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 147.5 against a projected 147.6, and the margin steps add to +7.5 against +7.6. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Kentucky.
Pace & total
possessions per 40 minutesProjected possessions: 68.5, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Kentucky is the faster team (69.7, #106 of 365) and Wichita St the slower (67.8, #211). 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 | 55.4%#288 | 57.3%#124 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 39.9%#177 | 42.8%#246 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 38.4%#174 | 39.3%#211 | 38.0% |
| Three | 33.5%#195 | 31.8%#55 | 33.7% |
| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 64.1%#35 | 53.9%#39 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 45.4%#58 | 35.5%#73 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 33.5%#322 | 39.8%#235 | 38.0% |
| Three | 34.2%#158 | 31.5%#44 | 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 numbersWichita St has more extra scoring chances per game: +4.1 (#34 of 365) to Kentucky’s +1.5 (#119).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenyon Giles | G | Sr | 5'10" | 36-36 | 36.3 | 19.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 51.2% | 37.8% | 9.2 | 83.1% | 31.5% | |
| 0 | Karon Boyd | F | Sr | 6'6" | 36-36 | 33.8 | 10.9 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 49.2% | 35.1% | 3.6 | 63.8% | 21.2% | |
| 9 | Michael Gray Jr. | G | Sr | 6'1" | 36-36 | 26.9 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 43.0% | 31.1% | 4.6 | 85.9% | 21.8% | |
| 4 | TJ Williams | G | Fr | 6'5" | 35-16 | 22.0 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 46.8% | 8.3% | 0.3 | 68.3% | 26.4% | |
| 44 | Will Berg | C | Jr | 7'2" | 35-10 | 21.9 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 55.9% | 0.0% | 0.1 | 69.0% | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Dre Kindell | G | Jr | 5'11" | 36-0 | 17.3 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 49.4% | 34.3% | 1.0 | 80.0% | 21.8% | |
| 20 | Emmanuel Okorafor | F | Sr | 6'10" | 36-26 | 16.9 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 57.0% | — | 0.0 | 67.2% | 22.6% | |
| 8 | Dillon Battie | F | So | 6'8" | 31-20 | 17.4 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 56.9% | 18.8% | 0.5 | 61.4% | 24.4% | |
| 5 | Brian Amuneke | G | So | 6'5" | 36-0 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 43.8% | 33.3% | 1.6 | 50.0% | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Jaret Valencia | F | Jr | 6'8" | 11-0 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 33.9% | 27.3% | 1.0 | 58.8% | 18.5% | |
| 22 | Noah Hill | F | Fr | 6'7" | 19-0 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 66.7% | — | 0.0 | 28.6% | 19.9% | |
| 21 | Henry Thengvall | F | Jr | 6'6" | 11-0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.5 | 50.0% | 23.2% | |
| 12 | Joy Ighovodja | G | Jr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 11 | Pierre Couisnard | G | Fr | 6'1" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 10 | Tyrus Rathan-Mayes | G | Fr | 6'5" | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Milan Momcilovicat Iowa State | F | Sr | 6'9" | 37-37 | 30.4 | 16.9 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 67.2% | 48.7% | 7.5 | 87.8% | 25.0% | |
| 10 | Alex Wilkinsat Furman | G | So | 6'6" | 35-35 | 29.7 | 17.8 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 52.8% | 32.8% | 5.7 | 82.4% | 39.2% | |
| 5 | Zoom Dialloat Washington | G | Jr | 6'6" | 33-29 | 29.6 | 15.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 51.7% | 31.5% | 2.2 | 82.5% | 33.0% | |
| 21 | Justin McBrideat James Madison | F | Sr | 6'8" | 31-30 | 27.1 | 15.3 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 54.9% | 40.0% | 3.1 | 78.2% | 32.4% | |
| 1 | Jerone Mortonat Washington St | G | Sr | 6'4" | 32-29 | 24.9 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 51.8% | 38.8% | 2.5 | 82.0% | 18.8% | |
| 24 | Malachi Moreno | C | So | 7'0" | 36-30 | 22.6 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 58.2% | 0.0% | 0.1 | 69.8% | 19.1% | |
| 11 | Franck Kepnangat Washington | C | Sr | 7'0" | 27-25 | 22.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 51.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 68.9% | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Kam Williams | G | Jr | 6'7" | 24-7 | 18.5 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 57.9% | 35.9% | 3.3 | 95.5% | 17.0% | |
| 9 | Trent Noah | F | Jr | 6'6" | 26-3 | 11.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 49.2% | 33.3% | 2.0 | 82.6% | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Braydon Hawthorne | F | So | 6'8" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 33 | Reece Potter | F | Sr | 7'1" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 4 | Mason Williams | G | Fr | 6'3" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 19 | Ousmane N'Diaye | F | — | 7'0" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 0 | Zyon Hawthorne | G | Fr | 6'1" | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenyon Giles | G | Sr | 5'10" | 36-36 | 36.3 | 19.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 51.2% | 37.8% | 9.2 | 83.1% | 31.5% | |
