 34.6% is worth roughly +2.5 points per 100 possessions for SMU's offense.
TurnoversSMU
SMU protects the ball
Projected turnover rate of 14.8% is worth roughly +2.4 points per 100 possessions for SMU's offense.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (SMU, Oral Roberts'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 Oral Roberts at about 49.6% of its shots from three, SMU about 34.7%.
ClashOral Roberts
Style match: paint scoring
Oral Roberts gets only 38.4% of its points in the paint; SMU protects the paint (37.5% of opponents' points) (D1 average 42.8%). Expect about 39.9% — both habits push the same way.
Oral Roberts has the ball
OffenseSMU allowsvs D1 avg
49.7% #256
51.6% #189
-1.1 pt/100
18.5% #297
16.8% #164
-1.3 pt/100
28.4% #249
31.6% #237
-0.5 pt/100
34.8% #187
32.1% #107
-0.2 pt/100
74.0% #136
—
+0.1 pt/100
Oral Roberts net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -2.9 pts/100
SMU has the ball
OffenseOral Roberts allowsvs D1 avg
55.6% #26
53.6% #289
+5.3 pt/100
15.7% #116
14.7% #312
+2.4 pt/100
35.4% #37
31.8% #247
+2.5 pt/100
30.4% #301
39.1% #289
+0.0 pt/100
74.3% #117
—
+0.2 pt/100
SMU net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +10.4 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Oral Robertsoffense vsSMUdefense
Share of shots by zone
Oral Roberts shoots
SMU allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim55.5%#28560.8%#26358.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)39.3%#19137.0%#11139.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)41.5%#7038.3%#16938.0%
Three32.0%#28234.1%#18833.7%
SMUoffense vsOral Robertsdefense
Share of shots by zone
SMU shoots
Oral Roberts allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim64.0%#3855.4%#7358.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)48.5%#1741.3%#21639.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)44.1%#2543.6%#33638.0%
Three37.1%#2737.4%#34833.7%
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
Oral Roberts
−4.6extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#342 of 365
Off reb %
28.4%
#249
Def reb %
68.2%
#247
Turnover %
18.5%
#297
Forced TO %
14.7%
#312
FT rate
34.8%
#187
FT allowed
39.1%
#289
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.6
Defensive rebounding−0.4
Ball security−1.2
Forcing turnovers−1.4
Foul shots drawn0.0
Foul shots allowed−1.0
SMU
+1.7extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#112 of 365
Off reb %
35.4%
#37
Def reb %
68.4%
#237
Turnover %
15.7%
#116
Forced TO %
16.8%
#164
FT rate
30.4%
#301
FT allowed
32.1%
#107
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+1.6
Defensive rebounding−0.3
Ball security+0.7
Forcing turnovers+0.1
Foul shots drawn−1.2
Foul shots allowed+0.8

SMU has more extra scoring chances per game: +1.7 (#112 of 365) to Oral Roberts’s −4.6 (#342).

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

Oral Roberts2025-26 numbers
ESPN hasn't posted Oral Roberts's 2026-27 roster yet — these are last season's players.
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
5Connor DowGJr6'6"33-3331.812.54.01.81.953.9%33.5%7.381.5%23.4%
9Ofri NavehFSo6'7"32-3228.911.26.01.82.049.8%29.1%1.767.4%24.5%
1Ty HarperGSr6'3"32-2928.817.82.92.42.848.4%32.2%5.684.7%37.2%
6Cal FurnishGFr5'10"33-620.54.02.51.51.054.7%33.9%1.875.7%12.4%
2Chase MartinGJr6'4"29-1219.82.73.51.71.047.6%44.4%0.355.9%10.8%
25Luke GrayFSo6'6"33-1617.28.43.60.40.752.9%32.4%3.272.5%26.9%
7Martins KilupsGFr6'4"32-017.53.72.10.70.557.6%35.8%2.135.7%12.5%
0Jack TurnerGSo6'3"24-1823.06.82.31.62.049.3%33.3%3.884.2%21.0%
27Yuto Yamanouchi-WilliamsFJr6'10"32-1816.76.94.20.41.345.8%24.4%1.470.4%27.9%
21Baron Smith Jr.FSo6'9"24-07.81.71.80.20.531.6%—0.063.0%19.4%
10Aaron JacobFSr6'8"16-15.32.61.10.30.237.5%15.0%1.393.8%31.0%
20Lane SparksGSr6'3"1-013.09.02.01.01.090.0%50.0%2.0—21.9%
8Alex CoutoGFr6'1"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
4Laymen McGradyGFr6'4"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
Oral RobertsSMU
Efficiency
103.7
117.0
112.2
106.7
68.6
69.1
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—
Shooting
49.7%
55.6%
51.1%
55.6%
32.0%
37.1%
74.0%
74.3%
34.8%
30.4%
Ball control & glass
18.5%
15.7%
14.7%
16.8%
28.4%
35.4%
31.8%
31.6%
10.8%
9.3%
9.8%
7.5%
Style
45.6%
35.9%
38.4%
43.7%
14.8%
13.4%
47.1%
54.9%
32.2%
22.4%
Roster
2.45
2.18
6'4.7"
6'9"
—
53.0%

Offseason

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

SMU
Returning minutes: 53.0%Returning production: 45.5%
Lost
  • 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
Added
  • 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 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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