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Automated Team Capsule for 2020-21 Michigan 23-5 (0.821) | Big Ten

All-Play Percentage: 0.994 (3^rd)	Schedule Strength: 0.784 (28^th)	Record Quality: 0.580 (3^rd)	Avg. Season Rank: 7.00 (4^th)
Pace: 67.72 (282^nd)	Momentum: -2.58 (286^th)	Off. Momentum: -2.20 (313^th)	Def. Momentum: -0.38 (168^th)
Consistency: -11.43 (330^th)	Res. Consistency: -17.26 (335^th)	Away From Home: -1.79 (312^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: 3.77 (3^rd)

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 5, 2021. 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:

116.90

25.59

78.13

83.92

50.91

28.59

40.09

23.56

42.31

31.77

67.02

9.38

14.79

7.56

34.07

28.08

37.86

1.96

RANK:

5^th

137^th

19^th

83^rd

3^rd

252^nd

3^rd

164^th

42^nd

43^rd

9^th

270^th

77^th

20^th

272^nd

181^st

60^th

55^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

87.28

17.99

87.19

37.42

26.94

30.55

32.75

30.58

27.50

52.30

8.67

10.70

3.19

30.90

37.56

31.54

1.99

RANK:

5^th

343^rd

2^nd

41^st

26^th

353^rd

5^th

151^st

16^th

33^rd

51^st

15^th

13^th

352^nd

82^nd

261^st

ANALYSIS:
Michigan is one of the most elite and successful teams in college basketball this year. Their record this season is 23-5, and the club is ranked third overall (out of 357) in Haslametrics' most recent ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the best team (out of 14) in the Big Ten (average ranking 42.1).

Michigan showcases one of the country's most efficient offenses. Racking up about 117 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO, the team is nationally rated fifth in efficiency on that end of the floor. Michigan is an outstanding shooting team, capable of converting from a variety of locations on the floor and ranking in the top-50 in each of our four most noteworthy field goal categories. They make 40.1% of their three-pointers (third in the nation), 42.3% of their mid-range jumpers (42nd), 67.0% of their near-proximity chances (ninth), and 50.9% of their total shots from the field (third) vs. AO. Michigan is also deadly accurate at the free throw line. Making 78.1% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked 19th nationally in free throw percentage. Michigan lastly does an outstanding job finishing any scoring chances they obtain from offensive rebounds. Against AO, the team successfully converts 7.6% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked 20th nationally).

Compounding opponents' problems, Michigan is as dominant on the defensive end of the floor as they are on the offensive side of things. The team ranks fifth nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 87 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Michigan will put a good dent in the shooting percentages of several opponents, considering the team ranks in the top-50 in each of the four major defensive shooting categories. They allow AO to make just 30.6% of their three-pointers (26th in the nation), 30.6% of their mid-range shots (fifth), 52.3% of their near-proximity attempts (16th), and 37.4% of their total shots from the field (second). Michigan is also a superior unit when it comes to preventing opponents from getting to the foul line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 17.99 vs. AO, they are currently rated fifth in the country in that category. Michigan lastly does a fantastic job to prevent opposing teams from capitalizing on chances from offensive rebounds. The squad allows AO to convert only 3.2% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked 15th in the NCAA). If Michigan 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 87.19 in defensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO, which ranks 15th-worst in college basketball.

