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Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Houston Baptist 4-25 (0.138) | Southland

All-Play Percentage: 0.048 (336^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.461 (209^th)	Record Quality: -0.432 (342^nd)	Avg. Season Rank: 333.56 (340^th)
Pace: 76.35 (2^nd)	Momentum: 1.73 (90^th)	Off. Momentum: 1.80 (102^nd)	Def. Momentum: -0.07 (136^th)
Consistency: -7.74 (34^th)	Res. Consistency: -10.57 (89^th)	Away From Home: 2.25 (8^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -0.28 (122^nd)

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:

97.91

26.47

72.76

80.40

43.07

26.18

35.91

23.58

35.81

30.65

54.76

9.41

14.66

5.06

32.56

29.33

38.12

1.94

RANK:

198^th

130^th

121^st

238^th

183^rd

306^th

47^th

136^th

226^th

82^nd

291^st

266^th

79^th

160^th

297^th

123^rd

72^nd

43^rd

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

117.89

29.37

83.66

50.71

30.49

37.21

21.07

46.46

32.10

66.33

12.78

15.40

8.38

36.44

25.18

38.37

1.98

RANK:

352^nd

306^th

247^th

352^nd

164^th

338^th

109^th

352^nd

309^th

339^th

296^th

319^th

351^st

135^th

88^th

303^rd

276^th

ANALYSIS:
Not one of the better ball-clubs in college basketball, Houston Baptist should be a fairly easy win for most capable opponents. They have a record of 4-25 and are ranked 336th overall (out of 353) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. Of the 13 schools in the Southland (average ranking 251.2), they're currently ranked as our #12 team in the conference.

Defense is the farthest thing from a strength for Houston Baptist this year. The team ranks second from the bottom in defensive efficiency, allowing more than 117 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Houston Baptist is the perfect antedote if the opposition is poisoned by bad shooting. This team gives up easy baskets like crazy no matter where the opposition shoots. They embarrassingly rank in the bottom-25 in each of the four major defensive field goal shooting categories. They allow AO to make 37.2% of their three-pointers (16th-worst in the nation), 46.5% of their mid-range jumpers (second-worst), 66.3% of their near-proximity chances (15th-worst), and 50.7% of their total shots from the field (second-worst). Houston Baptist is also one of the very worst teams in the game when it comes to preventing opponents from scoring off of offensive rebounds. The team allows AO to convert 8.4% of all second-chance opportunities (third from the bottom nationally), and with a rating of 15.40, they're 319th in potential points surrendered off of the offensive boards as well.

Even though the team ranks considerably higher in offensive efficiency, Houston Baptist isn't a powerhouse on that end of the floor either. Scoring roughly 98 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are ranked #198 in the nation in offensive efficiency. Houston Baptist isn't the greatest at protecting the ball on offense and, as a result, opponents tend to score more quick points off of steals than they normally would. The team's rating for potential breakaway points allowed off of steals vs. AO is 12.78, which ranks 296th in D1. If Houston Baptist does have a strength offensively, it would have to be the team's ability to sink threes. The squad converts 35.9% of their three-point attempts vs. AO, which ranks 47th in the nation.

