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-conferenceOceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, NJ
Saint Joseph's
Efficiency #118
2025-26: 24-12 · 14-6 conf
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Monmouth
Efficiency #173
2025-26: 19-15 · 13-8 conf
Sat, Nov 28 · TBD
70.0
win 42%
Projected
72.3
win 58%
No line posted yet.
Model: MONM −2.3 · total 142.4 · 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: Monmouth 68.0, Saint Joseph's 68.8 → 68.4 possessions
+0.2
Monmouth offense vs Saint Joseph's defense
−3.9
Saint Joseph's offense vs Monmouth defense
−2.2
Projected total
142.4
Axis starts at 135 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Monmouth offense vs Saint Joseph's defense
−3.9
Saint Joseph's offense vs Monmouth defense
+2.2
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+3.9
Monmouth by 2.3
2.3
Saint Joseph's side ◂▸ Monmouth side

Steps are rounded to one decimal, so they can differ from the total by 0.1: the total steps add to 142.3 against a projected 142.4, and the margin steps add to +2.2 against +2.3. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Monmouth.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 68.4, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Saint Joseph's is the faster team (68.2, #192 of 365) and Monmouth the slower (67.2, #235). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
68.4
per team, 40 min
Projected total
142.4
model
Projected team totals
70.0 / 72.3
Saint Joseph's / Monmouth
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
68.8#137
Saint Joseph's
68.0#210
Monmouth

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageMonmouth
Where Monmouth struggles: shooting
Monmouth shoots an effective 49.6% (#259); Saint Joseph's allows 47.7% (#34). Expect about 48.5%, 2.8 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -4.0 points per 100 possessions.
AdvantageSaint Joseph's
Where Saint Joseph's struggles: shooting
Saint Joseph's shoots an effective 49.2% (#284); Monmouth allows 50.1% (#103). Expect about 49.4%, 1.9 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -2.6 points per 100 possessions.
TurnoversSaint Joseph's
Saint Joseph's turns it over
Projected turnover rate of 18.8% is worth roughly -2.4 points per 100 possessions against Saint Joseph's's offense.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (Saint Joseph's) 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 Saint Joseph's at about 43.2% of its shots from three, Monmouth about 35.9%.
Saint Joseph's has the ball
OffenseMonmouth allowsvs D1 avg
49.2% #284
50.1% #103
-2.6 pt/100
16.8% #182
19.9% #27
-2.4 pt/100
31.4% #147
32.8% #287
+1.1 pt/100
29.7% #318
32.2% #111
-0.5 pt/100
73.8% #138
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+0.1 pt/100
Saint Joseph's net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -4.4 pts/100
Monmouth has the ball
OffenseSaint Joseph's allowsvs D1 avg
49.6% #259
47.7% #34
-4.0 pt/100
16.6% #173
15.0% #286
+1.5 pt/100
31.2% #157
30.6% #185
+0.4 pt/100
32.7% #244
26.9% #20
-0.7 pt/100
75.0% #82
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+0.2 pt/100
Monmouth net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -2.7 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Saint Joseph'soffense vsMonmouthdefense
Share of shots by zone
Saint Joseph's shoots
Monmouth allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim58.2%#18955.3%#6758.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)35.7%#27333.6%#3739.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)34.0%#31237.3%#14038.0%
Three30.8%#32533.9%#17433.7%
Monmouthoffense vsSaint Joseph'sdefense
Share of shots by zone
Monmouth shoots
Saint Joseph's allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim56.5%#25452.6%#2158.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)37.0%#24541.5%#22639.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)38.8%#15338.3%#16838.0%
Three34.2%#15631.7%#5133.7%
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
Saint Joseph's
0.0extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#181 of 365
Off reb %
31.4%
#147
Def reb %
69.4%
#185
Turnover %
16.8%
#182
Forced TO %
15.0%
#286
FT rate
29.7%
#318
FT allowed
26.9%
#20
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.3
Defensive rebounding0.0
Ball security0.0
Forcing turnovers−1.1
Foul shots drawn−1.4
Foul shots allowed+2.1
Monmouth
+2.1extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#95 of 365
Off reb %
31.2%
#157
Def reb %
67.2%
#287
Turnover %
16.6%
#173
Forced TO %
19.9%
#27
FT rate
32.7%
#244
FT allowed
32.2%
#111
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.3
Defensive rebounding−0.7
Ball security+0.1
Forcing turnovers+2.2
Foul shots drawn−0.6
Foul shots allowed+0.8

Monmouth has more extra scoring chances per game: +2.1 (#95 of 365) to Saint Joseph's’s 0.0 (#181).

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

Saint Joseph's2025-26 numbers
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
0Derek SimpsonGSr6'3"36-3633.913.85.35.22.149.1%31.5%5.091.7%25.5%
11Jaiden Glover-ToscanoGSo6'6"34-3431.415.74.81.01.452.2%34.6%7.672.8%29.4%
7Dasear HaskinsGSo6'8"36-3627.711.16.41.41.253.8%29.9%3.567.6%23.6%
13Austin WillifordGFr6'4"36-1926.27.84.71.41.247.5%33.6%4.069.8%20.4%
22Justice AjogborCSr6'10"36-3326.06.54.91.30.866.4%—0.060.0%13.0%
5Anthony FinkleyFJr6'7"35-1319.05.43.31.61.338.2%28.8%3.280.8%22.2%
3Khaafiq MyersGFr5'10"34-015.85.12.92.31.142.8%25.0%1.860.6%25.4%
23Mekai JohnsonGSo6'5"17-04.21.20.40.10.152.9%18.2%0.6100.0%15.8%
21Al AmadouFSo6'9"11-06.31.40.80.30.554.5%0.0%0.242.9%15.9%
15Steven SolanoCSo7'0"8-04.11.91.30.10.577.8%—0.050.0%23.8%
24Will LangeGJr6'4"5-03.40.80.60.20.233.3%0.0%0.2100.0%15.6%
20Billy RayerGSo5'11"6-02.00.50.20.20.250.0%33.3%0.5—18.4%
6Owen VernaGFr6'3"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
Saint Joseph'sMonmouth
Efficiency
107.1
106.8
104.5
106.6
68.8
68.0
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—
Shooting
49.2%
49.6%
51.7%
48.7%
30.8%
34.2%
73.8%
75.0%
29.7%
32.7%
Ball control & glass
16.8%
16.6%
15.0%
19.9%
31.4%
31.2%
30.6%
32.8%
9.7%
9.1%
10.8%
8.7%
Style
45.1%
34.4%
44.1%
42.9%
15.5%
16.0%
59.6%
53.9%
26.1%
25.7%
Roster
2.54
2.82
6'5.5"
6'6.2"
90.9%
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Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
Saint Joseph's
Returning minutes: 90.9%Returning production: 91.4%
Lost
  • Jaden Smith 9.1 mpg, 2.8 ppg · transferred to Ball State
  • Deuce Jones 7.5 mpg, 4.4 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Kevin Kearney 1.6 mpg, 0.3 ppg · transferred to Manhattan
Added
  • Owen Verna no D1 minutes last season

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

Returns 91% 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).

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