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Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 LSU 21-10 (0.677) | SEC

All-Play Percentage: 0.889 (39^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.693 (51^st)	Record Quality: 0.347 (31^st)	Avg. Season Rank: 35.07 (31^st)
Pace: 70.91 (93^rd)	Momentum: -0.39 (200^th)	Off. Momentum: 1.66 (109^th)	Def. Momentum: -2.05 (267^th)
Consistency: -7.65 (26^th)	Res. Consistency: -9.06 (23^rd)	Away From Home: -1.22 (265^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -1.96 (268^th)

NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
Hover over column headers or visit "ABOUT" page for an explanation of each measurement.
Includes games through March 11, 2020. Data shown on this page is based on time-independent ratings.

OFFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

113.79

28.10

76.56

85.86

47.84

29.55

34.31

24.53

42.13

31.78

64.81

11.50

16.26

7.80

34.41

28.57

37.01

1.97

RANK:

8^th

74^th

26^th

20^th

12^th

214^th

113^th

103^rd

16^th

49^th

25^th

138^th

40^th

10^th

263^rd

143^rd

95^th

78^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

98.97

21.13

86.12

41.76

35.58

35.05

24.90

32.72

25.64

59.86

11.54

12.40

4.72

41.31

28.91

29.77

2.12

RANK:

157^th

34^th

332^nd

93^rd

336^th

268^th

275^th

28^th

65^th

187^th

217^th

129^th

136^th

307^th

232^nd

32^nd

26^th

ANALYSIS:
LSU has a fairly solid squad that likely falls within the top quartile of all teams in college basketball this year. Carrying a record of 21-10, they are currently rated #39 overall (out of 353) in All-Play Percentage this season. They are also ranked by this site as the #5 team (out of 14) in the SEC (average ranking 67.6).

LSU is undoubtedly one of the best in the business on offense. The team is rated eighth in offensive efficiency, scoring more than 113 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. LSU does an outstanding job finishing any scoring chances they obtain from offensive rebounds. Against AO, the team successfully converts 7.8% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked tenth nationally), and with a rating of 16.26, they're 40th in potential points scored off of the offensive glass as well. LSU is also a very dangerous team when it comes to shooting the rock, ranking in the top-25 in three of our four major field goal categories. They are most proficient from two-point range, making good on 42.1% of their mid-range jumpers (16th in the nation), 64.8% of their near-proximity chances (25th), and 47.8% of their total shots from the field (12th) vs. AO. LSU is lastly one of the very best when it comes to maximizing field goal opportunities. The team is ranked 20th in the NCAA in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 85.86 vs. AO.

Though they're not quite as efficient defensively as they are offensively, LSU still does OK when the opposition has possession of the ball. The team ranks 157th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 99 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. LSU has been able to successfully prevent opponents from making shots between the three-point stripe and the low post. They're ranked 28th in Division I in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 32.7% of their attempts from that distance. LSU also does a pretty solid job avoiding careless fouls and minimizing opponents' opportunities from the free throw line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 21.13 vs. AO, they are currently rated 34th in the country in that category. If LSU does exhibit a noticeable weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's propensity to allow too many shot attempts per trip. The squad has a rating of 86.12 in defensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO, which ranks 22nd-worst in college basketball.

