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-conferenceKnott Arena, Emmitsburg, MD
Loyola MD
Efficiency #313
2025-26: 12-20 · 8-11 conf
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Mount St Marys
Efficiency #265
2025-26: 15-17 · 11-10 conf
Fri, Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
70.4
win 30%
Projected
76.6
win 70%
No line posted yet.
Model: MSM −6.2 · total 147.0 · 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: Mount St Marys 68.5, Loyola MD 68.8 → 69.0 possessions
+1.6
Mount St Marys offense vs Loyola MD defense
−0.3
Loyola MD offense vs Mount St Marys defense
−2.5
Projected total
147.0
Axis starts at 144 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Mount St Marys offense vs Loyola MD defense
−0.3
Loyola MD offense vs Mount St Marys defense
+2.5
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+4.0
Mount St Marys by 6.2
6.2
Loyola MD side ◂▸ Mount St Marys 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 Mount St Marys.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 69.0, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Loyola MD is the faster team (68.1, #194 of 365) and Mount St Marys the slower (67.7, #214). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
69.0
per team, 40 min
Projected total
147.0
model
Projected team totals
70.4 / 76.6
Loyola MD / Mount St Marys
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
68.8#134
Loyola MD
68.5#164
Mount St Marys

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
AdvantageLoyola MD
Where Loyola MD struggles: shooting
Loyola MD shoots an effective 50.4% (#219); Mount St Marys allows 47.2% (#23). Expect about 48.7%, 2.6 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -3.6 points per 100 possessions.
ClashLoyola MD
Style match: 3-point volume
Loyola MD takes 47.2% of its shots from three; Mount St Marys lets opponents take 44.9% of their shots from three (D1 average 39.5%). Expect about 49.2% — both habits push the same way.
AdvantageMount St Marys
Where Mount St Marys struggles: ball control
Mount St Marys turns it over on 22.4% of possessions (#364); Loyola MD forces turnovers on 15.3% of opponent possessions (#265). Expect about 19.0%, 2.3 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -2.8 points per 100 possessions.
TurnoversLoyola MD
Loyola MD protects the ball
Projected turnover rate of 15.1% is worth roughly +2.0 points per 100 possessions for Loyola MD's offense.
GlassLoyola MD
Loyola MD gets out-rebounded
Projected offensive rebound rate of 27.8% is worth roughly -1.6 points per 100 possessions against Loyola MD's offense.
Loyola MD has the ball
OffenseMount St Marys allowsvs D1 avg
50.4% #219
47.2% #23
-3.6 pt/100
15.5% #105
15.3% #261
+2.0 pt/100
27.6% #279
29.1% #114
-1.6 pt/100
29.9% #312
37.3% #247
-0.1 pt/100
71.5% #223
—
-0.1 pt/100
Loyola MD net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -3.4 pts/100
Mount St Marys has the ball
OffenseLoyola MD allowsvs D1 avg
50.6% #208
54.7% #321
+1.9 pt/100
22.4% #364
15.3% #265
-2.8 pt/100
32.3% #115
29.0% #103
+0.4 pt/100
33.3% #230
32.7% #123
-0.3 pt/100
67.4% #337
—
-0.4 pt/100
Mount St Marys net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -1.2 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Loyola MDoffense vsMount St Marysdefense
Share of shots by zone
Loyola MD shoots
Mount St Marys allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim56.6%#25149.4%#458.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)46.6%#4438.5%#14539.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)36.1%#26238.1%#16238.0%
Three32.6%#25132.3%#8133.7%
Mount St Marysoffense vsLoyola MDdefense
Share of shots by zone
Mount St Marys shoots
Loyola MD allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim58.2%#18865.1%#35258.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)40.6%#15852.3%#35939.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)29.2%#35947.3%#36238.0%
Three32.7%#24432.8%#10633.7%
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
Loyola MD
−1.1extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#240 of 365
Off reb %
27.6%
#279
Def reb %
71.0%
#103
Turnover %
15.5%
#105
Forced TO %
15.3%
#265
FT rate
29.9%
#312
FT allowed
32.7%
#123
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.9
Defensive rebounding+0.5
Ball security+0.9
Forcing turnovers−1.0
Foul shots drawn−1.3
Foul shots allowed+0.6
Mount St Marys
−4.7extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#343 of 365
Off reb %
32.3%
#115
Def reb %
70.9%
#114
Turnover %
22.4%
#364
Forced TO %
15.3%
#261
FT rate
33.3%
#230
FT allowed
37.3%
#247
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.6
Defensive rebounding+0.5
Ball security−3.8
Forcing turnovers−0.9
Foul shots drawn−0.4
Foul shots allowed−0.5

Loyola MD has more extra scoring chances per game: −1.1 (#240 of 365) to Mount St Marys’s −4.7 (#343).

