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-conferenceJohn Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
Northeastern
Efficiency #274
2025-26: 7-24 · 3-17 conf
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Virginia
Efficiency #15
2025-26: 30-6 · 17-4 conf
Fri, Nov 6 · TBD
66.9
win 5%
Projected
86.1
win 95%
No line posted yet.
Model: UVA −19.2 · total 153.1 · 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: Virginia 67.1, Northeastern 69.8 → 68.6 possessions
+0.7
Virginia offense vs Northeastern defense
+9.7
Northeastern offense vs Virginia defense
−5.5
Projected total
153.1
Axis starts at 140 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Virginia offense vs Northeastern defense
+9.7
Northeastern offense vs Virginia defense
+5.5
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+3.9
Virginia by 19.2
19.2
Northeastern side ◂▸ Virginia side

Steps are rounded to one decimal, so they can differ from the total by 0.1: the margin steps add to +19.1 against +19.2. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Virginia.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 68.6, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Northeastern is the faster team (69.6, #108 of 365) and Virginia the slower (66.4, #276). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
68.6
per team, 40 min
Projected total
153.1
model
Projected team totals
66.9 / 86.1
Northeastern / Virginia
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
69.8#63
Northeastern
67.1#278
Virginia

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageVirginia
Where Virginia scores: shooting
Virginia shoots an effective 54.6% (#49); Northeastern allows 56.4% (#351). Expect about 55.8%, 4.6 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +6.5 points per 100 possessions.
DefenseVirginia
Virginia's shot-blocking
Virginia ranks #2 nationally in block rate — one of the few defensive numbers that travels. Expect about 14.9% of Northeastern's two-point attempts to get blocked against this defense.
GlassVirginia
Virginia owns the glass
Projected offensive rebound rate of 35.5% is worth roughly +3.1 points per 100 possessions for Virginia's offense.
AdvantageNortheastern
Where Northeastern struggles: shooting
Northeastern shoots an effective 52.4% (#130); Virginia allows 45.7% (#8). Expect about 49.1%, 2.2 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -3.1 points per 100 possessions.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (Virginia, Virginia'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 Northeastern at about 37.1% of its shots from three, Virginia about 42.5%.
GlassNortheastern
Northeastern gets out-rebounded
Projected offensive rebound rate of 27.6% is worth roughly -1.7 points per 100 possessions against Northeastern's offense.
Northeastern has the ball
OffenseVirginia allowsvs D1 avg
52.4% #130
45.7% #8
-3.1 pt/100
16.4% #162
15.4% #255
+1.3 pt/100
27.3% #286
29.2% #120
-1.7 pt/100
29.4% #324
32.9% #129
-0.5 pt/100
69.0% #299
—
-0.3 pt/100
Northeastern net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -4.3 pts/100
Virginia has the ball
OffenseNortheastern allowsvs D1 avg
54.6% #49
56.4% #351
+6.5 pt/100
16.0% #140
16.8% #170
+0.5 pt/100
37.9% #9
30.2% #169
+3.1 pt/100
32.3% #253
41.9% #320
+0.3 pt/100
72.8% #177
—
+0.0 pt/100
Virginia net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +10.5 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Northeasternoffense vsVirginiadefense
Share of shots by zone
Northeastern shoots
Virginia allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim60.6%#10350.9%#758.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)36.7%#24938.6%#15039.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)38.7%#15735.7%#9738.0%
Three33.7%#18731.6%#4633.7%
Virginiaoffense vsNortheasterndefense
Share of shots by zone
Virginia shoots
Northeastern allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim60.6%#10563.5%#33558.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)45.3%#5945.5%#31439.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)38.6%#16447.9%#36438.0%
Three36.2%#4835.8%#29733.7%
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
Northeastern
−3.7extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#321 of 365
Off reb %
27.3%
#286
Def reb %
69.8%
#169
Turnover %
16.4%
#162
Forced TO %
16.8%
#170
FT rate
29.4%
#324
FT allowed
41.9%
#320
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−1.0
Defensive rebounding+0.1
Ball security+0.3
Forcing turnovers+0.1
Foul shots drawn−1.4
Foul shots allowed−1.7
Virginia
+2.5extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#79 of 365
Off reb %
37.9%
#9
Def reb %
70.8%
#120
Turnover %
16.0%
#140
Forced TO %
15.4%
#255
FT rate
32.3%
#253
FT allowed
32.9%
#129
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+2.4
Defensive rebounding+0.5
Ball security+0.5
Forcing turnovers−0.9
Foul shots drawn−0.7
Foul shots allowed+0.6

Virginia has more extra scoring chances per game: +2.5 (#79 of 365) to Northeastern’s −3.7 (#321).

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

Northeastern2025-26 numbers
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
4Mike LoughnaneGJr6'4"31-2330.910.22.93.81.652.7%35.1%3.678.8%20.0%
8William KermouryGJr6'5"27-2426.913.13.22.31.457.9%40.2%6.871.7%26.7%
7Youri FritzFSr6'9"25-2325.99.85.41.51.659.8%33.3%0.152.1%22.1%
1Xavier AbreuGFr6'3"29-921.012.62.71.01.150.3%28.3%3.275.6%34.8%
13Luca Soroa SchallerGSo6'7"29-1220.75.63.42.21.940.0%22.6%1.873.7%22.0%
2Ryan WilliamsGSo6'4"28-1014.77.41.11.60.662.3%42.5%2.690.9%24.2%
21Petar PinterCFr6'11"26-1414.33.32.10.40.755.1%—0.055.0%14.7%
9Ty FrancisFFr6'7"24-515.04.52.60.40.652.9%21.1%0.857.6%18.5%
0Xander AlarieFFr6'8"11-1127.710.37.41.52.245.3%26.3%1.785.7%24.1%
12Liam KoelschCFr6'9"26-18.61.82.30.20.165.7%—0.08.7%12.4%
10Miles NewtonGFr6'3"9-716.85.42.00.90.858.3%35.3%1.970.0%18.0%
22Haris ElezovicFSr6'8"17-08.12.21.50.50.445.7%25.0%0.585.7%18.0%
3LA PrattGSr6'5"3-333.017.01.73.32.051.2%27.3%3.790.9%31.1%
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
NortheasternVirginia
Efficiency
107.7
117.4
113.7
101.2
69.8
67.1
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—
Shooting
52.4%
54.6%
53.6%
54.9%
33.7%
36.2%
69.0%
72.8%
29.4%
32.3%
Ball control & glass
16.4%
16.0%
16.8%
15.4%
27.3%
37.9%
30.2%
29.2%
9.3%
9.6%
9.5%
10.0%
Style
37.8%
46.7%
47.0%
40.8%
15.3%
14.1%
55.7%
58.3%
33.4%
38.2%
Roster
2.26
2.24
6'6.1"
6'6"
90.0%
72.1%

Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
Northeastern
Returning minutes: 90.0%Returning production: 93.2%
Lost
  • JB Frankel 20.0 mpg, 5.7 ppg · transferred to Boston College
Added
Nobody of note.

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

Returns 90% 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).

Virginia
Returning minutes: 72.1%Returning production: 68.7%
Lost
  • Malik Thomas 22.7 mpg, 12.4 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Ugonna Onyenso 18.7 mpg, 6.5 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Jacari White 15.4 mpg, 8.1 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Added
  • Silas Barksdale no D1 minutes last season

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

Returns 72% of last season's minutes; lost 1 of its top 5. 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).

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.

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