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-conferenceICCU Arena, Moscow, ID
N Dakota St
Efficiency #90
2025-26: 27-8 · 17-2 conf
@
Idaho
Efficiency #156
2025-26: 21-15 · 13-9 conf
Tue, Dec 8 · TBD
72.4
win 45%
Projected
73.9
win 55%
No line posted yet.
Model: IDHO −1.5 · total 146.4 · 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: Idaho 68.4, N Dakota St 67.8 → 67.9 possessions
−0.9
Idaho offense vs N Dakota St defense
−1.7
N Dakota St offense vs Idaho defense
+0.7
Projected total
146.4
Axis starts at 144 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Idaho offense vs N Dakota St defense
−1.7
N Dakota St offense vs Idaho defense
−0.7
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+3.9
Idaho by 1.5
1.5
N Dakota St side ◂▸ Idaho side

Steps are rounded to one decimal, so they can differ from the total by 0.1: the total steps add to 146.3 against a projected 146.4. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Idaho.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 67.9, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Idaho is the faster team (69.1, #139 of 365) and N Dakota St the slower (68.1, #196). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
67.9
per team, 40 min
Projected total
146.4
model
Projected team totals
72.4 / 73.9
N Dakota St / Idaho
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
67.8#225
N Dakota St
68.4#176
Idaho

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
ClashIdaho
Style match: 3-point volume
Idaho takes 47.0% of its shots from three; N Dakota St lets opponents take 44.1% of their shots from three (D1 average 39.5%). Expect about 48.5% — both habits push the same way.
AdvantageIdaho
Where Idaho struggles: the offensive glass
Idaho rebounds 28.4% of its own misses (#250); N Dakota St lets opponents grab 25.5% of their own misses (#15). Expect about 26.6%, 3.8 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly -2.3 points per 100 possessions.
AdvantageN Dakota St
Where N Dakota St scores: ball control
N Dakota St turns it over on 15.6% of possessions (#112); Idaho forces turnovers on 15.1% of opponent possessions (#283). Expect about 15.0%, 1.7 points below an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +2.1 points per 100 possessions.
ClashN Dakota St
Style clash: 3-point volume
N Dakota St takes 42.8% of its shots from three; Idaho runs teams off the line (35.4% of shots allowed from three) (D1 average 39.5%). Expect about 39.5% — the offense's habit usually carries a bit more weight (0.80 vs 0.64).
N Dakota St has the ball
OffenseIdaho allowsvs D1 avg
53.2% #92
50.5% #128
+1.1 pt/100
15.6% #112
15.1% #283
+2.1 pt/100
32.9% #89
24.2% #5
-0.8 pt/100
30.6% #289
38.5% #273
-0.0 pt/100
71.4% #227
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-0.1 pt/100
N Dakota St net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +2.3 pts/100
Idaho has the ball
OffenseN Dakota St allowsvs D1 avg
51.4% #177
52.0% #215
+0.6 pt/100
15.0% #64
18.7% #65
-0.2 pt/100
28.4% #250
25.5% #15
-2.3 pt/100
34.6% #193
29.2% #46
-0.5 pt/100
72.6% #181
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+0.0 pt/100
Idaho net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: -2.3 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
N Dakota Stoffense vsIdahodefense
Share of shots by zone
N Dakota St shoots
Idaho allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim60.2%#11555.5%#7658.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)42.9%#10543.7%#26339.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)39.5%#13438.8%#19538.0%
Three35.4%#9335.2%#26433.7%
Idahooffense vsN Dakota Stdefense
Share of shots by zone
Idaho shoots
N Dakota St allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim56.8%#24560.0%#22558.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)38.2%#21642.7%#24139.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)38.0%#18538.2%#16638.0%
Three34.1%#16833.9%#17333.7%
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
N Dakota St
+5.0extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#24 of 365
Off reb %
32.9%
#89
Def reb %
74.5%
#15
Turnover %
15.6%
#112
Forced TO %
18.7%
#65
FT rate
30.6%
#289
FT allowed
29.2%
#46
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.8
Defensive rebounding+1.6
Ball security+0.8
Forcing turnovers+1.3
Foul shots drawn−1.1
Foul shots allowed+1.5
Idaho
+0.6extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#158 of 365
Off reb %
28.4%
#250
Def reb %
75.8%
#5
Turnover %
15.0%
#64
Forced TO %
15.1%
#283
FT rate
34.6%
#193
FT allowed
38.5%
#273
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−0.6
Defensive rebounding+2.1
Ball security+1.2
Forcing turnovers−1.1
Foul shots drawn−0.1
Foul shots allowed−0.8

N Dakota St has more extra scoring chances per game: +5.0 (#24 of 365) to Idaho’s +0.6 (#158).

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

N Dakota St2025-26 numbers
ESPN hasn't posted N Dakota St's 2026-27 roster yet — these are last season's players.
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
5Andy StefonowiczGSo6'2"35-3332.59.13.14.82.152.6%37.7%4.290.3%18.0%
0Trevian CarsonGJr6'3"35-3431.611.96.52.91.654.9%37.5%3.480.3%22.1%
1Damari Wheeler-ThomasGJr6'0"32-3230.514.53.52.81.550.7%38.3%5.976.9%27.7%
30Markhi StricklandGSr6'6"35-3324.311.63.41.31.359.6%0.0%0.048.4%27.0%
34Noah FeddersenFJr6'10"35-1621.19.35.01.01.355.6%29.3%1.780.0%24.1%
3Tay SmithGSr6'2"35-519.87.72.50.80.556.7%39.1%5.576.5%21.2%
44Treyson AndersonFSo6'9"35-1918.310.45.30.81.457.5%35.8%3.065.8%32.6%
8Emil SkyttaGJr6'5"26-012.13.71.80.70.358.6%37.5%0.340.0%17.6%
2Riley MasseyGFr6'3"32-18.61.41.00.50.337.0%22.9%1.171.4%12.7%
7Carson SmithGFr6'6"24-29.93.01.30.20.342.4%22.6%1.391.7%20.1%
11Max MajerleGJr6'4"18-05.51.00.90.50.429.5%12.5%0.4100.0%18.4%
22Caleb SchoenrockFFr6'7"8-02.30.30.50.10.133.3%—0.0—12.1%
13Riley SaundersGFr5'11"9-02.01.70.20.20.193.8%62.5%0.9—27.0%
14Dom ClayGFr6'3"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
N Dakota StIdaho
Efficiency
110.7
108.3
106.2
107.3
67.8
68.4
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Shooting
53.2%
51.4%
53.3%
51.6%
35.4%
34.1%
71.4%
72.6%
30.6%
34.6%
Ball control & glass
15.6%
15.0%
18.7%
15.1%
32.9%
28.4%
25.5%
24.2%
9.2%
9.0%
9.3%
9.0%
Style
42.8%
47.0%
43.2%
39.4%
11.9%
9.2%
53.0%
44.6%
31.2%
31.4%
Roster
2.81
2.88
6'4.2"
6'5.2"
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Offseason

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

Idaho
Returning minutes: 100.0%Returning production: 100.0%
ESPN hasn't posted Idaho'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
No meetings the last two seasons.

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.

What these numbers mean: line shopping.