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.
Conference gameUW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, Milwaukee, WI
Wright St
Efficiency #119
2025-26: 23-12 · 18-5 conf
@
Milwaukee
Efficiency #262
2025-26: 12-20 · 8-13 conf
Thu, Dec 3 · TBD
76.4
win 55%
Projected
75.1
win 45%
No line posted yet.
Model: WRST −1.3 · total 151.5 · 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: Milwaukee 68.5, Wright St 68.1 → 68.2 possessions
−0.2
Milwaukee offense vs Wright St defense
−0.9
Wright St offense vs Milwaukee defense
+4.4
Projected total
151.5
Axis starts at 144 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Milwaukee offense vs Wright St defense
−0.9
Wright St offense vs Milwaukee defense
−4.4
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+3.9
Wright St by 1.3
1.3
Wright St side ◂▸ Milwaukee side

Steps are rounded to one decimal, so they can differ from the total by 0.1: the margin steps add to −1.4 against −1.3. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Milwaukee.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 68.2, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Milwaukee is the faster team (69.1, #143 of 365) and Wright St the slower (68.9, #156). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
68.2
per team, 40 min
Projected total
151.5
model
Projected team totals
76.4 / 75.1
Wright St / Milwaukee
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
68.1#205
Wright St
68.5#168
Milwaukee

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageWright St
Where Wright St scores: shooting
Wright St shoots an effective 54.3% (#56); Milwaukee allows 55.5% (#340). Expect about 55.2%, 3.9 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +5.6 points per 100 possessions.
ClashMilwaukee
Style match: ball movement
Milwaukee creates off the dribble (assists on 48.1% of its baskets); Wright St breaks up passing offenses (assists on 44.6% allowed) (D1 average 52.4%). Expect about 44.6% — both habits push the same way.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (Wright St, Milwaukee'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 Wright St at about 35.7% of its shots from three, Milwaukee about 35.2%.
Wright St has the ball
OffenseMilwaukee allowsvs D1 avg
54.3% #56
55.5% #340
+5.6 pt/100
16.1% #147
15.8% #228
+1.2 pt/100
32.8% #91
29.2% #121
+0.7 pt/100
37.4% #120
35.9% #208
+0.2 pt/100
74.7% #92
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+0.2 pt/100
Wright St net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +7.9 pts/100
Milwaukee has the ball
OffenseWright St allowsvs D1 avg
49.9% #242
52.4% #238
-0.3 pt/100
15.2% #81
16.7% #176
+1.2 pt/100
33.0% #88
29.4% #129
+0.8 pt/100
32.1% #256
33.3% #137
-0.3 pt/100
68.7% #307
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-0.3 pt/100
Milwaukee net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +1.0 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Wright Stoffense vsMilwaukeedefense
Share of shots by zone
Wright St shoots
Milwaukee allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim61.1%#9561.6%#28758.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)41.2%#14146.9%#33039.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)36.7%#23838.7%#18938.0%
Three36.4%#4436.5%#32933.7%
Milwaukeeoffense vsWright Stdefense
Share of shots by zone
Milwaukee shoots
Wright St allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim55.2%#29557.5%#13058.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)41.2%#14044.1%#26939.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)39.7%#12441.4%#28538.0%
Three32.3%#26634.3%#20233.7%
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
Wright St
+2.7extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#68 of 365
Off reb %
32.8%
#91
Def reb %
70.6%
#129
Turnover %
16.1%
#147
Forced TO %
16.7%
#176
FT rate
37.4%
#120
FT allowed
33.3%
#137
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.8
Defensive rebounding+0.4
Ball security+0.4
Forcing turnovers0.0
Foul shots drawn+0.6
Foul shots allowed+0.5
Milwaukee
+0.9extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#146 of 365
Off reb %
33.0%
#88
Def reb %
70.8%
#121
Turnover %
15.2%
#81
Forced TO %
15.8%
#228
FT rate
32.1%
#256
FT allowed
35.9%
#208
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.9
Defensive rebounding+0.4
Ball security+1.1
Forcing turnovers−0.6
Foul shots drawn−0.8
Foul shots allowed−0.2

Wright St has more extra scoring chances per game: +2.7 (#68 of 365) to Milwaukee’s +0.9 (#146).

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

Wright St2025-26 numbers
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
13Solomon CallaghanGSo6'2"33-3128.110.21.91.10.856.2%39.5%5.492.6%19.0%
3Dominic PangonisGSo6'7"34-2827.08.92.61.11.056.1%38.5%2.873.5%18.0%
22TJ BurchGSo6'1"34-2324.712.42.43.62.149.4%34.7%2.273.3%32.4%
33Michael ImariagbeFSr6'7"34-3124.112.07.11.81.860.1%40.0%0.468.3%27.2%
4Kellen PickettFFr6'9"35-2422.98.55.41.11.059.1%26.9%1.573.0%20.0%
20Andrea HoldenFSo6'6"35-314.36.13.90.41.056.6%0.0%0.070.7%25.0%
2Sam AlamutuGSr6'5"34-411.92.92.41.10.951.9%30.0%0.364.0%17.1%
1Bryan EtumnuFSr6'7"17-811.53.42.40.50.544.1%28.6%2.155.6%21.3%
5Alex BruskotterGFr6'8"15-08.34.51.50.20.476.5%60.0%1.380.0%22.5%
51Ayden DavisCFr6'10"3-08.75.01.30.00.092.9%100.0%0.366.7%18.5%
15Isaiah WilliamsGFr6'3"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
12PJ DouglasGFr6'4"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
Wright StMilwaukee
Efficiency
111.2
107.1
108.5
112.2
68.1
68.5
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Shooting
54.3%
49.9%
54.2%
50.8%
36.4%
32.3%
74.7%
68.7%
37.4%
32.1%
Ball control & glass
16.1%
15.2%
16.7%
15.8%
32.8%
33.0%
29.4%
29.2%
9.7%
8.4%
9.1%
9.5%
Style
34.2%
38.1%
48.5%
44.2%
11.2%
16.7%
46.9%
48.1%
34.2%
35.0%
Roster
2.34
2.89
6'5.4"
6'4.7"
79.2%
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Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
Wright St
Returning minutes: 79.2%Returning production: 81.8%
Lost
  • Michael Cooper 23.4 mpg, 11.9 ppg · transferred to California
  • Logan Woods 18.4 mpg, 5.3 ppg · transferred to Niagara
Added
  • Isaiah Williams no D1 minutes last season
  • PJ Douglas no D1 minutes last season

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 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).

Milwaukee
Returning minutes: 100.0%Returning production: 100.0%
ESPN hasn't posted Milwaukee'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
DateSeasonResult
Fri, Jan 302025-26Wright St 76 – 69 Milwaukee
Thu, Jan 12025-26Milwaukee 70 – 76 Wright St

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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