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Tennessee St
vs Lindenwood

The projected game, the historical pressure points and the personnel questions to take into preparation. Generated from published statistics and reviewed announcements.

Jan 21, 8:30 PM ETLindenwood designated home · Hyland Arena

Tennessee St76.6Projected away score
Preseason baselineTennessee St by 1.9Projected winning margin · 73.4 possessions / 40 min

Lindenwood win estimate 48.8%

Lindenwood74.7Projected home score

Projected total 151.3. Nominal 80% range for home scoring margin: -17.8 to +14.0. Either team winning falls within that range.

The model uses historical opponent-adjusted efficiency and tempo. It has no current roster or injury inputs. Schedule details are partial and may change. Model edition: Sep 12, 2026.

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Pre-tip readiness / Four checks

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Forecast signal
Model baseline

Home win estimate 48.8% · 31.9-point nominal range.

Model notebook
Schedule status
Home floor

Hyland Arena

Source schedule
Roster evidence
Both teams observed

Tennessee St 84% prior minutes represented · Lindenwood 100% prior minutes represented

Roster evidence
Market evidence
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No qualifying bookmaker observation is published; an edge cannot be reported.

Record a manual check

These checks describe source coverage and model state. They do not convert a roster listing into eligibility, a schedule into availability, or a market quote into a recommendation.

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Spread edge-1.9 ptsObserved line is more favorable to the home side.Normal approximation: 43.9% chance the home margin clears this line.
Total edge+151.3 ptsModel total is above the observed number.
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01 / Prior-season evidence → Film questions

Where the styles meet.

2025–26 observations

These are historical questions, not forecast adjustments. Each direction highlights up to two Four Factors with the largest difference in favorable percentile between one offense and the opposing defense. Rates came against different schedules and personnel; their difference is not an expected matchup outcome.

01 / A contrast to investigate

Finishing the possession

Tennessee St offense Lindenwood defense

Tennessee St · offense35.3%33 games · rank 51/366
Lindenwood · opponent rate31.1%33 games · rank 243/366

Offensive rebound rate. Favorable percentile: 86.3 offense / 33.7 defense. Higher favorable percentile is better, including for statistics where a lower raw rate is better.

On film: Who earns the second-chance possessions, and who must take the first box-out assignment? Check whether extra crashers leave transition chances at the other end.

02 / A contrast to investigate

Shot-making

Tennessee St offense Lindenwood defense

Tennessee St · offense50.9%33 games · rank 227/366
Lindenwood · opponent rate47.4%33 games · rank 37/366

Effective FG%. Favorable percentile: 38.1 offense / 90.1 defense. Higher favorable percentile is better, including for statistics where a lower raw rate is better.

On film: Which actions create efficient shots, and which coverages take those looks away? Separate rim attempts, catch-and-shoot threes and contested pull-ups on film.

03 / Offensive concern / defensive strength

Protecting the possession

Lindenwood offense Tennessee St defense

Lindenwood · offense18.3%33 games · rank 294/366
Tennessee St · turnovers forced20.1%33 games · rank 31/366

Turnovers / possessions. Favorable percentile: 19.7 offense / 91.8 defense. Higher favorable percentile is better, including for statistics where a lower raw rate is better.

On film: Do the turnovers come from ball pressure, passing-lane help or unforced mistakes? Identify the ball handlers and distinguish live-ball losses from dead-ball turnovers.

04 / A contrast to investigate

Keeping the game off the line

Lindenwood offense Tennessee St defense

Lindenwood · offense37.1%33 games · rank 119/366
Tennessee St · opponent rate38.9%33 games · rank 297/366

Free-throw attempts / FGA. Favorable percentile: 67.7 offense / 18.9 defense. Higher favorable percentile is better, including for statistics where a lower raw rate is better.

On film: Which actions draw shooting fouls, and which defenders can contain them without fouling? Check the personnel and foul context before assigning a coverage.

02 / Both directions, all the evidence

The possession matchup.

Tennessee St with the ball.

Historical rateTennessee StOffenseLindenwoodDefense
Effective FG%50.9%33 games · rank 227/36647.4%33 games · rank 37/366
Turnovers / possessions17.0%33 games · rank 206/36619.2%33 games · rank 55/366
Offensive rebound rate35.3%33 games · rank 51/36631.1%33 games · rank 243/366
Free-throw attempts / FGA33.7%33 games · rank 218/36635.5%33 games · rank 216/366
Three-point attempt share30.6%33 games32.9%33 games
Two-point FG%51.6%33 games · rank 223/36648.2%33 games · rank 55/366
Three-point FG%32.8%33 games · rank 253/36630.5%33 games · rank 26/366

Defense reports opponent rates, except turnovers forced. Each statistic pools its own valid numerators and denominators; game counts can differ. Three-point attempt share describes style and has no favorable rank.

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Lindenwood with the ball.

