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-conferenceNutter Center, Dayton, OH
FAU
Efficiency #122
2025-26: 18-15 · 10-10 conf
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Wright St
Efficiency #119
2025-26: 23-12 · 18-5 conf
Fri, Nov 6 · 6:00 PM ET
74.0
win 36%
Projected
78.1
win 64%
No line posted yet.
Model: WRST −4.1 · total 152.1 · 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: Wright St 68.1, FAU 69.9 → 69.6 possessions
+2.8
Wright St offense vs FAU defense
+0.6
FAU offense vs Wright St defense
+0.5
Projected total
152.1
Axis starts at 146 pointsPoints added or removed at each step
Projected margin
Even game
0.0
Wright St offense vs FAU defense
+0.6
FAU offense vs Wright St defense
−0.5
Home court+2.9 points per 100 possessions to the home offense, −2.9 to the visitors
+4.0
Wright St by 4.1
4.1
FAU side ◂▸ Wright St 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 Wright St.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 69.6, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, FAU is the faster team (70.2, #85 of 365) and Wright St the slower (68.9, #156). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
69.6
per team, 40 min
Projected total
152.1
model
Projected team totals
74.0 / 78.1
FAU / Wright St
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
69.9#58
FAU
68.1#205
Wright St

How this game plays

what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meet
DefenseFAU
FAU's shot-blocking
FAU ranks #20 nationally in block rate — one of the few defensive numbers that travels. Expect about 12.1% of Wright St's two-point attempts to get blocked against this defense.
ClashFAU
Style match: ball movement
FAU creates off the dribble (assists on 47.1% of its baskets); Wright St breaks up passing offenses (assists on 44.6% allowed) (D1 average 52.4%). Expect about 43.9% — both habits push the same way.
ClashWright St
Style match: ball movement
Wright St creates off the dribble (assists on 46.9% of its baskets); FAU breaks up passing offenses (assists on 46.2% allowed) (D1 average 52.4%). Expect about 44.8% — both habits push the same way.
ClashWright St
Style match: 3-point volume
Wright St rarely shoots threes (34.2% of its shots); FAU runs teams off the line (35.2% of shots allowed from three) (D1 average 39.5%). Expect about 32.5% — both habits push the same way.
Watch for noise
3-point caution
A notable season 3-point number here (Wright St) 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 FAU at about 35.2% of its shots from three, Wright St about 32.5%.
AdvantageFAU
Where FAU scores: shooting
FAU shoots an effective 52.2% (#135); Wright St allows 52.4% (#238). Expect about 52.4%, 1.1 points above an average D1 matchup — worth roughly +1.6 points per 100 possessions.
FAU has the ball
OffenseWright St allowsvs D1 avg
52.2% #135
52.4% #238
+1.6 pt/100
17.6% #242
16.7% #176
-0.5 pt/100
31.6% #140
29.4% #129
+0.2 pt/100
33.3% #231
33.3% #137
-0.2 pt/100
70.3% #262
—
-0.2 pt/100
FAU net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +0.9 pts/100
Wright St has the ball
OffenseFAU allowsvs D1 avg
54.3% #56
49.5% #81
+1.2 pt/100
16.1% #147
15.5% #251
+1.5 pt/100
32.8% #91
28.3% #78
+0.4 pt/100
37.4% #120
36.2% #215
+0.2 pt/100
74.7% #92
—
+0.2 pt/100
Wright St net across the four factors + FT%, vs. a D1-average matchup: +3.5 pts/100

