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Automated Team Capsule for 2023-24 Liberty 18-14 (0.563) | Conference USA

All-Play Percentage: 0.654 (126^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.444 (164^th)	Record Quality: 0.021 (164^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 84.01 (81^st)
Pace: 65.46 (326^th)	Momentum: -8.16 (361^st)	Off. Momentum: -3.70 (350^th)	Def. Momentum: -4.46 (350^th)
Consistency: -11.36 (343^rd)	Res. Consistency: -18.03 (359^th)	Away From Home: -1.40 (306^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -2.02 (271^st)

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 8, 2024. 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:

109.07

21.05

65.41

88.21

45.86

40.17

35.85

13.35

40.98

34.68

59.32

6.23

10.69

3.87

45.54

15.14

39.32

2.06

RANK:

104^th

345^th

343^rd

49^th

92^nd

8^th

89^th

359^th

92^nd

47^th

126^th

361^st

308^th

325^th

17^th

360^th

75^th

286^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

104.87

23.58

84.59

45.79

28.59

35.21

24.76

43.00

31.25

57.68

9.71

9.42

4.64

33.79

29.27

36.94

1.97

RANK:

159^th

68^th

128^th

266^th

55^th

237^th

258^th

330^th

195^th

171^st

55^th

3^rd

65^th

62^nd

272^nd

208^th

272^nd

ANALYSIS:
Per this website's calculations, Liberty is somewhere between an average to slightly above-average D1 ball-club. Ranked 126th overall (out of 362) in our most recent ratings, they presently have a record of 18-14. They are also ranked by this site as the #2 team (out of nine) in Conference USA (average ranking 191.2).

Based on the data, Liberty will likely find more success on offense than on defense. Scoring about 109 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO, they currently occupy the #104 slot in the rankings for offensive efficiency. Liberty lives and dies by the three-ball and will launch from long-distance early and often. The team ranks 17th 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 35.8% of their three-point attempts vs. AO. Liberty also has one of the better squads in the college game when it comes to maximizing opportunities to score. The team is ranked 49th in the NCAA in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 88.21 vs. AO. And when they do shoot, they make a fair portion of their shots. Ranked in the top-100 in field goal shooting percentage, the squad converts about 45.9% of their total attempts vs. AO. If Liberty does have a glaring weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's inability to get to the free throw line. The squad has a free throw attempt rate of only 21.05 vs. AO, which ranks 18th-worst in the country.

Liberty is also a fairly decent team on the defensive end of the court. The team ranks 159th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 105 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Liberty does a super job to deny opponents offensive rebounds and second chances. They have a rating of 9.42 vs. AO in potential points allowed off of second chances (ranked third in the country). Liberty also makes a point to avoid fouls and prevent opponents from getting to the free throw line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 23.58 vs. AO, they are currently rated 68th in the country in that category. If Liberty does exhibit a noticeable weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's unwillingness to take risks in order to score fast points off of the opposition's turnovers. The squad only has a rating of 6.23 in potential points scored off of steals vs. AO, which ranks second-worst in the college game.

