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
Drexel
Efficiency #214
2025-26: 17-16 · 11-9 conf
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Mount St Marys
Efficiency #265
2025-26: 15-17 · 11-10 conf
Sat, Nov 28 · 4:00 PM ET
67.1
win 45%
Projected
68.6
win 55%
No line posted yet.
Model: MSM −1.5 · total 135.7 · 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, Drexel 66.3 → 66.5 possessions
−4.0
Mount St Marys offense vs Drexel defense
−5.4
Drexel offense vs Mount St Marys defense
−3.1
Projected total
135.7
Axis starts at 130 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Mount St Marys offense vs Drexel defense
−5.4
Drexel offense vs Mount St Marys defense
+3.1
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+3.8
Mount St Marys by 1.5
1.5
Drexel 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: 66.5, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Mount St Marys is the faster team (67.7, #214 of 365) and Drexel the slower (65.2, #326). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
66.5
per team, 40 min
Projected total
135.7
model
Projected team totals
67.1 / 68.6
Drexel / Mount St Marys
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
66.3#331
Drexel
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
AdvantageMount St Marys
Where Mount St Marys struggles: ball control
Mount St Marys turns it over on 22.4% of possessions (#364); Drexel forces turnovers on 16.4% of opponent possessions (#195). Expect about 19.7%, 3.0 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -3.7 points per 100 possessions.
AdvantageDrexel
Where Drexel struggles: shooting
Drexel shoots an effective 50.7% (#204); Mount St Marys allows 47.2% (#23). Expect about 48.8%, 2.4 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -3.5 points per 100 possessions.
Pace
Half-court grind
Mount St Marys averages 67.7 possessions per 40, Drexel 65.2. 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 65 — more possessions mean more points in the total and more chances for the better team to separate.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (Drexel'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 Drexel at about 43.4% of its shots from three, Mount St Marys about 38.5%.
Drexel has the ball
OffenseMount St Marys allowsvs D1 avg
50.7% #204
47.2% #23
-3.5 pt/100
19.0% #321
15.3% #261
-0.5 pt/100
31.2% #156
29.1% #114
-0.0 pt/100
31.6% #265
37.3% #247
-0.0 pt/100
66.5% #348
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-0.5 pt/100
Drexel net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -4.5 pts/100
Mount St Marys has the ball
OffenseDrexel allowsvs D1 avg
50.6% #208
47.1% #22
-3.6 pt/100
22.4% #364
16.4% #195
-3.7 pt/100
32.3% #115
31.0% #202
+1.0 pt/100
33.3% #230
35.4% #192
-0.1 pt/100
67.4% #337
—
-0.4 pt/100
Mount St Marys net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -6.8 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
Drexeloffense vsMount St Marysdefense
Share of shots by zone
Drexel shoots
Mount St Marys allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim56.1%#26849.4%#458.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)39.7%#18138.5%#14539.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)33.9%#31538.1%#16238.0%
Three35.5%#9032.3%#8133.7%
Mount St Marysoffense vsDrexeldefense
Share of shots by zone
Mount St Marys shoots
Drexel allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim58.2%#18853.4%#2858.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)40.6%#15837.2%#11939.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)29.2%#35939.2%#21038.0%
Three32.7%#24430.3%#1533.7%
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
Drexel
−2.5extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#286 of 365
Off reb %
31.2%
#156
Def reb %
69.0%
#202
Turnover %
19.0%
#321
Forced TO %
16.4%
#195
FT rate
31.6%
#265
FT allowed
35.4%
#192
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.3
Defensive rebounding−0.1
Ball security−1.5
Forcing turnovers−0.2
Foul shots drawn−0.9
Foul shots allowed0.0
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

Drexel has more extra scoring chances per game: −2.5 (#286 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

Drexel2025-26 numbers
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
4Shane BlakeneyGJr6'5"33-3333.714.25.12.52.249.5%35.9%5.667.1%28.9%
1Victor PanovFSr6'7"31-2528.79.94.91.61.355.1%37.3%4.869.0%21.2%
7Eli BeardGSr5'11"33-3026.59.02.22.11.355.8%41.3%4.781.5%20.7%
5Josh ReedGSo6'2"33-118.97.93.21.21.144.4%25.0%1.059.0%30.7%
13Garfield TurnerFSr6'8"30-419.67.15.11.11.062.3%—0.056.5%21.3%
22Villiam Garcia AdstenGJr6'8"32-1017.63.53.81.31.338.8%29.8%1.554.8%19.4%
11Martin de LaPorterieFJr7'1"33-2913.03.03.10.30.951.2%33.3%0.570.0%17.5%
23Dillon TinglerGSo6'7"29-09.93.61.90.40.752.0%37.8%1.392.9%22.5%
33Ralph AkutaFSo7'1"29-04.91.60.80.10.458.8%—0.033.3%22.3%
25Max DavisGSr6'4"4-03.02.50.50.50.3100.0%66.7%0.8—26.8%
24Ignacio Campoy GalvezFFr6'7"1-02.00.00.00.00.0——0.0—0.0%
6Clem EdomwonyinFSo6'9"0-00.00.00.00.00.0——0.0——
2Moses HippsGFr6'4"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
DrexelMount St Marys
Efficiency
104.5
102.5
106.3
107.8
66.3
68.5
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—
Shooting
50.7%
50.6%
49.0%
51.8%
35.5%
32.7%
66.5%
67.4%
31.6%
33.3%
Ball control & glass
19.0%
22.4%
16.4%
15.3%
31.2%
32.3%
31.0%
29.1%
11.1%
12.8%
9.3%
8.5%
Style
40.0%
42.6%
42.7%
44.8%
11.0%
12.0%
53.6%
55.2%
33.8%
31.3%
Roster
3.24
3.33
6'5.6"
6'4.2"
83.7%
32.5%

Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
Drexel
Returning minutes: 83.7%Returning production: 85.1%
Lost
  • Kevon Vanderhorst 29.9 mpg, 9.3 ppg · transferred to Iona
  • Horace Simmons Jr. 2.7 mpg, 0.7 ppg · transferred to Rider
Added
  • Moses Hipps no D1 minutes last season
  • Clem Edomwonyin no D1 minutes last season

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

Returns 84% 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
Fri, Dec 192025-26Mount St Marys 67 – 75 Drexel

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