Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Miss. State20-11 (0.645) | SEC
All-Play Percentage: 0.898 (37th)
Schedule Strength: 0.683 (57th)
Record Quality: 0.304 (42nd)
Avg. Season Rank: 35.98 (32nd)
Pace: 67.99 (272nd)
Momentum: 0.12 (171st)
Off. Momentum: 2.05 (90th)
Def. Momentum: -1.93 (260th)
Consistency: -9.38 (215th)
Res. Consistency: -12.73 (242nd)
Away From Home: -2.18 (313th)
Paper Tiger Factor: -1.18 (204th)
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
Upc
FTAR
FT%
FGAR
FGMR
FG%
3PAR
3PMR
3P%
MRAR
MRMR
MR%
NPAR
NPMR
NP%
PPSt
PPSC
SCC%
%3PA
%MRA
%NPA
Prox
RATING:
109.63
68.26
29.56
75.67
82.86
39.50
47.68
23.60
8.26
34.99
27.71
10.42
37.62
31.55
20.83
66.00
10.94
17.84
7.98
28.48
33.44
38.08
1.90
RANK:
23rd
259th
32nd
41st
122nd
19th
13th
340th
318th
85th
49th
44th
143rd
53rd
15th
21st
170th
10th
7th
347th
55th
74th
11th
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:
94.96
67.71
23.02
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83.21
34.39
41.33
29.76
9.42
31.65
25.77
8.93
34.65
27.68
16.04
57.96
11.95
12.91
4.16
35.76
30.97
33.27
2.02
RANK:
85th
65th
89th
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227th
115th
81st
132nd
94th
84th
300th
244th
74th
137th
128th
135th
251st
175th
73rd
104th
291st
111th
185th
ANALYSIS: While this site doesn't quite consider them to be in the national title hunt, Miss. State has the potential to be a formidable opponent for many in Division I. They have a record of 20-11 and are ranked 37th overall (out of 353) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the #4 team (out of 14) in the SEC (average ranking 67.6).
Miss. State will create problems for opponents with their extremely prolific offense. Scoring roughly 110 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO, the squad is rated #23 in offensive efficiency. Miss. State does an outstanding job finishing any scoring chances they obtain from offensive rebounds. Against AO, the team successfully converts 8.0% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked seventh nationally), and with a rating of 17.84, they're tenth in potential points scored off of the offensive glass as well. Miss. State is also one of the best field goal shooting teams that opposing defenses will have the displeasure of facing this season. The squad is ranked 13th in the country in field goal percentage, making approximately 47.7% of their attempts vs. AO. They do their best work in close, shooting 66.0% from locations close to the basket vs. AO (ranked 21st in near-proximity shooting percentage).
Miss. State is also a fairly decent team on the defensive end of the court. The team ranks 85th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 95 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Miss. State does an adequate job to prevent opponents from scoring off of offensive rebounds. The squad allows AO to convert only 4.2% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked 73rd in the NCAA). Miss. State has also been fairly decent in preventing teams from draining shots from between the three-point stripe and the low post. They're ranked 74th in Division I in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 34.6% of their attempts from that distance.
When playing on the road, Miss. State performs somewhat worse than they normally do on their home court. The club is nationally ranked 313th in our site's away-from-home metric.
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:
Miss. State performs better against squads that convert well from the charity stripe. When facing teams that have an adjusted free throw percentage vs. AO greater than 0.69%, Miss. State is more efficient than normal 68% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 17% of the time.
When playing teams that tend to get off more shots, Miss. State usually performs worse than average. Miss. State is more efficient than normal 23% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO greater than 82.61. In all other contests, Miss. State performs better than average 67% of the time.
Miss. State is typically better vs. teams that find ways to get to the free throw line. Against foes that have an offensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO greater than 24.97, Miss. State performs above their norm 59% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 22% of the time.
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