Liberty has definitely not been as efficient as of late compared to earlier in the season and, consequently, the team is nationally ranked second from the bottom in positive momentum. Liberty has also been one of the most erratic teams in college basketball this year (currently ranked 343rd overall in consistency), which makes the outcomes of their future games far more difficult to predict.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Mon 11/6/2023	vs Mid-Atlantic	---	W 103-43	1-0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Fri 11/10/2023	vs Charlotte₁₁₈ *	L 65.25 - 65.60	W 71-59	2-0	106.53	133.33	▲ 26.80	106.50	92.31	▲ 14.19	▲ 40.99
Thu 11/16/2023	vs Furman₁₅₁ *	W 73.95 - 71.93	W 88-74	3-0	111.13	121.13	▲ 10.00	107.86	101.45	▲ 6.41	▲ 16.41
Fri 11/17/2023	vs Wichita State₁₃₈ *	W 70.21 - 68.98	W 83-66	4-0	106.52	117.65	▲ 11.13	104.52	91.04	▲ 13.48	▲ 24.61
Sun 11/19/2023	vs Vermont₁₁₇ *	L 64.10 - 64.53	W 71-61	5-0	103.76	109.23	▲ 5.47	104.19	95.31	▲ 8.88	▲ 14.35
Sat 11/25/2023	vs UMES₃₅₃	W 75.86 - 55.44	W 99-62	6-0	113.94	161.10	▲ 47.16	87.78	93.65	▼ 5.87	▲ 41.29
Thu 11/30/2023	@ FAU₄₅	L 67.36 - 78.20	L 58-83	6-1	104.21	91.03	▼ 13.18	115.38	134.50	▼ 19.12	▼ 32.30
Fri 12/1/2023	vs Charleston₁₀₈ *	L 74.67 - 75.65	L 67-76	6-2	110.13	99.24	▼ 10.89	111.18	110.14	▲ 1.04	▼ 9.85
Tue 12/5/2023	vs Miss. Valley St.₃₆₂	W 78.98 - 52.34	W 74-39	7-2	121.14	119.20	▼ 1.94	85.02	68.45	▲ 16.57	▲ 14.63
Sat 12/9/2023	vs Grand Canyon₅₈	L 68.77 - 71.75	L 64-69	7-3	102.03	92.99	▼ 9.04	110.41	105.52	▲ 4.89	▼ 4.15
Wed 12/13/2023	vs Tennessee St.₂₆₈	W 76.04 - 63.91	W 74-52	8-3	111.29	118.15	▲ 6.86	98.01	87.28	▲ 10.73	▲ 17.59
Sat 12/16/2023	vs St. Andrews	---	W 99-26	9-3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Wed 12/20/2023	@ Utah Valley₁₇₅	W 67.49 - 66.78	W 79-63	10-3	105.38	129.23	▲ 23.85	99.20	80.22	▲ 18.98	▲ 42.83
Sat 12/30/2023	vs Alabama₁₄ *	L 71.88 - 85.41	L 56-101	10-4	103.35	83.67	▼ 19.68	122.10	143.14	▼ 21.04	▼ 40.72
Mon 1/1/2024	vs Boyce	---	W 88-46	11-4	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sat 1/6/2024	@ W. Kentucky₁₄₂	L 74.53 - 76.40	L 68-70	11-5	105.95	86.23	▼ 19.72	103.20	82.83	▲ 20.37	▲ 0.65
Wed 1/10/2024	vs Jacksonville St.₁₉₇	W 69.86 - 61.87	L 51-61	11-6	107.32	78.42	▼ 28.90	99.64	99.36	▲ 0.28	▼ 28.62
Sun 1/14/2024	@ LA Tech₉₁	L 64.61 - 70.59	L 76-80 (OT)	11-7	102.89	113.83	▲ 10.94	107.03	106.99	▲ 0.04	▲ 10.98
Thu 1/18/2024	vs FIU₂₉₄	W 79.40 - 65.47	W 78-69	12-7	114.15	122.05	▲ 7.90	98.21	115.62	▼ 17.41	▼ 9.51
Sat 1/20/2024	vs Sam Houston₁₅₃	W 72.16 - 66.95	W 82-66	13-7	107.07	134.31	▲ 27.24	103.78	100.78	▲ 3.00	▲ 30.24
Sat 1/27/2024	@ Jacksonville St.₁₉₇	W 66.81 - 64.96	L 62-73	13-8	107.32	105.87	▼ 1.45	99.64	119.13	▼ 19.49	▼ 20.94
Thu 2/1/2024	@ New Mexico St.₂₇₅	W 70.76 - 65.20	L 73-79 (OT)	13-9	112.87	99.72	▼ 13.15	99.76	96.04	▲ 3.72	▼ 9.43
Sat 2/3/2024	@ UTEP₁₈₈	W 68.16 - 66.76	W 67-65	14-9	103.97	95.59	▼ 8.38	96.84	86.50	▲ 10.34	▲ 1.96
Thu 2/8/2024	vs Mid Tennessee₂₅₅	W 70.80 - 60.04	W 88-53	15-9	109.13	135.20	▲ 26.07	96.88	85.23	▲ 11.65	▲ 37.72
Sat 2/10/2024	vs LA Tech₉₁	W 67.68 - 67.42	W 65-62	16-9	102.89	93.05	▼ 9.84	107.03	92.39	▲ 14.64	▲ 4.80
Sat 2/17/2024	@ Sam Houston₁₅₃	L 69.01 - 70.20	L 73-83	16-10	107.07	105.35	▼ 1.72	103.78	114.37	▼ 10.59	▼ 12.31
Thu 2/22/2024	@ FIU₂₉₄	W 76.14 - 68.73	L 71-76	16-11	114.15	110.11	▼ 4.04	98.21	110.90	▼ 12.69	▼ 16.73
Thu 2/29/2024	vs New Mexico St.₂₇₅	W 73.83 - 62.10	W 83-58	17-11	112.87	134.96	▲ 22.09	99.76	106.11	▼ 6.35	▲ 15.74
Sat 3/2/2024	vs UTEP₁₈₈	W 71.36 - 63.52	L 51-67	17-12	103.97	81.39	▼ 22.58	96.84	117.08	▼ 20.24	▼ 42.82
Tue 3/5/2024	@ Mid Tennessee₂₅₅	W 67.76 - 63.16	L 61-69	17-13	109.13	93.16	▼ 15.97	96.88	103.62	▼ 6.74	▼ 22.71
Sat 3/9/2024	vs W. Kentucky₁₄₂	W 77.96 - 72.84	W 82-79	18-13	105.95	105.36	▼ 0.59	103.20	107.52	▼ 4.32	▼ 4.91
Thu 3/14/2024	vs UTEP₁₈₈ *	W 69.76 - 65.14	L 57-66	18-14	103.97	89.06	▼ 14.91	96.84	101.54	▼ 4.70	▼ 19.61
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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:

	Liberty does worse vs. clubs that tend to capitalize off breakaway opportunities. When playing squads that have a potential point rate off steals vs. AO greater than 12.33, Liberty performs above average 17% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 71% of the time.
	Liberty performs worse against squads that favor a faster tempo. When facing teams that have a pace vs. AO greater than 69.28, Liberty is more efficient than normal 11% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 65% of the time.
	When playing teams that are likely to allow more second chances off of offensive rebounds, Liberty usually performs better than average. Liberty is more efficient than normal 65% of the time when facing clubs that have a defensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 12.65. In all other contests, Liberty performs better than average 25% 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