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Automated Team Capsule for 2014-15 Boston U 13-17 (0.433) | Patriot League

All-Play Percentage: 0.326 (236^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.424 (240^th)	Record Quality: -0.164 (260^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 235.40 (236^th)
Pace: 65.36 (183^rd)	Momentum: -3.01 (300^th)	Off. Momentum: -2.28 (327^th)	Def. Momentum: -0.73 (173^rd)
Consistency: -9.48 (211^th)	Res. Consistency: -10.35 (86^th)	Away From Home: 1.71 (25^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: 0.85 (39^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 April 6, 2015. 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:

101.86

33.68

67.25

76.62

43.77

33.47

36.28

17.77

39.34

25.38

56.74

10.53

13.22

6.63

43.68

23.19

33.13

2.11

RANK:

131^st

28^th

244^th

337^th

136^th

32^nd

90^th

339^th

26^th

291^st

217^th

224^th

276^th

178^th

13^th

331^st

233^rd

333^rd

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

109.53

28.14

84.87

45.33

33.13

37.08

25.98

39.58

25.76

61.74

11.74

17.07

7.55

39.03

30.61

30.36

2.09

RANK:

326^th

142^nd

294^th

258^th

333^rd

293^rd

203^rd

320^th

75^th

261^st

203^rd

296^th

245^th

323^rd

163^rd

45^th

25^th

ANALYSIS:
If you see Boston U on the schedule, you will likely get one of the average to below-average teams in college hoops. They have a record of 13-17 and are ranked 236th overall (out of 351) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the #7 team (out of 10) in the Patriot League (average ranking 233.2).

If there is a strength for Boston U this year, it's probably on the offensive end of the court. The team is rated 131st in offensive efficiency, scoring more than 101 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Boston U lives and dies by the three-ball and will launch from long-distance early and often. The team ranks 13th in ratio of three-point attempts to total field goal attempts. If you do allow them to shoot from long, they have the ability to punish you for it, too. Ranked in the top-100 in three-point shooting percentage, they make approximately 36.3% of their three-point attempts vs. AO. Boston U also has a keen ability to drain field goals between the three-point line and the low post. The squad is ranked 26th nationally in mid-range field goal percentage, making about 39.3% of their attempts from those locations vs. AO. If Boston U does have a glaring weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's difficulties in getting off a sufficient number of shots each possession. The squad has a field goal attempt rate of just 76.62 vs. AO, which ranks 15th-worst in college basketball.

Unfortunately, Boston U is not even remotely close to being as good on defense as they are on offense. The team is ranked 326th in defensive efficiency, allowing about 110 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Boston U has done a lackluster job this year when defending the mid-range shot. The squad is ranked 320th nationally in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on 39.6% of their attempts from those in-between spots on the floor.

