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 157.7 against a projected 157.8. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Montana St.
Pace & total
possessions per 40 minutesProjected possessions: 71.8, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Cal Poly is the faster team (76.1, #1 of 365) and Montana St the slower (67.4, #229). 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 | 57.7%#209 | 54.6%#54 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 41.0%#148 | 49.4%#352 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 29.5%#357 | 41.2%#279 | 38.0% |
| Three | 33.0%#228 | 34.3%#198 | 33.7% |
| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 59.7%#134 | 61.5%#284 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 41.4%#137 | 35.5%#72 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 45.3%#12 | 41.2%#282 | 38.0% |
| Three | 36.1%#52 | 34.7%#231 | 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 numbersMontana St has more extra scoring chances per game: +0.6 (#154 of 365) to Cal Poly’s −2.0 (#270).
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 | Hamad Mousa | G | So | 6'8" | 32-30 | 31.4 | 20.4 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 53.9% | 37.2% | 7.1 | 87.8% | 32.2% | |
| 9 | Peter Bandelj | G | So | 6'4" | 32-32 | 30.8 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 50.8% | 34.7% | 5.2 | 85.2% | 23.5% | |
| 14 | Cayden Ward | G | So | 6'5" | 33-31 | 29.4 | 14.5 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 53.5% | 31.0% | 5.2 | 75.3% | 27.6% | |
| 5 | Guzman Vasilic | G | So | 6'4" | 30-17 | 23.2 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 54.2% | 37.1% | 5.0 | 77.8% | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Jake Davis | G | Jr | 6'4" | 32-18 | 21.1 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 41.8% | 26.0% | 3.3 | 72.5% | 18.1% | |
| 11 | Austin Goode | F | Fr | 6'7" | 32-16 | 16.3 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 51.4% | 30.9% | 2.5 | 73.7% | 18.1% | |
| 7 | Ali Assran | F | Fr | 6'9" | 31-5 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 46.6% | 21.4% | 0.9 | 59.6% | 19.5% | |
| 13 | Troy Plumtree | F | Fr | 6'6" | 30-2 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 57.5% | 22.6% | 1.0 | 66.7% | 22.4% | |
| 4 | Kieran Elliott | G | Jr | 6'6" | 18-10 | 16.9 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 54.8% | 35.0% | 1.1 | 82.6% | 14.5% | |
| 8 | Jackson Mosley | PG | Jr | 5'10" | 17-0 | 12.5 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 47.6% | 29.2% | 2.8 | 70.8% | 24.7% | |
| 21 | Luka Tarlac | G | Sr | 6'7" | 12-3 | 15.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 46.7% | 18.2% | 0.9 | 53.3% | 16.3% | |
| 15 | Aaron Price Jr. | PF | Sr | 6'8" | 21-1 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 59.1% | 50.0% | 0.3 | 50.0% | 17.0% | |
| 1 | Jess Esso Essis | G | Fr | 6'10" | 7-0 | 17.4 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 61.9% | 41.4% | 4.1 | 88.9% | 25.5% | |
| 0 | Jason Scott | G | Fr | 6'4" | 8-0 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 50.0% | 57.1% | 0.9 | 62.5% | 23.5% | |
| 22 | Eric Brown | F | Jr | 6'8" | 5-0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 25.0% | — | 0.0 | 50.0% | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Braden Freeman | F | 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 | Jed Miller | G | Sr | 6'2" | 32-32 | 34.5 | 14.9 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 59.4% | 40.6% | 6.8 | 80.0% | 22.7% | |
| 1 | Patrick McMahon | G | Sr | 6'7" | 29-29 | 29.2 | 13.7 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 48.1% | 25.5% | 1.9 | 71.5% | 29.4% | |
| 5 | Jeremiah Davis | G | Jr | 6'4" | 31-24 | 24.7 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 60.2% | 40.0% | 2.7 | 76.7% | 20.1% | |
| 7 | Christian King | F | So | 6'8" | 28-19 | 27.3 | 12.6 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 50.2% | 36.4% | 5.5 | 80.6% | 28.9% | |
| 21 | Chris Hodges | F | Sr | 6'9" | 32-32 | 23.3 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 57.7% | — | 0.0 | 48.2% | 15.5% | |
| 0 | Davian Brown | G | Sr | 6'3" | 21-14 | 25.0 | 12.7 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 59.8% | 43.0% | 5.8 | 83.7% | 26.9% | |
| 12 | Seth Amunrud | G | Jr | 6'3" | 24-2 | 21.5 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 57.7% | 40.0% | 3.3 | 100.0% | 18.2% | |
| 44 | Jaden Steppe | F | So | 6'8" | 32-0 | 15.7 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 59.6% | 31.0% | 1.3 | 59.4% | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Howie Keene | G | Fr | 6'7" | 24-0 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 44.0% | 27.1% | 2.0 | 100.0% | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Cavin Holden | G | Jr | 6'2" | 8-8 | 25.9 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 48.4% | 31.0% | 5.3 | 80.0% | 20.8% | |