LSU is one of the more consistent teams in Division I (presently ranked 26th in consistency), so forecasting the outcomes of their future contests tends to be easier than the norm.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Fri 11/8/2019	vs Bowling Green₁₇₂	W 85.52 - 70.44	W 88-79	1-0	115.78	106.40	▼ 9.38	100.68	94.55	▲ 6.13	▼ 3.25
Wed 11/13/2019	@ VCU₆₁	L 73.96 - 74.82	L 82-84	1-1	105.33	101.24	▼ 4.09	102.60	99.99	▲ 2.61	▼ 1.48
Sat 11/16/2019	vs Nicholls₁₅₇	W 82.34 - 68.03	W 75-65	2-1	111.50	92.49	▼ 19.01	98.08	86.86	▲ 11.22	▼ 7.79
Tue 11/19/2019	vs UMBC₂₆₆	W 83.78 - 63.31	W 77-50	3-1	116.86	107.72	▼ 9.14	93.87	67.97	▲ 25.90	▲ 16.76
Fri 11/22/2019	vs Utah State₄₂ *	W 73.74 - 73.64	L 78-80	3-2	104.91	108.33	▲ 3.42	105.33	111.11	▼ 5.78	▼ 2.36
Sun 11/24/2019	vs URI₇₂ *	W 77.96 - 74.42	W 96-83	4-2	106.44	126.03	▲ 19.59	101.85	102.39	▼ 0.54	▲ 19.05
Fri 11/29/2019	vs Missouri State₁₃₃	W 81.77 - 69.18	W 73-58	5-2	112.10	114.91	▲ 2.81	100.00	90.61	▲ 9.39	▲ 12.20
Tue 12/3/2019	vs New Orleans₃₁₈	W 92.21 - 66.17	W 90-54	6-2	124.40	113.18	▼ 11.22	94.69	78.64	▲ 16.05	▲ 4.83
Sun 12/8/2019	vs Northwestern St.₂₇₆	W 91.39 - 68.05	W 109-59	7-2	119.54	147.55	▲ 28.01	94.77	88.45	▲ 6.32	▲ 34.33
Wed 12/18/2019	vs ETSU₇₀	W 76.51 - 69.76	L 63-74	7-3	108.58	92.86	▼ 15.72	104.19	119.72	▼ 15.53	▼ 31.25
Sat 12/21/2019	vs USC₅₈ *	W 74.80 - 72.44	L 68-70	7-4	105.30	87.18	▼ 18.12	103.17	93.65	▲ 9.52	▼ 8.60
Sun 12/29/2019	vs Liberty₉₀	W 72.75 - 64.73	W 74-57	8-4	108.20	117.55	▲ 9.35	101.80	97.28	▲ 4.52	▲ 13.87
Sat 1/4/2020	@ Tennessee₆₀	L 71.61 - 72.38	W 78-64	9-4	107.36	123.26	▲ 15.90	104.06	97.14	▲ 6.92	▲ 22.82
Wed 1/8/2020	vs Arkansas₄₃	W 79.92 - 75.75	W 79-77	10-4	106.54	106.00	▼ 0.54	106.69	112.45	▼ 5.76	▼ 6.30
Sat 1/11/2020	vs Miss. State₃₇	W 77.32 - 74.16	W 60-59	11-4	109.04	89.86	▼ 19.18	109.67	93.92	▲ 15.75	▼ 3.43
Tue 1/14/2020	@ Texas A&M₁₂₈	W 71.72 - 67.52	W 89-85 (OT)	12-4	109.01	120.36	▲ 11.35	98.43	116.35	▼ 17.92	▼ 6.57
Sat 1/18/2020	@ Ole Miss₈₉	W 75.42 - 73.94	W 80-76	13-4	107.14	111.66	▲ 4.52	100.29	98.89	▲ 1.40	▲ 5.92
Tue 1/21/2020	vs Florida₃₀	W 74.28 - 72.31	W 84-82	14-4	106.68	113.82	▲ 7.14	109.35	116.34	▼ 6.99	▲ 0.15
Sat 1/25/2020	@ Texas₆₉	L 71.06 - 71.14	W 69-67	15-4	106.38	106.99	▲ 0.61	101.36	99.07	▲ 2.29	▲ 2.90
Wed 1/29/2020	vs Alabama₅₃	W 86.36 - 80.47	W 90-76	16-4	110.11	116.47	▲ 6.36	107.97	98.39	▲ 9.58	▲ 15.94
Sat 2/1/2020	vs Ole Miss₈₉	W 79.06 - 70.39	W 73-63	17-4	107.14	101.84	▼ 5.30	100.29	92.45	▲ 7.84	▲ 2.54
Wed 2/5/2020	@ Vanderbilt₁₇₀	W 81.05 - 73.58	L 90-99	17-5	115.07	120.87	▲ 5.80	100.86	127.82	▼ 26.96	▼ 21.16
Sat 2/8/2020	@ Auburn₃₄	L 74.83 - 79.49	L 90-91 (OT)	17-6	107.05	112.90	▲ 5.85	108.59	108.00	▲ 0.59	▲ 6.44
Tue 2/11/2020	vs Missouri₇₇	W 76.20 - 68.60	W 82-78	18-6	106.58	116.39	▲ 9.81	101.46	113.88	▼ 12.42	▼ 2.61
Sat 2/15/2020	@ Alabama₅₃	L 82.50 - 84.12	L 82-88	18-7	110.11	111.78	▲ 1.67	107.97	114.89	▼ 6.92	▼ 5.25
Tue 2/18/2020	vs Kentucky₃₁	W 77.68 - 75.03	L 76-79	18-8	108.15	109.32	▲ 1.17	110.03	118.62	▼ 8.59	▼ 7.42
Sat 2/22/2020	vs South Carolina₅₇ *	W 80.16 - 77.32	W 86-80	19-8	106.52	108.86	▲ 2.34	103.81	102.56	▲ 1.25	▲ 3.59
Wed 2/26/2020	@ Florida₃₀	L 70.85 - 75.67	L 66-81	19-9	106.68	108.90	▲ 2.22	109.35	127.67	▼ 18.32	▼ 16.10
Sat 2/29/2020	vs Texas A&M₁₂₈	W 75.12 - 64.30	W 64-50	20-9	109.01	114.98	▲ 5.97	98.43	94.61	▲ 3.82	▲ 9.79
Wed 3/4/2020	@ Arkansas₄₃	L 76.23 - 79.35	L 90-99	20-10	106.54	111.31	▲ 4.77	106.69	121.51	▼ 14.82	▼ 10.05
Sat 3/7/2020	vs Georgia₉₈	W 83.90 - 74.40	W 94-64	21-10	112.94	120.63	▲ 7.69	105.57	90.99	▲ 14.58	▲ 22.27
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Projections are based on present-day ratings. Stars indicate games played at a neutral location.
Game efficiencies only account for data before a contest has gone analytically final and are adjusted to extract home-court advantage.