Historical rateLindenwoodOffenseTennessee StDefense
Effective FG%50.1%33 games · rank 268/36650.8%33 games · rank 174/366
Turnovers / possessions18.3%33 games · rank 294/36620.1%33 games · rank 31/366
Offensive rebound rate33.9%33 games · rank 82/36629.1%33 games · rank 137/366
Free-throw attempts / FGA37.1%33 games · rank 119/36638.9%33 games · rank 297/366
Three-point attempt share30.7%33 games36.8%33 games
Two-point FG%51.8%33 games · rank 212/36651.4%33 games · rank 191/366
Three-point FG%30.8%33 games · rank 330/36633.2%33 games · rank 151/366

Defense reports opponent rates, except turnovers forced. Each statistic pools its own valid numerators and denominators; game counts can differ. Three-point attempt share describes style and has no favorable rank.

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Stat definitions and denominators

Effective FG%: (FGM + 0.5 × 3PM) / FGA.

Turnovers / possessions: Turnovers / estimated possessions.

Offensive rebound rate: ORB / (ORB + opponent DRB).

Free-throw attempts / FGA: FTA / FGA; displayed per 100 field-goal attempts.

Rates are pooled from the source records, not averages of game percentages. Rankings compare the 366 programs in the model field. Some source games include opponents outside Division I.

The pace question.

Tennessee St recorded 72.2 possessions per 40 minutes across 33 paired games; Lindenwood recorded 73.7 across 33. The adjusted forecast for this matchup is 73.4. Identify which team’s personnel can dictate the first pass, early offense and transition balance; the historical tempo gap alone does not identify a tactical winner.

Five-v-five archive / source-native handoff

See which lineups actually shared the floor.

The matchup-stint archive keeps each publisher-native five-player group beside the opposing five, with possessions, repeat games and scoring margin. Search these teams to turn the factor question into a film assignment; the source IDs remain separate from the forecast and recruiting identities.

03 / Prior meetings / exact source IDs

What happened when these programs met?

2025–26 source schedule

This is a descriptive look at completed meetings where the home and away source team IDs matched exactly in the scouting archive. It is context for preparation, not a head-to-head forecast; a missing row means this source edition did not retain a qualifying meeting.

2Recorded meetings
02Lindenwood record
-9.5Average Lindenwood margin
Feb 20, 2026Latest shown
DateLocationScoreResultMarginEvidence
Feb 20, 2026Game 401806493Lindenwood road8089L-9.0ESPN source ↗
Jan 24, 2026Game 401806454Lindenwood home8696L-10.0ESPN source ↗
04 / Schedule-adjusted lens

What survives a harder schedule?

These four-factor role estimates adjust for opponent and season recency using the same team-and-venue design as the efficiency model. A positive gap means the offense’s favorable rate is stronger than the opposing defense’s corresponding rate. This is a descriptive lens for preparation, not a new forecast or a claim about the next rotation.

Tennessee St offense vs Lindenwood defense.

Adjusted rateTennessee StOffenseLindenwoodDefenseFavorable gap
Effective FG%50.4%52.0%-1.5 ppfavors this defense
Free-throw attempt rate36.1%37.0%-0.9 ppfavors this defense
Offensive rebound rate31.1%30.8%+0.3 ppfavors this offense
Turnover rate18.1%17.8%-0.3 ppfavors this defense

For turnover rate, lower offensive turnover rate and higher forced-turnover rate are favorable. The other rows favor more efficient offense and lower opponent rates.

Lindenwood offense vs Tennessee St defense.

Adjusted rateLindenwoodOffenseTennessee StDefenseFavorable gap
Free-throw attempt rate35.9%40.9%-5.0 ppfavors this defense
Effective FG%47.2%51.7%-4.5 ppfavors this defense
Offensive rebound rate28.9%30.5%-1.6 ppfavors this defense
Turnover rate18.1%18.2%+0.1 ppfavors this offense

For turnover rate, lower offensive turnover rate and higher forced-turnover rate are favorable. The other rows favor more efficient offense and lower opponent rates.

05 / Historical workload, then roster verification

Who carried the old possessions?

The three largest recorded minute totals on each 2025–26 team, among players with at least 200 minutes. These are historical contributors, not a projected 2026–27 rotation. Follow the player history and verify availability before assigning matchups.

Tennessee St / 2025–26

Dante HarrisG · 33 games · 1,066 total minutes
32.3 MPG11.7 PPG20.5% est. usage48.3% TS

Usage sample: 33 games. An opportunity estimate from matched minutes and boxes, not measured on-court possessions.

Aaron NkrumahG · 33 games · 1,034 total minutes
31.3 MPG17.7 PPG27.8% est. usage55.2% TS

Usage sample: 33 games. An opportunity estimate from matched minutes and boxes, not measured on-court possessions.

Travis Harper IIG · 33 games · 1,034 total minutes
31.3 MPG17.1 PPG23.1% est. usage61.9% TS

Usage sample: 33 games. An opportunity estimate from matched minutes and boxes, not measured on-court possessions.

