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-conferenceAllen Arena, Nashville, TN
Belmont
Efficiency #54
2025-26: 26-6 · 16-5 conf
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Lipscomb
Efficiency #179
2025-26: 19-13 · 12-7 conf
Tue, Nov 10 · 8:00 PM ET
79.8
win 58%
Projected
77.4
win 42%
No line posted yet.
Model: BEL −2.4 · total 157.1 · 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: Lipscomb 69.7, Belmont 69.4 → 70.8 possessions
+5.4
Lipscomb offense vs Belmont defense
−1.5
Belmont offense vs Lipscomb defense
+5.0
Projected total
157.1
Axis starts at 140 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Lipscomb offense vs Belmont defense
−1.5
Belmont offense vs Lipscomb defense
−5.0
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+4.1
Belmont by 2.4
2.4
Belmont side ◂▸ Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 70.8, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Lipscomb is the faster team (70.5, #76 of 365) and Belmont the slower (70.0, #96). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
70.8
per team, 40 min
Projected total
157.1
model
Projected team totals
79.8 / 77.4
Belmont / Lipscomb
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
69.4#90
Belmont
69.7#69
Lipscomb

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageBelmont
Where Belmont scores: shooting
Belmont shoots an effective 61.0% (#1); Lipscomb allows 53.2% (#273). Expect about 57.9%, 6.6 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +9.4 points per 100 possessions.
ClashLipscomb
Style match: 3-point volume
Lipscomb takes 47.9% of its shots from three; Belmont lets opponents take 49.1% of their shots from three (D1 average 39.5%). Expect about 52.4% — both habits push the same way.
Pace
Track meet
Lipscomb averages 70.5 possessions per 40, Belmont 70.0. 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 71 — more possessions mean more points in the total and more chances for the better team to separate.
AdvantageLipscomb
Where Lipscomb struggles: the offensive glass
Lipscomb rebounds 25.8% of its own misses (#327); Belmont lets opponents grab 29.2% of their own misses (#118). Expect about 26.6%, 3.8 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -2.3 points per 100 possessions.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (Belmont) 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 Belmont at about 44.9% of its shots from three, Lipscomb about 52.4%.
TurnoversBelmont
Belmont turns it over
Projected turnover rate of 18.1% is worth roughly -1.6 points per 100 possessions against Belmont's offense.
Belmont has the ball
OffenseLipscomb allowsvs D1 avg
61.0% #1
53.2% #273
+9.4 pt/100
18.1% #274
17.7% #112
-1.6 pt/100
28.8% #241
30.2% #171
-0.8 pt/100
32.5% #248
29.0% #45
-0.6 pt/100
68.6% #309
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-0.3 pt/100
Belmont net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +6.1 pts/100
Lipscomb has the ball
OffenseBelmont allowsvs D1 avg
54.1% #67
49.9% #93
+1.3 pt/100
16.0% #142
17.4% #128
+0.1 pt/100
25.8% #327
29.2% #118
-2.3 pt/100
26.0% #357
30.7% #77
-0.9 pt/100
74.9% #85
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+0.2 pt/100
Lipscomb net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -1.6 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Belmontoffense vsLipscombdefense
Share of shots by zone
Belmont shoots
Lipscomb allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim67.9%#562.9%#32258.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)41.8%#12843.8%#26439.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)45.5%#1135.8%#10238.0%
Three41.0%#134.3%#20733.7%
Lipscomboffense vsBelmontdefense
Share of shots by zone
Lipscomb shoots
Belmont allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim60.2%#11458.8%#17758.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)36.8%#24628.3%#839.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)29.1%#36134.8%#7138.0%
Three35.7%#7534.2%#19733.7%
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
Belmont
+0.1extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#178 of 365
Off reb %
28.8%
#241
Def reb %
70.8%
#118
Turnover %
18.1%
#274
Forced TO %
17.4%
#128
FT rate
32.5%
#248
FT allowed
30.7%
#77
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.5
Defensive rebounding+0.5
Ball security−0.9
Forcing turnovers+0.5
Foul shots drawn−0.6
Foul shots allowed+1.2
Lipscomb
−0.8extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#220 of 365
Off reb %
25.8%
#327
Def reb %
69.8%
#171
Turnover %
16.0%
#142
Forced TO %
17.7%
#112
FT rate
26.0%
#357
FT allowed
29.0%
#45
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−1.5
Defensive rebounding+0.1
Ball security+0.5
Forcing turnovers+0.7
Foul shots drawn−2.3
Foul shots allowed+1.6

Belmont has more extra scoring chances per game: +0.1 (#178 of 365) to Lipscomb’s −0.8 (#220).

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

Belmont2025-26 numbers
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
8Tyler LundbladeGSr6'5"32-3234.315.62.71.80.959.5%40.6%8.893.4%21.9%
10Jabez JenkinsGFr6'4"32-3224.29.04.51.31.852.7%28.1%1.872.7%23.0%
14Sam OrmeFSo6'9"29-2825.612.75.01.81.165.1%39.7%4.263.6%23.9%
12Brigham RogersFJr6'9"32-1218.27.13.91.71.072.5%—0.050.0%18.7%
3Isaiah WestGJr6'2"32-1616.92.92.61.81.346.3%27.6%0.969.2%14.1%
2Jack SmileyGFr6'2"31-017.38.51.92.61.259.1%43.6%3.381.1%27.2%
5Eoin DillonFFr6'9"32-016.47.62.51.50.963.5%44.6%3.591.2%23.0%
1Nic McClainGSr6'3"15-1525.310.44.36.33.354.6%44.7%2.566.1%27.0%
0Win MillerGJr6'3"27-18.62.90.70.60.751.6%40.5%1.488.9%21.6%
4Aidan NoyesFSr6'7"14-014.85.91.90.30.471.7%47.8%3.3100.0%16.8%
13Cooper HaynesGFr6'2"14-05.41.80.60.40.257.5%60.0%0.466.7%18.2%
23Jake DykstraGSr6'4"13-03.30.70.50.20.134.6%25.0%0.9—18.0%
24Keith RobbinsGJr6'4"13-03.11.40.50.20.061.5%44.4%0.7100.0%19.2%
7Graydon LemkeFFr6'10"12-01.90.90.40.10.145.8%33.3%0.8—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
BelmontLipscomb
Efficiency
115.9
107.8
107.1
108.1
69.4
69.7
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Shooting
61.0%
54.1%
60.6%
54.5%
41.0%
35.7%
68.6%
74.9%
32.5%
26.0%
Ball control & glass
18.1%
16.0%
17.4%
17.7%
28.8%
25.8%
29.2%
30.2%
9.7%
9.3%
9.4%
10.1%
Style
45.7%
47.9%
42.9%
42.5%
9.1%
16.2%
61.9%
62.3%
35.9%
36.9%
Roster
2.50
3.04
6'5.4"
6'5.4"
89.9%
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Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
Belmont
Returning minutes: 89.9%Returning production: 86.3%
Lost
  • Drew Scharnowski 20.3 mpg, 10.1 ppg · transferred to Duke
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).

Lipscomb
Returning minutes: 100.0%Returning production: 100.0%
ESPN hasn't posted Lipscomb'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
Wed, Nov 192025-26Lipscomb 68 – 75 Belmont

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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