CURIOUS TRENDS:

	LSU does worse vs. clubs that convert well from outside the arc. When playing squads that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 33.33%, LSU performs above average 26% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 83% of the time.
	LSU performs better against squads that typically allow more than a fair share of breakaway opportunities. When facing teams that have a potential point rate allowed off steals vs. AO greater than 10.30, LSU is more efficient than normal 65% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 18% of the time.
	When playing teams that are more proficient at draining the mid-range shot, LSU usually performs better than average. LSU is more efficient than normal 80% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 38.58%. In all other contests, LSU performs better than average 33% of the time.

LATEST NEWS ITEMS:

	'Cats comeback staggers Gators (3/8/2020 4:56:00 AM) In other SEC games Saturday, Marlon Taylor scored a career-high 30 points in his final home game to lead LSU (21-10, 12-6) to a 94-64 victory against Georgia (15-16, 5-13). Anthony Edwards was the leading scorer for the Bulldogs with 17 points.
	Hogs Handle Tigers on Senior Night (3/4/2020 11:54:00 PM) Arkansas used a big first half and double-digit scoring efforts from five different Razorbacks to beat LSU 99-90 on Senior Night inside Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday. Arkansas jumped out to an early lead in the first half, thanks to red-hot shooting that led to a 55-point opening half. As a team the Hogs shot 53.1% in the first half and were ...
	Arkansas beats LSU to keep NCAA Tournament hopes alive (3/4/2020 9:50:00 PM) ... LSU to keep NCAA Tournament hopes alive Mason Jones scored 36 points _ 20 in the first half _ and Arkansas kept its slender NCAA Tournament hopes alive with a 99-90 win over LSU Check out this story on floridatoday.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2020/03/04/arkansas-beats-lsu-to-keep-ncaa-tournament-hopes-alive/111395256/
	LSU basketball stumbles hard at Arkansas (3/4/2020 9:28:00 PM) FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. - The LSU Tiger basketball team looked lost, tried and out of sorts on Wednesday night against Arkansas and the Razorbacks were more than happy to add to their misery. The Tigers lost 99-90 but the game never felt that close as LSU ...
	Mays' strong second half lifts LSU past Texas A&M, 64-50 (2/29/2020 7:31:00 PM) Mays scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half and grabbed eight rebounds to help LSU defeat Texas A&M 64-50 on Saturday. It was a performance the Tigers sorely needed coming off a 15-point setback at Florida that marked LSU's fifth loss in its previous seven games. “The biggest thing that we did out there was we just competed and took ...

HASLAMETRICS ALL-PLAY PERCENTAGE RANKING BY DAY: Select data to plot:

HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:

SUMMARY	Rk	AP%	Rec (WinPct)		RQ	Conference	Pace	Con	SOS	PTF	AFH	ASR

OFFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

DEFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

SUMMARY	Rk		AP%		Rec (WinPct)		RQ		Conference		Pace		Con		SOS		PTF		AFH		ASR

OFFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox

DEFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox