CBB Matchups
Every D1 game with tempo-free ratings, four factors and market lines, one place.
How the projection is built
each step, from an average D-I game to this oneSteps are rounded to one decimal, so they can differ from the total by 0.1: the total steps add to 146.7 against a projected 146.8. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Kansas City.
Pace & total
possessions per 40 minutesProjected possessions: 71.0, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Kansas City is the faster team (71.4, #35 of 365) and SE Missouri the slower (69.9, #98). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).
How this game plays
what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meetShot diet
Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 58.7%#168 | 63.1%#326 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 34.7%#292 | 39.7%#185 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 34.8%#295 | 40.9%#273 | 38.0% |
| Three | 30.9%#324 | 37.6%#350 | 33.7% |
| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 53.7%#322 | 53.5%#30 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 36.3%#263 | 36.6%#104 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 36.1%#260 | 41.9%#299 | 38.0% |
| Three | 28.4%#360 | 33.1%#130 | 33.7% |
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 numbersSE Missouri has more extra scoring chances per game: −0.9 (#224 of 365) to Kansas City’s −4.7 (#344).
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
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | BJ Ward | G | Jr | 6'0" | 33-33 | 30.2 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 46.4% | 35.0% | 4.3 | 81.0% | 24.3% | |
| 44 | Braxton Stacker | G | Sr | 6'5" | 33-33 | 28.2 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 48.7% | 31.9% | 4.4 | 80.3% | 24.6% | |
| 10 | Luke Almodovar | G | Jr | 6'3" | 33-23 | 27.0 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 51.5% | 31.6% | 6.3 | 76.0% | 28.8% | |
| 15 | Brendan Terry | F | Sr | 6'7" | 33-24 | 25.1 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 55.8% | 34.6% | 0.8 | 61.5% | 26.6% | |
| 55 | Marqueas Bell | G | Jr | 6'3" | 33-10 | 22.1 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 53.5% | 30.8% | 0.4 | 73.9% | 23.6% | |
| 7 | Landren Blocker | G | So | 6'5" | 33-28 | 17.8 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 54.5% | 41.7% | 0.7 | 48.2% | 18.1% | |
| 4 | Troy Cole Jr. | G | Sr | 6'4" | 33-4 | 13.5 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 43.4% | 7.0% | 1.3 | 68.3% | 21.6% | |
| 18 | David Idada | C | Sr | 7'0" | 33-10 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 54.8% | — | 0.0 | 54.3% | 10.8% | |
| 1 | PJ Farmer | G | Fr | 6'2" | 32-0 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 43.1% | 10.5% | 0.6 | 58.8% | 17.1% | |
| 9 | Blaize Sagna | G | Sr | 6'3" | 27-0 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 41.9% | 25.0% | 1.0 | 90.0% | 11.7% | |
| 30 | Elliot Lowndes | F | Sr | 7'0" | 32-0 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 58.5% | 34.3% | 1.1 | 50.0% | 19.3% | |
| 25 | Jay Reynolds | G | Fr | 6'3" | 10-0 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 28.9% | 20.0% | 1.5 | 50.0% | 22.8% | |
| 3 | Trace Sadler | F | Fr | 7'1" | 12-0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 85.7% | — | 0.0 | 0.0% | 10.7% | |
| 22 | Saxton Hoepker | F | Sr | 6'8" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | CJ Evans | G | Jr | 5'11" | 30-30 | 30.4 | 11.6 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 43.4% | 22.4% | 1.6 | 70.9% | 27.6% | |
| 0 | Karmello Branch | G | Jr | 6'4" | 28-26 | 29.7 | 12.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 47.1% | 32.7% | 7.3 | 84.5% | 25.3% | |
| 33 | Jerome Palm | F | Sr | 6'10" | 31-27 | 26.0 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 48.9% | 21.7% | 0.7 | 44.4% | 19.9% | |
| 7 | Kasheem Grady II | G | Sr | 6'5" | 30-11 | 25.7 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 47.3% | 29.5% | 4.3 | 80.8% | 24.3% | |
| 4 | Chris Dockery | G | Jr | 6'6" | 29-20 | 22.2 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 54.8% | 32.1% | 1.0 | 56.7% | 19.8% | |
| 23 | Addarin Scott | F | Sr | 6'8" | 29-5 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 48.4% | 0.0% | 0.1 | 57.9% | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Jamaria Clark | G | Jr | 6'2" | 27-1 | 11.9 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 35.9% | 21.3% | 1.7 | 95.0% | 18.1% | |
| 8 | Trey Booker-Lowery | G | Jr | 6'7" | 25-1 | 10.5 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 44.2% | 32.3% | 1.2 | 53.6% | 31.1% | |
| 21 | Babacar Mbengue | F | So | 7'0" | 25-1 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 48.0% | — | 0.0 | 26.3% | 12.8% | |
| 11 | Kernan Bundy | G | Sr | 6'2" | 6-1 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 27.5% | 23.1% | 2.2 | 77.8% | 21.5% | |
