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-conferenceThe Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford, MS
SE Louisiana
Efficiency #296
2025-26: 9-22 · 6-16 conf
@
Ole Miss
Efficiency #82
2025-26: 15-20 · 7-15 conf
Tue, Nov 10 · TBD
63.4
win 15%
Projected
75.5
win 85%
No line posted yet.
Model: MISS −12.1 · total 139.0 · 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: Ole Miss 67.5, SE Louisiana 67.1 → 66.3 possessions
−4.4
Ole Miss offense vs SE Louisiana defense
+1.7
SE Louisiana offense vs Ole Miss defense
−6.6
Projected total
139.0
Axis starts at 135 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Ole Miss offense vs SE Louisiana defense
+1.7
SE Louisiana offense vs Ole Miss defense
+6.6
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+3.8
Ole Miss by 12.1
12.1
SE Louisiana side ◂▸ Ole Miss side

Steps are rounded to one decimal, so they can differ from the total by 0.1: the total steps add to 138.9 against a projected 139.0. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Ole Miss.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 66.3, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Ole Miss is the faster team (68.3, #188 of 365) and SE Louisiana the slower (65.6, #312). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
66.3
per team, 40 min
Projected total
139.0
model
Projected team totals
63.4 / 75.5
SE Louisiana / Ole Miss
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
67.1#282
SE Louisiana
67.5#248
Ole Miss

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageSE Louisiana
Where SE Louisiana struggles: shooting
SE Louisiana shoots an effective 46.7% (#343); Ole Miss allows 50.5% (#127). Expect about 48.3%, 3.0 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -4.3 points per 100 possessions.
DefenseOle Miss
Ole Miss's shot-blocking
Ole Miss ranks #28 nationally in block rate — one of the few defensive numbers that travels. Expect about 11.9% of SE Louisiana's two-point attempts to get blocked against this defense.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (SE Louisiana) 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 SE Louisiana at about 41.5% of its shots from three, Ole Miss about 35.3%.
ClashOle Miss
Strength vs strength: turnover rate
Ole Miss (#23 in turnover rate) against SE Louisiana (#46 in the same stat allowed) — both rank inside the national top 60. Expect about 16.7%. Historically SE Louisiana's own number has carried a bit more weight in that exchange (0.57 vs 0.64).
SE Louisiana has the ball
OffenseOle Miss allowsvs D1 avg
46.7% #343
50.5% #127
-4.3 pt/100
18.4% #291
16.4% #189
-0.9 pt/100
28.6% #245
32.6% #285
-0.1 pt/100
40.3% #56
41.2% #315
+0.8 pt/100
68.4% #318
—
-0.4 pt/100
SE Louisiana net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -4.9 pts/100
Ole Miss has the ball
OffenseSE Louisiana allowsvs D1 avg
50.4% #217
52.4% #233
+0.1 pt/100
14.0% #23
19.1% #46
+0.1 pt/100
28.3% #253
31.4% #225
-0.6 pt/100
33.0% #238
41.2% #314
+0.3 pt/100
74.9% #86
—
+0.2 pt/100
Ole Miss net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +0.2 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
SE Louisianaoffense vsOle Missdefense
Share of shots by zone
SE Louisiana shoots
Ole Miss allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim58.7%#17157.5%#12958.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)33.8%#30945.2%#30339.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)34.1%#30936.8%#12538.0%
Three28.4%#36233.4%#15133.7%
Ole Missoffense vsSE Louisianadefense
Share of shots by zone
Ole Miss shoots
SE Louisiana allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim64.8%#2659.1%#19558.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)38.4%#21346.7%#32839.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)39.2%#14036.9%#12738.0%
Three33.2%#22136.0%#30133.7%
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
SE Louisiana
−0.5extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#200 of 365
Off reb %
28.6%
#245
Def reb %
68.6%
#225
Turnover %
18.4%
#291
Forced TO %
19.1%
#46
FT rate
40.3%
#56
FT allowed
41.2%
#314
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.6
Defensive rebounding−0.3
Ball security−1.1
Forcing turnovers+1.6
Foul shots drawn+1.4
Foul shots allowed−1.5
Ole Miss
−1.6extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#260 of 365
Off reb %
28.3%
#253
Def reb %
67.4%
#285
Turnover %
14.0%
#23
Forced TO %
16.4%
#189
FT rate
33.0%
#238
FT allowed
41.2%
#315
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.7
Defensive rebounding−0.6
Ball security+1.9
Forcing turnovers−0.2
Foul shots drawn−0.5
Foul shots allowed−1.5

SE Louisiana has more extra scoring chances per game: −0.5 (#200 of 365) to Ole Miss’s −1.6 (#260).

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

SE Louisiana2025-26 numbers
ESPN hasn't posted SE Louisiana's 2026-27 roster yet — these are last season's players.
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
0Jeremy ElyzeeFSo6'7"31-3129.511.14.51.81.948.9%21.2%1.770.3%25.7%
23Isaiah GainesFSr6'8"31-3128.310.66.21.61.954.9%9.1%0.463.4%23.9%
1Makhi MylesFSo6'7"31-1821.07.73.60.60.950.5%34.3%3.382.8%22.7%
10Jaiden LawrenceGJr6'4"31-1820.35.12.40.60.545.9%29.9%3.566.7%17.2%
4CJ BookerPGSo5'10"30-2220.54.71.32.00.845.4%39.7%1.972.2%17.3%
8Peter HemschemeierGFr6'5"27-1220.36.41.61.91.640.7%27.5%4.473.1%27.2%
3Ethan PickettGSr6'5"31-2117.65.12.41.31.144.4%16.0%0.868.4%21.4%
2Jalen ForrestGJr6'4"28-017.27.92.60.61.044.0%26.5%2.478.8%29.6%
5Kyle EdisonGSo6'3"25-29.83.21.50.90.843.8%23.1%1.664.9%25.4%
6Ubong-Abasi EtimCSr6'9"31-07.41.21.50.20.251.5%—0.016.7%12.1%
32Garrett ShoemakerFFr6'9"24-07.11.91.40.10.451.5%29.4%0.735.7%20.5%
12Ahmed EssahatyGSr6'2"16-010.12.21.40.80.938.9%21.1%1.258.3%21.1%
7Seth JonesGJr6'1"8-019.87.32.81.02.341.7%27.9%5.480.0%30.3%
11Amir ChaneyPGFr5'10"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
9Cody Al-NaziatGFr6'2"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
SE LouisianaOle Miss
Efficiency
102.1
110.4
109.1
105.0
67.1
67.5
—
—
Shooting
46.7%
50.4%
49.4%
50.8%
28.4%
33.2%
68.4%
74.9%
40.3%
33.0%
Ball control & glass
18.4%
14.0%
19.1%
16.4%
28.6%
28.3%
31.4%
32.6%
10.1%
8.6%
9.7%
7.9%
Style
39.5%
35.5%
43.8%
39.5%
12.2%
12.1%
51.6%
50.2%
37.4%
40.2%
Roster
2.67
2.79
6'5.1"
6'4.3"
—
79.3%

Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
SE Louisiana
Returning minutes: 100.0%Returning production: 100.0%
ESPN hasn't posted SE Louisiana'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.)

Ole Miss
Returning minutes: 79.3%Returning production: 75.1%
Lost
  • Malik Dia 24.3 mpg, 14.5 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • James Scott 17.9 mpg, 3.9 ppg · transferred to Georgia
Added
Nobody of note.

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

Returns 79% of last season's minutes; lost 2 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).

Head-to-head

this season and last
DateSeasonResult
Mon, Nov 32025-26SE Louisiana 58 – 88 Ole Miss

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