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

Loyola MD2025-26 numbers
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
0Braeden SpeedGSo6'3"32-3232.715.34.43.82.052.3%36.5%4.682.2%26.9%
3Jordan StiemkeGJr6'5"32-2827.59.93.11.40.948.6%33.7%5.181.1%22.1%
15Tyson CommanderGSr6'4"31-1723.54.12.61.11.254.8%40.8%1.672.2%11.9%
18Emmett AdairFFr6'9"27-1525.414.65.41.01.453.5%31.5%5.381.1%33.2%
22Sam SpringerFSo6'7"32-3116.84.92.20.60.750.0%35.1%2.368.3%18.2%
24Sebastien EmenaloGFr6'6"31-014.53.23.30.40.545.9%30.9%1.847.6%16.0%
2Troy Cicero Jr.GJr6'2"32-013.95.82.20.70.552.5%38.0%3.877.3%24.6%
1Carter Berg-McLeanGFr6'4"30-013.93.32.51.60.741.9%19.2%0.976.2%18.4%
7Jonas SirtautasFJr6'10"19-1219.36.53.60.60.963.3%14.3%0.747.9%18.7%
17Everett BarnesFFr6'9"25-58.51.51.60.30.351.5%40.0%0.220.0%13.6%
14Garrett BrennanGSr6'4"14-14.10.91.20.40.136.7%12.5%0.628.6%18.8%
13Ben MenkerGSo6'5"12-01.80.70.30.10.250.0%33.3%0.5—26.8%
5Peter SpositoGSr6'2"11-11.50.30.30.00.121.4%25.0%0.40.0%30.1%
8Goap KodiFSo6'10"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
Loyola MDMount St Marys
Efficiency
105.6
102.5
114.0
107.8
68.8
68.5
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Shooting
50.4%
50.6%
51.9%
51.8%
32.6%
32.7%
71.5%
67.4%
29.9%
33.3%
Ball control & glass
15.5%
22.4%
15.3%
15.3%
27.6%
32.3%
29.0%
29.1%
8.7%
12.8%
8.3%
8.5%
Style
47.2%
42.6%
40.4%
44.8%
10.0%
12.0%
48.8%
55.2%
37.7%
31.3%
Roster
2.26
3.33
6'5.4"
6'4.2"
90.3%
32.5%

Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
Loyola MD
Returning minutes: 90.3%Returning production: 86.5%
Lost
  • Jacob Theodosiou 19.7 mpg, 11.0 ppg · transferred to Duke
Added
  • Goap Kodi no D1 minutes last season

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).

Mount St Marys
Returning minutes: 32.5%Returning production: 25.0%
Lost
  • Xavier Lipscomb 31.7 mpg, 9.1 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Arlandus Keyes 27.7 mpg, 11.5 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Luke McEldon 24.0 mpg, 11.0 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Trey Deveaux 23.4 mpg, 9.8 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Justin Amadi 19.8 mpg, 6.8 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Patrick Haigh 6.5 mpg, 2.0 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Added
  • Redd Thompson Jr. from Longwood · 22.1 mpg, 10.3 ppg last season
  • Wilguens Jr. Exacte from Drake · 10.3 mpg, 3.9 ppg last season
  • Cade Orness from Gonzaga · 0.6 mpg, 0.1 ppg last season
  • Liam Joyce no D1 minutes last season
  • Crue Gard no D1 minutes last season
  • Miquel Llompart no D1 minutes last season

Returns 33% of last season's minutes; lost 5 of its top 5. Teams returning under 40% of last season's minutes have historically fallen about 0.8 points of AdjEM (n=716 team-seasons, 2022-2026).

Head-to-head

this season and last
DateSeasonResult
Sat, Dec 132025-26Mount St Marys 81 – 73 Loyola MD

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