TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Saint Louis  23-8 (0.742)  |  Atlantic 10
All-Play Percentage: 0.753 (88th)
Schedule Strength: 0.539 (120th)
Record Quality: 0.274 (55th)
Avg. Season Rank: 111.54 (111th)
Pace: 68.96 (219th)
Momentum: 4.88 (17th)
Off. Momentum: 1.49 (123rd)
Def. Momentum: 3.39 (12th)
Consistency: -8.26 (75th)
Res. Consistency: -12.17 (191st)
Away From Home: 1.14 (54th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 1.08 (35th)
NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
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Includes games through March 11, 2020. Data shown on this page is based on time-independent ratings.
OFFENSE Eff Upc FTAR FT% FGAR FGMR FG% 3PAR 3PMR 3P% MRAR MRMR MR% NPAR NPMR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
RATING: 101.18 30.86 56.96 83.75 44.84 24.63 34.46 26.03 37.02 33.09 58.72 11.91 20.88 7.93 29.41 31.08 39.51 1.90
RANK: 133rd 15th 351st 83rd 85th 329th 105th 76th 169th 28th 182nd 119th 2nd 9th 337th 84th 45th 8th

DEFENSE Eff Upc FTAR FT% FGAR FGMR FG% 3PAR 3PMR 3P% MRAR MRMR MR% NPAR NPMR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
RATING: 93.01 28.38 -- 78.88 40.53 29.01 32.94 23.77 36.39 26.10 52.74 10.85 13.66 5.18 36.77 30.13 33.09 2.04
RANK: 60th 281st -- 61st 49th 104th 148th 230th 142nd 76th 26th 155th 224th 202nd 149th 264th 102nd 155th

ANALYSIS:
This website places Saint Louis in the top 25% of all NCAA college basketball teams this year. Carrying a record of 23-8, they are currently rated #88 overall (out of 353) in All-Play Percentage this season. They are also ranked by this site as the #6 team (out of 14) in the A-10 (average ranking 135.3).

Saint Louis will mainly try to find success through their defense. They are ranked 60th in defensive efficiency and allow fewer than 94 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Saint Louis has done a really good job this year to prevent opponents from making shots from the inside. They are ranked 26th in the country in defensive near-proximity percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 52.7% of their attempts from close-up. Saint Louis also boasts one of the better overall defensive field goal percentages in the country. The team ranks #49 nationally in field goal percentage allowed, as AO only makes good on about 40.5% of their total attempts from the floor.

Saint Louis is also a fairly decent team on the offensive end of the court. The team ranks 133rd nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 101 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Saint Louis appears to be one of the top-notch offensive rebounding teams you will find this year. Against AO, the squad has a rating of 20.88 in potential points scored off of second chances (ranked second in the NCAA), and they convert 7.9% of their second-chance opportunities (ranked ninth) as well. Saint Louis also does a super job in their efforts to get to the free throw line. With a free throw attempt rate of 30.86 vs. AO, they are ranked 15th in the nation at getting to the charity stripe. Unfortunately, the team struggles mightily from the line, making only 57.0% of their attempts (third-worst in the nation).

Saint Louis has been playing some of its most efficient basketball of the season recently and is presently ranked 17th in positive momentum.
SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:
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:
Saint Louis performs worse against squads that allow more chances at the line. When facing teams that have a defensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO greater than 24.18, Saint Louis is more efficient than normal 38% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 89% of the time.
When playing teams that have trouble defending the mid-range shot, Saint Louis usually performs worse than average. Saint Louis is more efficient than normal 25% of the time when facing clubs that have a defensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 36.87%. In all other contests, Saint Louis performs better than average 72% of the time.
Saint Louis is typically worse vs. teams that allow a higher number of conversions off of the offensive glass. Against foes that have a defensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 5.82%, Saint Louis performs above their norm 22% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 67% of the time.
LATEST NEWS ITEMS:
Hochman: Ford’s best SLU team is moving closer to NCAA bubble
(3/8/2020 9:15:00 AM) The St. Louis University pep band is sounding ... Well, now the Billikens are in line to face Dayton again. SLU’s 72-49 win against the Bonnies on Saturday secured the No. 4 seed in the conference tourney. For Friday in Brooklyn, SLU awaits the winner of Thursday’s contest between St. Bonaventure and the victor of a play-in game Wednesday ...
Billikens roll to fifth straight win, defeat St. Bonaventure 72-49
(3/8/2020 12:11:00 AM) ST. LOUIS — Hasahn French tallied 16 points and 18 rebounds to carry Saint Louis to a 72-49 win over Saint Bonaventure on Saturday night. Kyle Lofton, the Bonnies’ leading scorer entering the matchup at 14 points per game, shot only 18 percent in the game (2 of 11). St. Louis enters the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament as the No. 4 seed ...
SLU grabs fourth place, double-bye with blowout of Bonnies
(3/8/2020 12:05:00 AM) The St. Louis University coach tried not to address the opportunity to finish fourth in the Atlantic 10 before Saturday’s meeting with St. Bonaventure. The players took care of that before blasting the Bonnies 72-49 at Chaifetz Arena on Saturday. “We talked about it in the locker room,” forward Hasahn French said. “Coach didn’t put ...
Saint Louis wins 5th straight, beats St. Bonaventure 72-49
(3/7/2020 10:51:00 PM) ST. LOUIS (AP) Hasahn French tallied 16 points and 18 rebounds to carry Saint Louis to a 72-49 win over Saint Bonaventure on Saturday night. ST. LOUIS (AP) Hasahn French tallied 16 points and 18 rebounds to carry Saint Louis to a 72-49 win over Saint Bonaventure on Saturday night.
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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