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Monmouth vs Rhode Island

Men's college basketball preview

Updated Sat, Nov 7 · 5:41 AM ET

Sat, Nov 7 · 4:00 PM ET · NESN

Neutral site · Mohegan Sun Arena · Uncasville, CT

The Call How this works

GordStats likes Rhode Island by 4.3, the book by 6.5 — 2.2 points apart, short of the 3 it takes for a lean.

Monmouth 35%win chanceRIU 65%
GordStatsRIU by 4.365% to win · Monmouth 72–RIU 76
BookRIU -6.5O/U 146.5
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Unit vs Unit

  • Rhode Island's defensive rebounding (50th) meets Monmouth's offensive rebounding (325th).
  • Rhode Island's ball security (37th) meets Monmouth's ball pressure (186th).

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

Monmouth Offense vs Rhode Island Defense

Monmouth offRIU def
Adj. efficiency
232nd102.2127th103.5
Effective FG%
170th50.0%112th44.5%
Turnovers
320th23.9%69th22.1%
Offensive rebounding
325th15.2%50th18.4%
Free-throw rate
278th25.0%132nd29.1%
3-point %
64th40.0%172nd30.4%

Monmouth: 70.9 possessions a game (184th fastest) · 36% of shots from three

Rhode Island Offense vs Monmouth Defense

RIU offMonmouth def
Adj. efficiency
142nd106.4163rd105.1
Effective FG%
19th64.2%145th46.8%
Turnovers
37th6.9%186th17.3%
Offensive rebounding
167th31.2%200th31.6%
Free-throw rate
180th34.3%243rd40.3%
3-point %
75th38.7%164th30.0%

Rhode Island: 71.5 possessions a game (134th fastest) · 46% of shots from three

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

Recent Form

Monmouth

  • L63–78at St. John's+6

Rhode Island

  • W103–59vs Holy Cross+28

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.