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-conferenceMerkert Gymnasium, South Easton, MA
Holy Cross
Efficiency #325
2025-26: 11-22 · 6-14 conf
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Stonehill
Efficiency #320
2025-26: 12-21 · 9-11 conf
Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM ET
66.2
win 36%
Projected
70.2
win 64%
No line posted yet.
Model: STO −4.0 · total 136.3 · 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: Stonehill 67.7, Holy Cross 67.1 → 66.4 possessions
−4.1
Stonehill offense vs Holy Cross defense
−3.8
Holy Cross offense vs Stonehill defense
−4.0
Projected total
136.3
Axis starts at 130 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Stonehill offense vs Holy Cross defense
−3.8
Holy Cross offense vs Stonehill defense
+4.0
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+3.8
Stonehill by 4.0
4.0
Holy Cross side ◂▸ Stonehill 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 Stonehill.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 66.4, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Stonehill is the faster team (66.6, #265 of 365) and Holy Cross the slower (65.8, #302). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
66.4
per team, 40 min
Projected total
136.3
model
Projected team totals
66.2 / 70.2
Holy Cross / Stonehill
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
67.1#280
Holy Cross
67.7#240
Stonehill

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageHoly Cross
Where Holy Cross struggles: the offensive glass
Holy Cross rebounds 21.9% of its own misses (#356); Stonehill lets opponents grab 27.1% of their own misses (#40). Expect about 22.8%, 7.6 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -4.6 points per 100 possessions.
TurnoversHoly Cross
Holy Cross protects the ball
Projected turnover rate of 13.8% is worth roughly +3.7 points per 100 possessions for Holy Cross's offense.
Pace
Half-court grind
Stonehill averages 66.6 possessions per 40, Holy Cross 65.8. Slower teams pull the pace toward themselves more than fast teams push it (0.80 vs 0.66 in five seasons of games), so expect about 65 — more possessions mean more points in the total and more chances for the better team to separate.
ClashHoly Cross
Style match: ball movement
Holy Cross creates off the dribble (assists on 44.7% of its baskets); Stonehill breaks up passing offenses (assists on 44.0% allowed) (D1 average 52.4%). Expect about 42.0% — both habits push the same way.
AdvantageStonehill
Where Stonehill struggles: the offensive glass
Stonehill rebounds 27.5% of its own misses (#282); Holy Cross lets opponents grab 27.0% of their own misses (#37). Expect about 26.7%, 3.7 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -2.3 points per 100 possessions.
Holy Cross has the ball
OffenseStonehill allowsvs D1 avg
49.8% #248
47.8% #36
-3.8 pt/100
15.3% #86
13.4% #347
+3.7 pt/100
21.9% #356
27.1% #40
-4.6 pt/100
31.5% #268
30.3% #67
-0.6 pt/100
77.2% #29
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+0.4 pt/100
Holy Cross net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -4.8 pts/100
Stonehill has the ball
OffenseHoly Cross allowsvs D1 avg
46.9% #339
54.8% #324
-1.1 pt/100
19.4% #335
14.1% #332
+0.3 pt/100
27.5% #282
27.0% #37
-2.3 pt/100
27.3% #350
27.6% #30
-1.0 pt/100
68.5% #311
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-0.3 pt/100
Stonehill net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -4.4 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Holy Crossoffense vsStonehilldefense
Share of shots by zone
Holy Cross shoots
Stonehill allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim54.6%#31053.6%#3358.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)46.2%#4937.2%#11439.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)46.0%#734.2%#5438.0%
Three32.5%#25233.4%#15033.7%
Stonehilloffense vsHoly Crossdefense
Share of shots by zone
Stonehill shoots
Holy Cross allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim49.6%#36263.4%#33358.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)28.4%#35550.0%#35439.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)35.1%#28543.3%#33238.0%
Three31.7%#29434.0%#18133.7%
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
Holy Cross
−1.3extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#248 of 365
Off reb %
21.9%
#356
Def reb %
73.0%
#37
Turnover %
15.3%
#86
Forced TO %
14.1%
#332
FT rate
31.5%
#268
FT allowed
27.6%
#30
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−2.8
Defensive rebounding+1.2
Ball security+1.0
Forcing turnovers−1.8
Foul shots drawn−0.9
Foul shots allowed+2.0
Stonehill
−4.6extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#341 of 365
Off reb %
27.5%
#282
Def reb %
72.9%
#40
Turnover %
19.4%
#335
Forced TO %
13.4%
#347
FT rate
27.3%
#350
FT allowed
30.3%
#67
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.9
Defensive rebounding+1.1
Ball security−1.8
Forcing turnovers−2.3
Foul shots drawn−2.0
Foul shots allowed+1.3

Holy Cross has more extra scoring chances per game: −1.3 (#248 of 365) to Stonehill’s −4.6 (#341).

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

Holy Cross2025-26 numbers
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
21Gabe WarrenGJr6'6"33-3331.612.54.51.51.352.4%33.7%2.673.1%23.5%
0Tyler BostonGSo6'0"32-3232.014.23.73.61.849.7%35.9%4.082.3%27.2%
2DeAndre WilliamsGJr6'3"33-1825.57.93.21.81.448.1%31.1%2.781.0%21.7%
23Aidan RichardFSo6'6"30-2427.25.24.10.80.838.9%22.3%3.751.4%16.1%
30Joe NugentGJr6'6"21-2129.711.83.60.70.959.1%40.7%5.687.2%21.2%
4John St. Germain IIIGJr6'1"31-015.54.51.21.00.748.6%36.0%0.878.7%18.8%
34Declan RyanFJr6'8"26-413.54.92.20.71.255.2%25.0%0.562.5%24.9%
1Will AljancicFJr6'6"17-011.83.11.90.30.946.2%25.0%0.730.0%21.7%
22Chuck HareFSo6'10"24-37.72.21.70.10.346.7%—0.062.5%19.7%
5Jaden KirkwoodGSr6'5"16-16.50.61.20.50.234.6%16.7%0.4—9.2%
11Jude HaighGFr6'5"13-06.91.80.70.30.237.0%27.3%1.7100.0%20.8%
15Tim FinauFFr6'11"8-02.30.60.80.00.133.3%0.0%0.133.3%28.7%
33Austin MejiaGSo6'3"7-01.70.00.10.10.1——0.0—4.8%
25Ethan ClarkFFr6'7"7-01.40.00.60.00.1——0.0—5.9%
3Ben CapronGSr6'0"3-01.30.00.00.00.0——0.0—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
Holy CrossStonehill
Efficiency
103.6
98.2
113.1
107.4
67.1
67.7
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Shooting
49.8%
46.9%
50.4%
46.5%
32.5%
31.7%
77.2%
68.5%
31.5%
27.3%
Ball control & glass
15.3%
19.4%
14.1%
13.4%
21.9%
27.5%
27.0%
27.1%
9.7%
11.2%
8.3%
13.6%
Style
37.3%
40.5%
41.4%
44.1%
10.3%
12.4%
44.7%
51.3%
27.9%
29.3%
Roster
2.63
3.23
6'4.3"
6'5.6"
87.9%
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Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
Holy Cross
Returning minutes: 87.9%Returning production: 86.0%
Lost
  • Aiden Disu 24.1 mpg, 9.5 ppg · transferred to Iona
Added
Nobody of note.

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

Returns 88% 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).

Stonehill
Returning minutes: 100.0%Returning production: 100.0%
ESPN hasn't posted Stonehill'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
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.

What these numbers mean: line shopping.