Houston Baptist is one of the more consistent teams in Division I (presently ranked 34th in consistency), so forecasting the outcomes of their future contests tends to be easier than the norm. When playing on the road, Houston Baptist has played their best basketball this season. The team is currently ranked eighth 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
Tue 11/5/2019	@ Tulsa₈₃	L 65.00 - 90.38	L 72-80	0-1	89.93	97.87	▲ 7.94	118.52	104.29	▲ 14.23	▲ 22.17
Fri 11/8/2019	@ Oral Roberts₁₁₉	L 75.28 - 98.56	L 81-95	0-2	99.11	86.86	▼ 12.25	123.40	105.83	▲ 17.57	▲ 5.32
Wed 11/13/2019	vs Texas Tech₂₀ *	L 65.16 - 95.41	L 74-103	0-3	87.39	82.54	▼ 4.85	126.35	129.69	▼ 3.34	▼ 8.19
Fri 11/22/2019	@ Michigan₁₃	L 65.07 - 100.33	L 68-111	0-4	88.09	67.67	▼ 20.42	128.47	147.55	▼ 19.08	▼ 39.50
Tue 11/26/2019	@ Houston₂₄	L 64.31 - 96.92	L 73-112	0-5	88.87	96.39	▲ 7.52	126.56	128.90	▼ 2.34	▲ 5.18
Tue 12/3/2019	@ Dayton₉	L 66.95 - 102.78	L 68-99	0-6	91.12	91.68	▲ 0.56	132.16	128.80	▲ 3.36	▲ 3.92
Sat 12/7/2019	vs Samford₃₂₀	W 88.41 - 88.11	L 90-113	0-7	108.51	108.36	▼ 0.15	112.86	143.62	▼ 30.76	▼ 30.91
Sat 12/14/2019	@ Rice₂₀₅	L 78.37 - 94.47	L 84-96	0-8	103.34	110.19	▲ 6.85	118.62	124.15	▼ 5.53	▲ 1.32
Wed 12/18/2019	@ Stephen F. Austin₉₆	L 71.18 - 96.45	L 68-96	0-9	91.63	72.45	▼ 19.18	118.81	117.22	▲ 1.59	▼ 17.59
Sun 12/22/2019	@ New Mexico₁₄₉	L 76.60 - 97.61	L 88-107	0-10	98.48	106.50	▲ 8.02	118.10	128.63	▼ 10.53	▼ 2.51
Thu 1/2/2020	vs Cent. Arkansas₂₉₆	L 86.50 - 88.37	W 111-107 (OT)	1-10	104.56	109.35	▲ 4.79	111.45	114.99	▼ 3.54	▲ 1.25
Sun 1/5/2020	@ Northwestern St.₂₇₆	L 80.52 - 91.78	L 79-106	1-11	103.48	100.93	▼ 2.55	112.61	133.37	▼ 20.76	▼ 23.31
Sat 1/11/2020	vs Lamar₂₂₅	L 78.25 - 85.09	L 92-102	1-12	98.69	114.44	▲ 15.75	111.61	127.45	▼ 15.84	▼ 0.09
Wed 1/15/2020	vs New Orleans₃₁₈	W 85.84 - 85.65	L 98-106	1-13	108.33	113.41	▲ 5.08	112.60	128.95	▼ 16.35	▼ 11.27
Sat 1/18/2020	vs Sam Houston₁₉₇	L 79.98 - 88.86	L 75-95	1-14	99.99	85.96	▼ 14.03	115.56	125.08	▼ 9.52	▼ 23.55
Wed 1/22/2020	@ Nicholls₁₅₇	L 71.72 - 91.40	L 83-91	1-15	95.54	101.15	▲ 5.61	115.93	111.84	▲ 4.09	▲ 9.70
Sat 1/25/2020	@ McNeese₂₃₂	L 79.86 - 93.80	L 89-102	1-16	107.00	112.48	▲ 5.48	119.24	122.47	▼ 3.23	▲ 2.25
Wed 1/29/2020	vs Incarnate Word₃₄₁	W 81.96 - 77.57	L 82-84	1-17	107.39	106.89	▼ 0.50	106.09	112.97	▼ 6.88	▼ 7.38
Sat 2/1/2020	vs Texas A&M-CC₂₉₈	L 77.04 - 78.55	W 82-77	2-17	101.74	97.55	▼ 4.19	108.15	96.35	▲ 11.80	▲ 7.61
Wed 2/5/2020	@ SE Louisiana₃₂₉	L 80.37 - 86.33	W 79-76	3-17	104.20	106.40	▲ 2.20	106.87	96.25	▲ 10.62	▲ 12.82
Sat 2/8/2020	vs Northwestern St.₂₇₆	L 84.43 - 87.84	L 79-93	3-18	103.48	88.46	▼ 15.02	112.61	112.48	▲ 0.13	▼ 14.89
Wed 2/12/2020	@ Abil. Christian₁₆₄	L 71.07 - 90.41	L 67-81	3-19	95.35	90.47	▼ 4.88	115.52	104.72	▲ 10.80	▲ 5.92
Sat 2/15/2020	@ Lamar₂₂₅	L 74.46 - 88.91	L 69-79	3-20	98.69	99.63	▲ 0.94	111.61	108.82	▲ 2.79	▲ 3.73
Wed 2/19/2020	vs Abil. Christian₁₆₄	L 74.82 - 86.57	L 68-82	3-21	95.35	89.44	▼ 5.91	115.52	117.94	▼ 2.42	▼ 8.33
Sat 2/22/2020	@ Sam Houston₁₉₇	L 76.15 - 92.76	L 73-77	3-22	99.99	101.10	▲ 1.11	115.56	100.22	▲ 15.34	▲ 16.45
Wed 2/26/2020	vs Nicholls₁₅₇	L 75.50 - 87.57	L 85-93	3-23	95.54	109.15	▲ 13.61	115.93	134.33	▼ 18.40	▼ 4.79
Sat 2/29/2020	vs McNeese₂₃₂	L 83.62 - 89.94	L 80-100	3-24	107.00	101.97	▼ 5.03	119.24	147.20	▼ 27.96	▼ 32.99
Wed 3/4/2020	@ Incarnate Word₃₄₁	L 78.29 - 81.30	W 88-76	4-24	107.39	115.61	▲ 8.22	106.09	90.97	▲ 15.12	▲ 23.34
Sat 3/7/2020	@ Texas A&M-CC₂₉₈	L 73.40 - 82.13	L 78-84	4-25	101.74	107.85	▲ 6.11	108.15	109.55	▼ 1.40	▲ 4.71
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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:

	Houston Baptist performs worse against squads that do not defend well on the perimeter. When facing teams that have a defensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 34.60%, Houston Baptist is more efficient than normal 33% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 70% of the time.
	When playing teams that do a nice job converting inside the paint, Houston Baptist usually performs better than average. Houston Baptist is more efficient than normal 70% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive near-proximity field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 56.92%. In all other contests, Houston Baptist performs better than average 33% of the time.
	Houston Baptist is typically worse vs. teams that convert well from outside the arc. Against foes that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 34.56%, Houston Baptist performs above their norm 36% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 72% of the time.

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	Brown Lifts McNeese State Over Houston Baptist 100-80 (3/1/2020 12:47:00 AM) HOUSTON — Roydell Brown had 23 points and 10 rebounds as McNeese State routed Houston Baptist 100-80 on Saturday night. Dru Kuxhausen added 21 points for McNeese State (14-15, 9-9 Southland Conference). Sha'markus Kennedy had 19 points, eight rebounds ...
	McClanahan leads Nicholls past Houston Baptist 93-85 (2/26/2020 10:45:00 PM) Dexter McClanahan scored 20 points as all five starters scored in double figures and Nicholls turned back Houston Baptist 93-85 on Wednesday night.
	Kats clinch SLC tourney berth (2/22/2020 11:41:00 PM) HUNTSVILLE — The Bearkats sent the seniors out at home in style by clinching a spot in the Southland Conference Tournament with a 77-73 victory over Houston Baptist Saturday at Johnson Coliseum. This is the 18th straight season Sam Houston State (18-10 ...

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