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American at Clemson

Men's college basketball preview

Updated Sat, Nov 7 · 5:41 AM ET

American0-1 · Patriot going in
73–82Final
Clemson1-0 · ACC going in

Fri, Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET · ACCNX

Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC

The Call How this works

GordStats had Clemson by 18.1✓, the book by 15.5 — 2.6 points apart, short of the 3 it takes for a lean.

American 6%win chanceClemson 94%
GordStatsClemson by 18.194% to win · American 61–Clemson 80
BookClemson -15.5O/U 141.5

Unit vs Unit

  • Clemson's defensive rebounding (45th) meets American's offensive rebounding (320th).
  • Clemson's three-point shooting (53rd) meets American's three-point defense (285th).

National rank on each side, 1st the best; the longer bar has the edge.

American Offense vs Clemson Defense

American offClemson def
Adj. efficiency
198th103.650th98.2
Effective FG%
218th46.4%272nd55.6%
Turnovers
272nd20.8%237th15.4%
Offensive rebounding
320th17.8%45th17.5%
Free-throw rate
231st29.1%51st18.1%
3-point %
121st35.1%278th36.5%

American: 69.8 possessions a game (270th fastest) · 52% of shots from three

Clemson Offense vs American Defense

Clemson offAmerican def
Adj. efficiency
41st114.9184th105.8
Effective FG%
86th55.9%193rd50.0%
Turnovers
90th13.9%203rd16.7%
Offensive rebounding
189th29.9%287th36.8%
Free-throw rate
36th53.6%164th32.3%
3-point %
53rd41.2%285th37.0%

Clemson: 68.7 possessions a game (327th fastest) · 46% of shots from three

Bart Torvik's adjusted figures, ranked across Division I. Every team: Team Stats.

Recent Form

American

  • L53–79at Cincinnati−7

Clemson

  • W85–72vs Stetson−10

The last column is the margin against our line before kickoff: + beat it, − fell short.

What These Numbers Mean
Adj. efficiency
Points per 100 possessions against an average D-I team on a neutral floor: the offense's scored, the defense's allowed.
Effective FG%
Field-goal percentage with a made three counted as 1.5 makes.
Turnovers
Per possession: the offense's committed, the defense's forced.
Offensive rebounding
The share of its own misses the offense gets back, against the share the defense lets its opponents get back.
Free-throw rate
Free throws attempted per field-goal attempt: drawn by the offense, allowed by the defense.