Automated Team Capsule for 2018-19 Pepperdine16-18 (0.471) | West Coast
All-Play Percentage: 0.574 (151st)
Schedule Strength: 0.528 (138th)
Record Quality: -0.021 (180th)
Avg. Season Rank: 166.65 (168th)
Pace: 71.10 (58th)
Momentum: 0.73 (140th)
Off. Momentum: 0.94 (144th)
Def. Momentum: -0.21 (151st)
Consistency: -9.59 (185th)
Res. Consistency: -12.03 (164th)
Away From Home: 0.66 (85th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.71 (48th)
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, 2019. 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:
104.96
71.12
27.91
75.91
80.86
35.44
43.83
34.71
12.89
37.14
19.15
5.73
29.92
27.00
16.82
62.31
12.67
10.50
4.99
42.92
23.68
33.39
2.10
RANK:
132nd
54th
97th
30th
293rd
224th
180th
95th
55th
50th
229th
306th
343rd
294th
228th
85th
99th
326th
270th
65th
223rd
260th
297th
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:
103.98
71.07
26.17
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80.99
37.11
45.82
32.67
11.29
34.57
18.81
7.01
37.26
29.51
18.81
63.73
10.14
12.58
6.29
40.34
23.23
36.43
2.04
RANK:
171st
295th
186th
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71st
188th
247th
207th
199th
170th
80th
119th
227th
123rd
211th
286th
68th
92nd
203rd
249th
101st
167th
145th
ANALYSIS: Per this website's calculations, Pepperdine is somewhere between an average to slightly above-average D1 ball-club. Ranked 151st overall (out of 353) in our most recent ratings, they presently have a record of 16-18. They are also ranked by this site as the #7 team (out of 10) in the WCC (average ranking 125.9).
Pepperdine will likely rely on their offense more than anything else to win games. The team is ranked 132nd in offensive efficiency and scores more than 104 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Pepperdine does a really good job converting from the free throw line. Making 75.9% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked 30th nationally in free throw percentage. Moreover, they get ample opportunity to beat you from the line, as the ball-club falls in the top-100 in free throw attempt rate with a rating of 27.91 vs. AO. Pepperdine is also one of the more accurate teams in the college game when it comes to shooting the three. They're ranked 50th nationally in three-point field goal percentage and make about 37.1% of their attempts from there vs. AO. The team will try to shoot a fair amount of threes, too. Roughly 42.9% of their field goal attempts vs. AO are from long, giving the team a top-75 ranking in that category. If Pepperdine does have a glaring weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's inability to drain mid-range jumpers. The squad makes just 29.9% of their mid-range field goal attempts vs. AO, which ranks 11th-worst in the nation.
Pepperdine plays at roughly the same level defensively as they do offensively. The team ranks 171st nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 104 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Pepperdine has been doing fairly decent work to prevent opponents from getting off shots from the field. The club is ranked 71st in Division I in defensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 80.99 vs. AO.
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 facing teams that are more proficient at draining the mid-range shot, Pepperdine often performs better than normal. Pepperdine is more efficient than usual 82% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 37.07%. In their other contests, Pepperdine performs better than the norm 27% of the time.
Pepperdine does better vs. clubs that convert well from the charity stripe. When playing squads that have an adjusted free throw percentage vs. AO greater than 74.32%, Pepperdine performs above average 80% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 30% of the time.
Pepperdine performs worse against squads that allow opponents to shoot well from the field. When facing teams that have a defensive field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 42.67%, Pepperdine is more efficient than normal 30% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 80% of the time.
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