| 0 | Karon Boyd | F | Sr | 6'6" | 36-36 | 33.8 | 10.9 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 49.2% | 35.1% | 3.6 | 63.8% | 21.2% | |
| 9 | Michael Gray Jr. | G | Sr | 6'1" | 36-36 | 26.9 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 43.0% | 31.1% | 4.6 | 85.9% | 21.8% | |
| 4 | TJ Williams | G | Fr | 6'5" | 35-16 | 22.0 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 46.8% | 8.3% | 0.3 | 68.3% | 26.4% | |
| 44 | Will Berg | C | Jr | 7'2" | 35-10 | 21.9 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 55.9% | 0.0% | 0.1 | 69.0% | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Dre Kindell | G | Jr | 5'11" | 36-0 | 17.3 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 49.4% | 34.3% | 1.0 | 80.0% | 21.8% | |
| 20 | Emmanuel Okorafor | F | Sr | 6'10" | 36-26 | 16.9 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 57.0% | — | 0.0 | 67.2% | 22.6% | |
| 8 | Dillon Battie | F | So | 6'8" | 31-20 | 17.4 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 56.9% | 18.8% | 0.5 | 61.4% | 24.4% | |
| 5 | Brian Amuneke | G | So | 6'5" | 36-0 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 43.8% | 33.3% | 1.6 | 50.0% | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Jaret Valencia | F | Jr | 6'8" | 11-0 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 33.9% | 27.3% | 1.0 | 58.8% | 18.5% | |
| 22 | Noah Hill | F | Fr | 6'7" | 19-0 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 66.7% | — | 0.0 | 28.6% | 19.9% | |
| 21 | Henry Thengvall | F | Jr | 6'6" | 11-0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.5 | 50.0% | 23.2% | |
| 12 | Joy Ighovodja | G | Jr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 11 | Pierre Couisnard | G | Fr | 6'1" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 10 | Tyrus Rathan-Mayes | G | Fr | 6'5" | 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 24 | Tulsa | A | L 79–83 | +4.5 | W+0.5 | 154.0 | O162 | 105.2 | 110.6 | 75.1 |
| Mar 22 | Oklahoma St | A | W 96–70 | +2.5 | W+28.5 | 163.0 | O166 | 130.5 | 95.1 | 73.6 |
| Mar 17 | Wyoming | H | W 74–70 | −5.5 | L−1.5 | 148.0 | U144 | 99.0 | 93.7 | 74.7 |
| Mar 15 | South Florida | N | L 55–70 | +6.0 | L−9.0 | 150.5 | U125 | 80.6 | 102.6 | 68.2 |
| Mar 14 | Tulsa | N | W 81–68 | +1.5 | W+14.5 | 152.0 | U149 | 124.9 | 104.9 | 64.8 |
| Mar 7 | FAU | H | W 88–70 | −8.0 | W+10.0 | 149.0 | O158 | 125.5 | 99.9 | 70.1 |
| Mar 1 | UTSA | A | W 84–67 | −15.5 | W+1.5 | 150.5 | O151 | 120.5 | 96.1 | 69.7 |
| Feb 26 | Memphis | A | W 88–82 | +1.0 | W+7.0 | 149.5 | O170 | 122.4 | 114.1 | 71.9 |
| Feb 21 | Temple | H | W 69–57 | −8.5 | W+3.5 | 143.5 | U126 | 112.4 | 92.8 | 61.4 |
| Feb 18 | East Carolina | A | W 92–89 2OT | −8.0 | L−5.0 | 149.5 | O181 | 104.4 | 101.0 | 88.1 |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22 | #2Iowa State | N | L 63–82 | +4.5 | L−14.5 | 146.5 | U145 | 91.0 | 118.4 | 69.2 |
| Mar 20 | #10Santa Clara | N | W 89–84 OT | −3.5 | W+1.5 | 157.5 | O173 | 119.3 | 112.6 | 74.6 |
| Mar 13 | #4Florida | N | L 63–71 | +10.0 | W+2.0 | 160.5 | U134 | 86.2 | 97.1 | 73.1 |
| Mar 12 | Missouri | N | W 78–72 | −3.5 | W+2.5 | 149.5 | O150 | 113.2 | 104.5 | 68.9 |
| Mar 11 | LSU | N | W 87–82 | −9.0 | L−4.0 | 151.5 | O169 | 123.9 | 116.8 | 70.2 |
| Mar 7 | #5Florida | H | L 77–84 | +5.5 | L−1.5 | 162.0 | U161 | 107.6 | 117.3 | 71.6 |
| Mar 3 | Texas A&M | A | L 85–96 | +1.5 | L−9.5 | 162.0 | O181 | 112.7 | 127.3 | 75.4 |
| Feb 28 | #25Vanderbilt | H | W 91–77 | −1.0 | W+13.0 | 157.5 | O168 | 133.7 | 113.2 | 68.0 |
| Feb 24 | South Carolina | A | W 72–63 | −7.5 | W+1.5 | 151.0 | U135 | 100.3 | 87.7 | 71.8 |
| Feb 21 | Auburn | A | L 74–75 | +2.5 | W+1.5 | 162.5 | U149 | 104.6 | 106.0 | 70.7 |
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 inputReturns 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.)
- Otega Oweh 32.7 mpg, 18.6 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Denzel Aberdeen 30.6 mpg, 13.5 ppg · transferred to Florida
- Collin Chandler 27.1 mpg, 9.7 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Mouhamed Dioubate 18.6 mpg, 7.6 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Brandon Garrison 16.2 mpg, 4.7 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Andrija Jelavic 14.0 mpg, 4.9 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Milan Momcilovic from Iowa State · 30.4 mpg, 16.9 ppg last season
- Alex Wilkins from Furman · 29.7 mpg, 17.8 ppg last season
- Zoom Diallo from Washington · 29.6 mpg, 15.7 ppg last season
- Justin McBride from James Madison · 25.5 mpg, 14.3 ppg last season
- Jerone Morton from Washington St · 24.9 mpg, 7.8 ppg last season
- Franck Kepnang from Washington · 18.8 mpg, 5.1 ppg last season
Returns 21% of last season's minutes; lost 4 of its top 5 (1 transferred). Teams returning under 40% of last season's minutes have historically fallen about 0.8 points of AdjEM (n=716 team-seasons, 2022-2026).
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.