Michigan has been one of the more erratic teams in NCAA basketball this year (presently ranked 330th in the country in consistency), which makes forecasting the outcomes of their upcoming games tougher than most. When playing on the road, Michigan performs somewhat worse than they normally do on their home court. The club is nationally ranked 312th in our site's away-from-home metric.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Wed 11/25/2020	vs Bowling Green₁₆₅	W 84.46 - 59.77	W 96-82	1-0	119.41	125.01	▲ 5.60	88.54	106.55	▼ 18.01	▼ 12.41
Sun 11/29/2020	vs Oakland₂₅₇	W 87.19 - 57.44	W 81-71 (OT)	2-0	123.91	90.60	▼ 33.31	85.25	92.10	▼ 6.85	▼ 40.16
Wed 12/2/2020	vs Ball State₁₆₆	W 84.56 - 59.03	W 84-65	3-0	117.55	111.10	▼ 6.45	85.61	88.38	▼ 2.77	▼ 9.22
Sun 12/6/2020	vs UCF₁₁₅	W 77.21 - 57.65	W 80-58	4-0	114.27	131.86	▲ 17.59	89.33	82.53	▲ 6.80	▲ 24.39
Wed 12/9/2020	vs Toledo₇₉	W 81.32 - 63.84	W 91-71	5-0	116.02	133.93	▲ 17.91	94.22	98.91	▼ 4.69	▲ 13.22
Sun 12/13/2020	vs Penn State₃₃	W 76.31 - 64.47	W 62-58	6-0	110.28	91.80	▼ 18.48	97.32	88.70	▲ 8.62	▼ 9.86
Fri 12/25/2020	@ Nebraska₁₁₀	W 75.91 - 62.07	W 80-69	7-0	109.33	111.73	▲ 2.40	85.79	93.70	▼ 7.91	▼ 5.51
Thu 12/31/2020	@ Maryland₄₄	W 69.70 - 62.84	W 84-73	8-0	110.80	135.47	▲ 24.67	96.04	104.42	▼ 8.38	▲ 16.29
Sun 1/3/2021	vs Northwestern₈₉	W 75.70 - 58.30	W 85-66	9-0	109.95	126.43	▲ 16.48	88.87	77.58	▲ 11.29	▲ 27.77
Wed 1/6/2021	vs Minnesota₇₄	W 78.39 - 61.44	W 82-57	10-0	111.61	121.72	▲ 10.11	90.80	63.68	▲ 27.12	▲ 37.23
Tue 1/12/2021	vs Wisconsin₁₆	W 68.92 - 60.41	W 77-54	11-0	105.37	134.23	▲ 28.86	96.16	59.92	▲ 36.24	▲ 65.10
Sat 1/16/2021	@ Minnesota₇₄	W 75.40 - 64.36	L 57-75	11-1	111.61	77.14	▼ 34.47	90.80	104.02	▼ 13.22	▼ 47.69
Tue 1/19/2021	vs Maryland₄₄	W 72.49 - 60.16	W 87-63	12-1	110.80	133.46	▲ 22.66	96.04	97.05	▼ 1.01	▲ 21.65
Fri 1/22/2021	@ Purdue₃₀	W 70.23 - 65.03	W 70-53	13-1	109.62	105.26	▼ 4.36	97.35	80.40	▲ 16.95	▲ 12.59
Sun 2/14/2021	@ Wisconsin₁₆	W 66.14 - 63.19	W 67-59	14-1	105.37	110.20	▲ 4.83	96.16	91.51	▲ 4.65	▲ 9.48
Thu 2/18/2021	vs Rutgers₄₈	W 73.33 - 60.35	W 71-64	15-1	107.78	107.54	▼ 0.24	92.43	94.07	▼ 1.64	▼ 1.88
Sun 2/21/2021	@ Ohio State₁₂	W 72.29 - 69.89	W 92-87	16-1	112.22	141.53	▲ 29.31	103.93	127.71	▼ 23.78	▲ 5.53
Thu 2/25/2021	vs Iowa₆	W 77.95 - 72.49	W 79-57	17-1	111.18	118.83	▲ 7.65	107.28	93.94	▲ 13.34	▲ 20.99
Sat 2/27/2021	@ Indiana₅₅	W 70.37 - 62.28	W 73-57	18-1	108.84	121.81	▲ 12.97	92.55	89.53	▲ 3.02	▲ 15.99
Tue 3/2/2021	vs Illinois₄	W 73.90 - 69.03	L 53-76	18-2	105.14	69.56	▼ 35.58	101.55	124.36	▼ 22.81	▼ 58.39
Thu 3/4/2021	vs Michigan State₆₅	W 75.60 - 60.00	W 69-50	19-2	109.94	112.15	▲ 2.21	91.02	67.59	▲ 23.43	▲ 25.64
Sun 3/7/2021	@ Michigan State₆₅	W 72.68 - 62.85	L 64-70	19-3	109.94	100.60	▼ 9.34	91.02	105.55	▼ 14.53	▼ 23.87
Fri 3/12/2021	vs Maryland₄₄ *	W 71.09 - 61.50	W 79-66	20-3	110.80	129.51	▲ 18.71	96.04	108.02	▼ 11.98	▲ 6.73
Sat 3/13/2021	vs Ohio State₁₂ *	W 73.72 - 68.47	L 67-68	20-4	112.22	111.67	▼ 0.55	103.93	111.48	▼ 7.55	▼ 8.10
Sat 3/20/2021	vs Texas Southern₂₃₉ *	W 84.64 - 57.90	W 82-66	21-4	119.80	114.71	▼ 5.09	81.86	91.30	▼ 9.44	▼ 14.53
Mon 3/22/2021	vs LSU₂₈ *	W 79.27 - 71.11	W 86-78	22-4	114.35	117.81	▲ 3.46	102.21	108.33	▼ 6.12	▼ 2.66
Sun 3/28/2021	vs Florida State₁₇ *	W 74.15 - 67.41	W 76-58	23-4	108.46	114.75	▲ 6.29	98.28	83.61	▲ 14.67	▲ 20.96
Tue 3/30/2021	vs UCLA₂₇ *	W 70.22 - 63.22	L 49-51	23-5	110.47	82.70	▼ 27.77	98.91	86.08	▲ 12.83	▼ 14.94
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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:

	When playing teams that favor a faster tempo, Michigan usually performs worse than average. Michigan is more efficient than normal 11% of the time when facing clubs that have a pace vs. AO greater than 71.12. In all other contests, Michigan performs better than average 74% of the time.
	Michigan is typically better vs. teams that do a nice job converting inside the paint. Against foes that have an offensive near-proximity field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 59.83%, Michigan performs above their norm 70% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 13% of the time.
	When facing teams that allow opponents to shoot well from the field, Michigan often performs worse than normal. Michigan is more efficient than usual 22% of the time when facing teams that have a defensive field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 41.03%. In their other contests, Michigan performs better than the norm 68% of the time.

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

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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