Automated Team Capsule for 2020-21 W. Kentucky21-8 (0.724) | Conference USA
All-Play Percentage: 0.747 (91st)
Schedule Strength: 0.534 (135th)
Record Quality: 0.282 (49th)
Avg. Season Rank: 90.10 (87th)
Pace: 68.82 (235th)
Momentum: 0.57 (147th)
Off. Momentum: 0.33 (183rd)
Def. Momentum: 0.24 (125th)
Consistency: -7.23 (24th)
Res. Consistency: -9.01 (30th)
Away From Home: 0.86 (100th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.88 (65th)
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 5, 2021. Data shown on this page is based on time-dependent 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:
103.56
68.87
27.64
78.87
81.93
36.11
44.07
28.29
9.54
33.74
24.28
8.43
34.71
29.37
18.14
61.76
12.25
14.25
4.81
34.52
29.63
35.84
1.99
RANK:
103rd
230th
68th
15th
180th
156th
151st
261st
251st
185th
141st
202nd
287th
111th
76th
96th
105th
99th
174th
266th
136th
114th
92nd
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:
95.53
68.77
19.48
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82.03
34.81
42.44
31.25
11.68
37.38
25.68
9.21
35.86
25.11
13.92
55.46
9.04
11.10
4.81
38.09
31.30
30.60
2.07
RANK:
87th
123rd
20th
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168th
119th
107th
202nd
295th
328th
286th
227th
89th
56th
40th
67th
48th
82nd
164th
213th
292nd
54th
84th
ANALYSIS: They may not cause sleepless nights for opponents, but W. Kentucky, as a slightly above-average team, cannot be totally ignored. Their record this season is 21-8, and the club is ranked 91st overall (out of 357) in Haslametrics' most recent ratings. Of the 14 schools in Conference USA (average ranking 168.9), they're currently ranked as our #3 team in the conference.
W. Kentucky will mainly try to find success through their defense. They are ranked 87th in defensive efficiency and allow fewer than 96 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. W. Kentucky is a superior unit when it comes to preventing opponents from getting to the foul line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 19.48 vs. AO, they are currently rated 20th in the country in that category. W. Kentucky has also been pretty good preventing teams from hitting shots in the paint. They are ranked 67th in the country in defensive near-proximity percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 55.5% of their attempts from close-up. If W. Kentucky does exhibit a weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's inability to stop opponents from sinking threes. AO will convert 37.4% of their three-point attempts, and the team ranks 30th-worst in that category because of it.
W. Kentucky plays at about the same level on offense as they do on defense. The team ranks 103rd nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 104 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. W. Kentucky is deadly accurate at the free throw line. Making 78.9% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked 15th nationally in free throw percentage. Moreover, they get ample opportunity to beat you from the line, as the ball-club falls in the top-75 in free throw attempt rate with a rating of 27.64 vs. AO. W. Kentucky also does a pretty good job of protecting the ball when they have possession and not allowing quick and easy baskets off of their own turnovers. The team's rating vs. AO for potential breakaway points allowed off of steals is 9.04, which ranks #48 in the country.
W. Kentucky is one of the most consistent teams in NCAA basketball (currently ranked 24th in consistency), which makes the outcomes of their upcoming games far easier to predict.
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:
W. Kentucky performs better against squads that tend to get off more shots. When facing teams that have an offensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO greater than 83.22, W. Kentucky is more efficient than normal 82% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 22% of the time.
When playing teams that favor a faster tempo, W. Kentucky usually performs better than average. W. Kentucky is more efficient than normal 78% of the time when facing clubs that have a pace vs. AO greater than 70.97. In all other contests, W. Kentucky performs better than average 30% of the time.
W. Kentucky is typically better vs. teams that are typically efficient on offense. Against foes that have an offensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 102.90, W. Kentucky performs above their norm 78% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 30% of the time.
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