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Lindenwood / 2025–26

Anias FutrellG · 32 games · 1,010 total minutes
31.6 MPG17.4 PPG26.8% est. usage55.4% TS

Usage sample: 32 games. An opportunity estimate from matched minutes and boxes, not measured on-court possessions.

Mekhi CooperG · 33 games · 986 total minutes
29.9 MPG6.4 PPG14.3% est. usage45.0% TS

Usage sample: 33 games. An opportunity estimate from matched minutes and boxes, not measured on-court possessions.

Dontrez WilliamsG · 29 games · 929 total minutes
32.0 MPG15.2 PPG25.9% est. usage50.3% TS

Usage sample: 29 games. An opportunity estimate from matched minutes and boxes, not measured on-court possessions.

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06 / Source roster observation

How much old workload is represented?

2026–27 listing · unconfirmed

This is an exact-ID comparison between the published 2026–27 roster listing and recorded 2025–26 minutes. It describes what the source currently represents; it does not establish eligibility, availability, a returning decision or a projected rotation, and it does not change the forecast.

Tennessee St

Players listed15
Roster shape · G / F / C7 / 8 / 0
Listed as same program13
New to source dataset2
Returning IDs with prior minutes13
Prior minutes represented5,590 · 84.4%
Role workloadPrior minReturningIncomingUnrepresented
Guard7 listed2,959100%
Forward8 listed2,631100%
Center0 listed

Roster shape uses only the source-reported position labels on this listing; it is descriptive and does not identify a viable lineup or positional matchup.

Role rows use prior production attached to the currently listed source records. They are a narrower sample than the team denominator above; a missing or unclassified listing remains unknown.

The percentage uses 6,624 recorded 2025–26 minutes for this program as its denominator. A missing listing is not evidence of a departure; a new entry is not proof of a freshman or transfer.

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Lindenwood

Players listed15
Roster shape · G / F / C9 / 4 / 2
Listed as same program13
New to source dataset2
Returning IDs with prior minutes13
Prior minutes represented6,599 · 100.0%
Role workloadPrior minReturningIncomingUnrepresented
Guard9 listed4,766100%
Forward4 listed782100%
Center2 listed1,051100%

Roster shape uses only the source-reported position labels on this listing; it is descriptive and does not identify a viable lineup or positional matchup.

Role rows use prior production attached to the currently listed source records. They are a narrower sample than the team denominator above; a missing or unclassified listing remains unknown.

The percentage uses 6,599 recorded 2025–26 minutes for this program as its denominator. A missing listing is not evidence of a departure; a new entry is not proof of a freshman or transfer.

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07 / Dated school evidence

What changed after those box scores?

Announcement board reviewed Sep 8, 2026

This board covers a limited set of schools. An announced addition does not by itself prove game-day availability. Later statements remain in the player’s timeline; a missing entry is not evidence that a player left or that a roster stayed unchanged.

Tennessee St

This program is outside the reviewed school-announcement coverage in this edition. Check its official roster and availability reports.

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Lindenwood

This program is outside the reviewed school-announcement coverage in this edition. Check its official roster and availability reports.

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08 / Publisher context

What the source wire is saying.

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These dated headlines are retained from permitted ESPN and NCAA.com RSS feeds and are shown as reporting context. They do not alter the forecast or establish an injury, eligibility, transfer or availability decision.

Sep 2, 2026 · ESPN RSS

Vols' Scott to have knee surgery, out 6 months

Tennessee freshman Ralph Scott is set to have surgery on his left knee and will miss at least six months, according to Vols coach Rick Barnes.

Read publisher source ↗
09 / Compare only matching records

The forecast and market trail.

Published ledger edition Sep 15, 2026. Only a record matching this game’s model, participants, start and prediction can appear here. Quotes are last qualifying observations, not verified closing lines or a live price feed.

Forecast registered . Status: Scheduled.

No qualifying timestamped market comparison is available for this forecast in this ledger edition. A model-versus-market edge cannot be reported.

For spreads, a positive difference is model home margin plus the observed home spread; for totals it is model total minus the line; for moneylines it is model home probability minus the two-way normalized market probability. These are model disagreements, not placed bets or profit estimates.

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How to read this brief.

The preseason model’s independent 2025–26 evaluation covered 5,734 games, with 10.26-point margin MAE and 79.1% empirical coverage for nominal 80% ranges. The weekly model experiment is separate from these forecasts.

Historical scouting and player statistics: Sep 12, 2026 source edition. Model: basketball-efficiency-v2-b7df2377c580. Training cutoff: 2026-09-12T12:53:26.061472Z. Model notebook and source receipts →

Bulk observations: SportsDataverse, whose publisher labels its datasets CC BY 4.0. Independent calculations and text templates: Silvermine. School announcements are linked individually. The film questions are hypotheses to verify, not measured descriptions of a current lineup.