| 35 | Waka Mbatch | F | So | 6'10" | 11-0 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 58.1% | 0.0% | 0.1 | 76.2% | 21.9% | |
| 22 | Calum Rutherfurd | F | So | 6'11" | 5-0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 100.0% | — | 0.0 | 50.0% | 19.1% | |
| 15 | Grayson Gaddis | F | Fr | 6'7" | 5-0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 38.9% | 14.3% | 1.4 | 100.0% | 42.2% | |
| 3 | CJ Purdie | G | Fr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 14 | James Steward | 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 | Hamad Mousa | G | So | 6'8" | 32-30 | 31.4 | 20.4 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 53.9% | 37.2% | 7.1 | 87.8% | 32.2% | |
| 9 | Peter Bandelj | G | So | 6'4" | 32-32 | 30.8 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 50.8% | 34.7% | 5.2 | 85.2% | 23.5% | |
| 14 | Cayden Ward | G | So | 6'5" | 33-31 | 29.4 | 14.5 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 53.5% | 31.0% | 5.2 | 75.3% | 27.6% | |
| 5 | Guzman Vasilic | G | So | 6'4" | 30-17 | 23.2 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 54.2% | 37.1% | 5.0 | 77.8% | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Jake Davis | G | Jr | 6'4" | 32-18 | 21.1 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 41.8% | 26.0% | 3.3 | 72.5% | 18.1% | |
| 11 | Austin Goode | F | Fr | 6'7" | 32-16 | 16.3 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 51.4% | 30.9% | 2.5 | 73.7% | 18.1% | |
| 7 | Ali Assran | F | Fr | 6'9" | 31-5 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 46.6% | 21.4% | 0.9 | 59.6% | 19.5% | |
| 13 | Troy Plumtree | F | Fr | 6'6" | 30-2 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 57.5% | 22.6% | 1.0 | 66.7% | 22.4% | |
| 4 | Kieran Elliott | G | Jr | 6'6" | 18-10 | 16.9 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 54.8% | 35.0% | 1.1 | 82.6% | 14.5% | |
| 8 | Jackson Mosley | PG | Jr | 5'10" | 17-0 | 12.5 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 47.6% | 29.2% | 2.8 | 70.8% | 24.7% | |
| 21 | Luka Tarlac | G | Sr | 6'7" | 12-3 | 15.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 46.7% | 18.2% | 0.9 | 53.3% | 16.3% | |
| 15 | Aaron Price Jr. | PF | Sr | 6'8" | 21-1 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 59.1% | 50.0% | 0.3 | 50.0% | 17.0% | |
| 1 | Jess Esso Essis | G | Fr | 6'10" | 7-0 | 17.4 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 61.9% | 41.4% | 4.1 | 88.9% | 25.5% | |
| 0 | Jason Scott | G | Fr | 6'4" | 8-0 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 50.0% | 57.1% | 0.9 | 62.5% | 23.5% | |
| 22 | Eric Brown | F | Jr | 6'8" | 5-0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 25.0% | — | 0.0 | 50.0% | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Braden Freeman | F | 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 11 | UC San Diego | N | L 69–72 | +4.5 | W+1.5 | 163.0 | U141 | 94.2 | 98.3 | 73.2 |
| Mar 7 | Bakersfield | H | W 108–76 | −9.0 | W+23.0 | 173.0 | O184 | 131.0 | 92.2 | 82.5 |
| Mar 5 | UC Irvine | A | L 85–107 | +9.5 | L−12.5 | 160.5 | O192 | 108.1 | 136.1 | 78.6 |
| Feb 28 | UC San Diego | A | L 64–80 | +7.5 | L−8.5 | 164.0 | U144 | 91.2 | 114.0 | 70.2 |
| Feb 26 | Long Beach St | H | W 102–92 | −5.5 | W+4.5 | 161.5 | O194 | 127.1 | 114.6 | 80.3 |
| Feb 19 | Hawai'i | A | W 86–75 | +11.0 | W+22.0 | 161.0 | P161 | 104.3 | 91.0 | 82.4 |
| Feb 14 | Santa Barbara | H | W 89–79 | +4.5 | W+14.5 | 159.0 | O168 | 133.5 | 118.5 | 66.7 |
| Feb 12 | UC Irvine | H | W 79–73 | +5.5 | W+11.5 | 161.0 | U152 | 99.2 | 91.7 | 79.6 |
| Feb 7 | UC Davis | A | L 58–67 | +6.0 | L−3.0 | 169.0 | U125 | 83.6 | 96.6 | 69.4 |
| Feb 5 | CSU Northridge | H | L 96–97 | +2.5 | W+1.5 | 178.5 | O193 | 120.5 | 121.7 | 79.7 |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8 | Idaho | N | L 74–78 | −1.0 | L−5.0 | 143.0 | O152 | 109.8 | 115.7 | 67.4 |
| Mar 2 | N Arizona | A | W 76–65 | −6.0 | W+5.0 | 143.5 | U141 | 124.6 | 106.6 | 61.0 |
| Feb 28 | Sacramento St | H | W 82–61 | −7.0 | W+14.0 | 158.5 | U143 | 123.5 | 91.9 | 66.4 |
| Feb 26 | Portland St | H | W 84–69 | −1.5 | W+13.5 | 140.5 | O153 | 119.3 | 98.0 | 70.4 |
| Feb 21 | Idaho St | A | L 76–91 | −2.5 | L−17.5 | 144.5 | O167 | 104.9 | 125.6 | 72.5 |
| Feb 19 | Weber St | A | L 79–82 OT | +1.0 | L−2.0 | 148.0 | O161 | 108.5 | 112.7 | 72.8 |
| Feb 14 | Montana | A | W 82–71 | +2.0 | W+13.0 | 146.0 | O153 | 124.2 | 107.5 | 66.0 |
| Feb 7 | E Washington | H | L 71–72 | −5.0 | L−6.0 | 148.0 | U143 | 109.5 | 111.0 | 64.9 |
| Feb 5 | Idaho | H | W 73–66 | −2.5 | W+4.5 | 147.0 | U139 | 100.3 | 90.7 | 72.8 |
| Jan 31 | Portland St | A | L 54–63 | +4.0 | L−5.0 | 139.0 | U117 | 87.9 | 102.5 | 61.4 |
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.)
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| Date | Season | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 16 | 2025-26 | Montana St 83 – 80 Cal Poly |
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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