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers
FAUoffense vsWright Stdefense
Share of shots by zone
FAU shoots
Wright St allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim60.5%#11057.5%#13058.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)39.8%#17944.1%#26939.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)39.7%#12141.4%#28538.0%
Three33.3%#20834.3%#20233.7%
Wright Stoffense vsFAUdefense
Share of shots by zone
Wright St shoots
FAU allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim61.1%#9553.7%#3758.6%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)41.2%#14140.9%#20739.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)36.7%#23834.5%#6238.0%
Three36.4%#4433.8%#16933.7%
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
FAU
−1.0extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#229 of 365
Off reb %
31.6%
#140
Def reb %
71.7%
#78
Turnover %
17.6%
#242
Forced TO %
15.5%
#251
FT rate
33.3%
#231
FT allowed
36.2%
#215
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.4
Defensive rebounding+0.8
Ball security−0.6
Forcing turnovers−0.8
Foul shots drawn−0.4
Foul shots allowed−0.2
Wright St
+2.7extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#68 of 365
Off reb %
32.8%
#91
Def reb %
70.6%
#129
Turnover %
16.1%
#147
Forced TO %
16.7%
#176
FT rate
37.4%
#120
FT allowed
33.3%
#137
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+0.8
Defensive rebounding+0.4
Ball security+0.4
Forcing turnovers0.0
Foul shots drawn+0.6
Foul shots allowed+0.5

Wright St has more extra scoring chances per game: +2.7 (#68 of 365) to FAU’s −1.0 (#229).

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

FAU2025-26 numbers
ESPN hasn't posted FAU's 2026-27 roster yet — these are last season's players.
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%UsageStatus
2Isaiah ElohimGSo6'5"32-3228.112.44.21.00.952.7%36.8%3.366.0%24.4%
18Kanaan CarlyleGJr6'3"28-2731.114.33.82.92.549.8%32.4%6.485.4%28.8%
25Niccolo MorettiGJr6'1"33-1426.25.62.03.31.950.7%26.7%1.467.2%15.5%
1Devin WilliamsFSo6'10"33-3323.87.55.21.31.354.8%30.6%1.567.4%19.0%
22Devin VanterpoolGSo6'4"24-2431.215.86.32.42.152.5%35.1%6.278.2%29.4%
11Josiah ParkerGFr6'7"32-821.89.66.01.21.351.7%16.0%0.861.6%26.6%
17Xander PintelonFJr6'11"33-2518.26.23.70.70.851.5%35.2%3.285.4%19.9%
3Amar AmkouGFr6'7"26-112.75.52.20.40.752.0%36.4%1.779.2%24.7%
77Maxim LogueFSo6'9"28-011.24.83.10.00.667.4%0.0%0.142.9%22.1%
5Yohann SissokoGFr6'5"27-011.23.31.71.10.947.7%42.9%0.875.7%19.9%
9Max LangenfeldGFr6'6"16-18.23.50.90.50.548.1%27.3%2.866.7%26.9%
8Vincent NeugebauerCJr7'1"13-08.12.51.60.20.465.0%—0.053.8%17.2%
4Liam Dayco-GreenGFr6'2"8-03.12.00.40.00.357.7%45.5%1.450.0%34.3%
30Lachlan SmithGFr6'3"2-01.51.00.50.00.50.0%—0.0100.0%52.1%
7Zion SampaioGFr6'6"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
FAUWright St
Efficiency
109.1
111.2
106.7
108.5
69.9
68.1
—
—
Shooting
52.2%
54.3%
53.6%
54.2%
33.3%
36.4%
70.3%
74.7%
33.3%
37.4%
Ball control & glass
17.6%
16.1%
15.5%
16.7%
31.6%
32.8%
28.3%
29.4%
10.6%
9.7%
7.5%
9.1%
Style
38.2%
34.2%
45.6%
48.5%
15.6%
11.2%
47.1%
46.9%
32.3%
34.2%
Roster
2.14
2.34
6'5.9"
6'5.4"
—
79.2%

Offseason

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

Wright St
Returning minutes: 79.2%Returning production: 81.8%
Lost
  • Michael Cooper 23.4 mpg, 11.9 ppg · transferred to California
  • Logan Woods 18.4 mpg, 5.3 ppg · transferred to Niagara
Added
  • Isaiah Williams no D1 minutes last season
  • PJ Douglas no D1 minutes last season

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 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 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.