When playing on the road, Boston U has played their best basketball this season. The team is currently ranked 25th in the country in the away-from-home metric our site tracks.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Sun 11/16/2014	vs Northeastern₈₉ *	L 64.10 - 72.91	L 65-71	0-1	100.89	103.61	▲ 2.72	114.06	113.17	▲ 0.89	▲ 3.61
Wed 11/19/2014	@ Norfolk State₂₀₀	L 66.82 - 72.38	W 71-63	1-1	106.01	108.94	▲ 2.93	108.45	91.06	▲ 17.39	▲ 20.32
Fri 11/21/2014	@ Kentucky₁	L 49.81 - 83.42	L 65-89	1-2	81.31	90.01	▲ 8.70	126.55	117.43	▲ 9.12	▲ 17.82
Tue 11/25/2014	@ UNH₂₀₆	L 63.91 - 69.24	L 68-75	1-3	101.30	104.25	▲ 2.95	103.55	109.82	▼ 6.27	▼ 3.32
Sun 11/30/2014	vs UMass Lowell₃₁₁	W 70.39 - 61.72	L 59-69	1-4	105.96	89.22	▼ 16.74	98.49	111.04	▼ 12.55	▼ 29.29
Wed 12/3/2014	vs Binghamton₃₂₃	W 71.73 - 60.87	W 77-65	2-4	108.61	124.56	▲ 15.95	97.60	109.67	▼ 12.07	▲ 3.88
Sat 12/6/2014	vs St. Peter's₁₆₇	W 62.81 - 62.80	L 59-70	2-5	99.14	110.90	▲ 11.76	104.52	136.94	▼ 32.42	▼ 20.66
Mon 12/8/2014	@ Harvard₉₄	L 57.74 - 69.66	L 56-70	2-6	96.05	97.42	▲ 1.37	109.16	114.89	▼ 5.73	▼ 4.36
Sun 12/14/2014	vs Quinnipiac₁₅₂	L 69.65 - 70.66	W 71-68	3-6	101.54	112.99	▲ 11.45	108.30	113.02	▼ 4.72	▲ 6.73
Sat 12/20/2014	@ Dayton₅₂	L 58.59 - 75.45	L 62-78	3-7	93.32	96.72	▲ 3.40	113.06	113.95	▼ 0.89	▲ 2.51
Mon 12/29/2014	vs Wentworth	---	W 69-46	4-7	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Wed 12/31/2014	@ Holy Cross₂₃₅	L 65.64 - 69.48	W 75-72 (OT)	5-7	104.18	104.56	▲ 0.38	104.43	98.62	▲ 5.81	▲ 6.19
Sat 1/3/2015	vs Lehigh₁₉₉	W 70.34 - 68.39	W 75-56	6-7	102.20	113.39	▲ 11.19	105.00	65.93	▲ 39.07	▲ 50.26
Wed 1/7/2015	@ Navy₂₈₃	L 64.92 - 66.11	W 70-64	7-7	106.53	123.31	▲ 16.78	102.12	103.59	▼ 1.47	▲ 15.31
Sat 1/10/2015	vs Lafayette₁₉₇	W 75.67 - 73.70	L 62-63	7-8	112.91	97.03	▼ 15.88	115.67	106.25	▲ 9.42	▼ 6.46
Wed 1/14/2015	@ Colgate₁₇₈	L 64.65 - 71.11	L 53-62	7-9	106.15	94.35	▼ 11.80	111.01	103.93	▲ 7.08	▼ 4.72
Sun 1/18/2015	@ Loyola (MD)₃₁₅	W 66.52 - 64.81	L 86-91 (OT)	7-10	106.13	116.82	▲ 10.69	97.81	107.48	▼ 9.67	▲ 1.02
Wed 1/21/2015	vs American₂₁₀	W 62.37 - 60.10	W 59-54	8-10	103.41	102.58	▼ 0.83	105.39	102.97	▲ 2.42	▲ 1.59
Sat 1/24/2015	vs Bucknell₂₀₃	W 70.34 - 68.35	L 77-92	8-11	105.55	115.06	▲ 9.51	108.10	149.75	▼ 41.65	▼ 32.14
Thu 1/29/2015	@ Army₂₇₆	L 72.75 - 74.42	L 67-71	8-12	107.80	94.75	▼ 13.05	103.97	91.70	▲ 12.27	▼ 0.78
Sat 1/31/2015	@ Lehigh₁₉₉	L 66.52 - 72.35	L 86-89	8-13	102.20	122.42	▲ 20.22	105.00	122.38	▼ 17.38	▲ 2.84
Wed 2/4/2015	vs Navy₂₈₃	W 68.50 - 62.51	W 62-59	9-13	106.53	98.98	▼ 7.55	102.12	98.98	▲ 3.14	▼ 4.41
Mon 2/9/2015	@ Lafayette₁₉₇	L 71.93 - 77.62	W 74-60	10-13	112.91	114.96	▲ 2.05	115.67	88.77	▲ 26.90	▲ 28.95
Wed 2/11/2015	vs Colgate₁₇₈	W 68.24 - 67.47	L 69-76	10-14	106.15	104.84	▼ 1.31	111.01	121.72	▼ 10.71	▼ 12.02
Sat 2/14/2015	vs Loyola (MD)₃₁₅	W 70.21 - 61.11	W 73-60	11-14	106.13	98.44	▼ 7.69	97.81	88.69	▲ 9.12	▲ 1.43
Wed 2/18/2015	@ American₂₁₀	L 59.00 - 63.55	W 61-53	12-14	103.41	104.64	▲ 1.23	105.39	84.96	▲ 20.43	▲ 21.66
Sun 2/22/2015	@ Bucknell₂₀₃	L 66.63 - 72.08	L 69-78	12-15	105.55	101.50	▼ 4.05	108.10	110.07	▼ 1.97	▼ 6.02
Wed 2/25/2015	vs Army₂₇₆	W 76.71 - 70.44	W 63-57	13-15	107.80	85.76	▼ 22.04	103.97	82.14	▲ 21.83	▼ 0.21
Sat 2/28/2015	vs Holy Cross₂₃₅	W 69.34 - 65.70	L 70-77	13-16	104.18	111.78	▲ 7.60	104.43	123.94	▼ 19.51	▼ 11.91
Thu 3/5/2015	@ Lafayette₁₉₇	L 71.93 - 77.62	L 64-89	13-17	112.91	114.19	▲ 1.28	115.67	152.94	▼ 37.27	▼ 35.99
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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:

	Boston U does worse vs. clubs that do not defend well on the perimeter. When playing squads that have a defensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 34.45%, Boston U performs above average 29% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 83% of the time.
	Boston U performs worse against squads that prefer the outside shot. When facing teams that have an offensive shooting proximity score vs. AO greater than 1.96, Boston U is more efficient than normal 35% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 89% of the time.
	When playing teams that convert well from the charity stripe, Boston U usually performs better than average. Boston U is more efficient than normal 80% of the time when facing clubs that have an adjusted free throw percentage vs. AO greater than 71.47%. In all other contests, Boston U performs better than average 37% of the time.

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