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Samford at UNLV

Men's college basketball preview

Updated Sat, Nov 7 · 5:41 AM ET

Samford1-0 · SoCon
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UNLV1-0 · Mountain West

Sat, Nov 7 · 4:00 PM ET · MW+

Thomas & Mack Center · Las Vegas, NV

The Call How this works

GordStats likes UNLV by 11.6, the book by 11.5 — they agree, no lean.

Samford 16%win chanceUNLV 84%
GordStatsUNLV by 11.684% to win · Samford 72–UNLV 84
BookUNLV -11.5O/U 156.5
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Unit vs Unit

  • UNLV's ball security (104th) meets Samford's ball pressure (350th).
  • UNLV's defensive rebounding (169th) meets Samford's offensive rebounding (349th).

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

Samford Offense vs UNLV Defense

Samford offUNLV def
Adj. efficiency
189th104.0131st103.7
Effective FG%
350th0.0%344th63.5%
Turnovers
20th0.0%27th26.2%
Offensive rebounding
349th0.0%169th29.6%
Free-throw rate
350th0.0%308th50.0%
3-point %
350th0.0%347th47.8%

Samford: 70.7 possessions a game (207th fastest) · 0% of shots from three

UNLV Offense vs Samford Defense

UNLV offSamford def
Adj. efficiency
81st111.1286th109.8
Effective FG%
116th54.1%20th0.0%
Turnovers
104th14.5%350th0.0%
Offensive rebounding
11th50.0%20th0.0%
Free-throw rate
42nd52.5%20th0.0%
3-point %
83rd38.1%20th0.0%

UNLV: 71.9 possessions a game (114th fastest) · 34% of shots from three

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

Recent Form

Samford

  • W87–58vs Berry—

UNLV

  • W89–77vs Northern Arizona−8

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.