| 13 | D'Andre Harrison | F | Fr | 6'6" | 6-1 | 12.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 42.9% | 0.0% | 0.2 | 62.5% | 15.2% | |
| 5 | Cory Curtis Jr. | G | Sr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 10 | Jason Hilliard | F | Jr | 6'7" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 6 | Max Sims | G | Jr | 6'6" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | BJ Ward | G | Jr | 6'0" | 33-33 | 30.2 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 46.4% | 35.0% | 4.3 | 81.0% | 24.3% | |
| 44 | Braxton Stacker | G | Sr | 6'5" | 33-33 | 28.2 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 48.7% | 31.9% | 4.4 | 80.3% | 24.6% | |
| 10 | Luke Almodovar | G | Jr | 6'3" | 33-23 | 27.0 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 51.5% | 31.6% | 6.3 | 76.0% | 28.8% | |
| 15 | Brendan Terry | F | Sr | 6'7" | 33-24 | 25.1 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 55.8% | 34.6% | 0.8 | 61.5% | 26.6% | |
| 55 | Marqueas Bell | G | Jr | 6'3" | 33-10 | 22.1 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 53.5% | 30.8% | 0.4 | 73.9% | 23.6% | |
| 7 | Landren Blocker | G | So | 6'5" | 33-28 | 17.8 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 54.5% | 41.7% | 0.7 | 48.2% | 18.1% | |
| 4 | Troy Cole Jr. | G | Sr | 6'4" | 33-4 | 13.5 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 43.4% | 7.0% | 1.3 | 68.3% | 21.6% | |
| 18 | David Idada | C | Sr | 7'0" | 33-10 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 54.8% | — | 0.0 | 54.3% | 10.8% | |
| 1 | PJ Farmer | G | Fr | 6'2" | 32-0 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 43.1% | 10.5% | 0.6 | 58.8% | 17.1% | |
| 9 | Blaize Sagna | G | Sr | 6'3" | 27-0 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 41.9% | 25.0% | 1.0 | 90.0% | 11.7% | |
| 30 | Elliot Lowndes | F | Sr | 7'0" | 32-0 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 58.5% | 34.3% | 1.1 | 50.0% | 19.3% | |
| 25 | Jay Reynolds | G | Fr | 6'3" | 10-0 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 28.9% | 20.0% | 1.5 | 50.0% | 22.8% | |
| 3 | Trace Sadler | F | Fr | 7'1" | 12-0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 85.7% | — | 0.0 | 0.0% | 10.7% | |
| 22 | Saxton Hoepker | F | Sr | 6'8" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
Trends
Last 10 games of 2025-26| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6 | Morehead St | N | L 61–66 | −4.0 | L−9.0 | 139.5 | U127 | 94.4 | 102.1 | 64.6 |
| Mar 5 | Lindenwood | N | W 68–66 | −3.0 | L−1.0 | 149.0 | U134 | 100.1 | 97.2 | 67.9 |
| Feb 28 | Tennessee Tech | H | W 89–73 | −7.5 | W+8.5 | 142.0 | O162 | 130.8 | 107.3 | 68.1 |
| Feb 26 | Tennessee St | H | L 71–79 | −3.5 | L−11.5 | 152.0 | U150 | 96.4 | 107.3 | 73.6 |
| Feb 21 | Little Rock | A | W 70–65 | −2.5 | W+2.5 | 144.0 | U135 | 102.6 | 95.3 | 68.2 |
| Feb 17 | UT Martin | A | W 56–53 OT | +2.5 | W+5.5 | 138.5 | U109 | 78.4 | 74.2 | 71.5 |
| Feb 14 | Lindenwood | A | W 73–61 | +2.0 | W+14.0 | 156.5 | U134 | 100.8 | 84.2 | 72.4 |
| Feb 12 | SIUE | A | L 56–74 | −1.0 | L−19.0 | 137.5 | U130 | 85.4 | 112.8 | 65.6 |
| Feb 7 | S Indiana | H | W 90–65 | −11.0 | W+14.0 | 140.5 | O155 | 133.2 | 96.2 | 67.6 |
| Feb 5 | Morehead St | H | W 82–70 | −7.5 | W+4.5 | 144.0 | O152 | 117.1 | 99.9 | 70.1 |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4 | Oral Roberts | N | L 62–84 | +8.5 | L−13.5 | 149.0 | U146 | 88.9 | 120.5 | 69.7 |
| Feb 28 | Oral Roberts | H | L 70–94 | +3.5 | L−20.5 | 149.5 | O164 | 95.1 | 127.7 | 73.6 |
| Feb 26 | S Dakota St | H | L 59–73 | +12.0 | L−2.0 | 151.0 | U132 | 92.0 | 113.8 | 64.1 |
| Feb 21 | N Dakota St | A | L 59–95 | +19.5 | L−16.5 | 147.5 | O154 | 76.4 | 123.0 | 77.2 |
| Feb 19 | North Dakota | A | L 70–85 | +9.5 | L−5.5 | 150.5 | O155 | 90.7 | 110.2 | 77.1 |
| Feb 14 | St Thomas | H | L 64–104 | +13.0 | L−27.0 | 153.5 | O168 | 87.9 | 142.9 | 72.8 |
| Feb 12 | Oral Roberts | A | L 60–69 | +6.0 | L−3.0 | 149.5 | U129 | 92.2 | 106.0 | 65.1 |
| Feb 4 | South Dakota | H | L 75–82 OT | +2.0 | L−5.0 | 156.0 | O157 | 93.3 | 102.0 | 80.4 |
| Feb 1 | St Thomas | A | L 64–99 | +18.5 | L−16.5 | 150.0 | O163 | 86.5 | 133.8 | 74.0 |
| Jan 28 | Denver | H | L 61–69 | +3.5 | L−4.5 | 163.0 | U130 | 90.6 | 102.5 | 67.3 |
Records vs the closing line describe the past; ten games is a small sample.
Tale of the tape
national rank toned left for away, right for homeOffseason
roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model inputReturns 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.)
- Jayson Petty 31.1 mpg, 11.1 ppg · transferred to C Michigan
- Cory Curtis Jr. no D1 minutes last season
- Max Sims no D1 minutes last season
- Jason Hilliard 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).
Head-to-head
this season and lastThe 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.
What these numbers mean: line shopping.