TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2024-25 Boston U  16-16 (0.500)  |  Patriot League
All-Play Percentage: 0.146 (311th)
Schedule Strength: 0.236 (360th)
Record Quality: -0.204 (287th)
Avg. Season Rank: 292.81 (297th)
Pace: 63.66 (346th)
Momentum: 0.91 (138th)
Off. Momentum: 0.96 (141st)
Def. Momentum: -0.05 (173rd)
Consistency: -10.05 (253rd)
Res. Consistency: -12.29 (166th)
Away From Home: -2.38 (330th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.36 (61st)
NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
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Includes games through April 5, 2025. 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: 98.90 25.03 67.69 85.32 40.99 36.87 32.59 20.54 42.20 27.90 51.19 9.16 11.31 3.97 43.22 24.08 32.70 2.11
RANK: 319th 266th 322nd 267th 315th 89th 261st 215th 35th 321st 354th 325th 325th 340th 74th 201st 305th 322nd

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: 112.73 28.91 -- 84.99 46.94 31.34 36.93 22.16 43.46 31.49 59.34 11.97 13.01 6.13 36.87 26.07 37.05 2.00
RANK: 267th 253rd -- 80th 306th 80th 324th 221st 351st 156th 196th 164th 62nd 199th 106th 241st 198th 232nd

ANALYSIS:
Boston U is not one of the better teams in Division I this year. Carrying a record of 16-16, they are currently rated #311 overall (out of 364) in All-Play Percentage this season. Of the 10 schools in the Patriot League (average ranking 285.9), they're currently ranked as our #8 team in the conference. With a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.236 (which ranks fifth from the bottom nationally), Boston U has had one of the cushiest slates in all of college basketball.

Offense is not the strong suit when it comes to Boston U. The team is ranked 319th in offensive efficiency and scores fewer than 99 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Boston U will have a really tough time winning games when taking into consideration their shooting percentage near the basket. The team is ranked 354th in near-proximity field goal percentage, making only 51.2% of their attempts from up-close vs. AO. Moreover, they find themselves in the bottom-50 in overall offensive field goal percentage, converting just 41.0% of their total attempts vs. AO. Boston U also does a terrible job to take advantage of scoring chances off of offensive rebounds. Against AO, the team converts only 4.0% of all second-chance opportunities (340th nationally), and with a rating of 11.31, they're 325th in potential points scored off of the offensive boards as well. If Boston U does have a strength offensively, it would have to be the team's ability to successfully hit from mid-range locations on the court. The team makes 42.2% of their in-between field goal attempts vs. AO, which ranks 35th in the NCAA.

Though they rate better on defense than they do on offense, Boston U still isn't one of the more capable defensive teams in college hoops. Allowing roughly 113 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are ranked #267 in the nation in defensive efficiency. Boston U performs really badly when attempting to stop opponents from making mid-range jumpers. The squad is ranked 351st nationally in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on 43.5% of their attempts from those in-between spots on the floor. Boston U also does a pretty inadequate job to provide chances for themselves to score quickly off of steals. They're ranked #325 in potential points off of breakaway steals with a rating of only 9.16 vs. AO.

When playing on the road, Boston U performs somewhat worse than they normally do on their home court. The club is nationally ranked 330th in our site's away-from-home metric.
SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:
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:
Boston U performs worse against squads that convert more frequently off of offensive rebounds. When facing teams that have an offensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 4.79%, Boston U is more efficient than normal 27% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 81% of the time.
When playing teams that do not defend well on the perimeter, Boston U usually performs worse than average. Boston U is more efficient than normal 41% of the time when facing clubs that have a defensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 33.95%. In all other contests, Boston U performs better than average 89% of the time.
Boston U is typically worse vs. teams that effectively clean the offensive glass. Against foes that have an offensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 10.74, Boston U performs above their norm 41% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 89% of the time.
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HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:
SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25311th311th196th287thPatriot League346th253rd360th61st330th297th
2023-24287th287th208th296thPatriot League278th292nd357th151st110th296th
2022-23261st261st220th270thPatriot League299th76th322nd122nd70th246th
2021-22236th236th104th191stPatriot League265th134th332nd112th50th190th
2020-21234th234th258th238thPatriot League302nd147th152nd177th4th203rd
2019-20175th175th101st183rdPatriot League291st274th296th230th20th195th
2018-19219th219th221st237thPatriot League226th182nd260th64th45th224th
2017-18257th257th201st249thPatriot League233rd246th298th192nd23rd251st
2016-17192nd192nd134th170thPatriot League105th278th243rd134th65th179th
2015-16247th247th146th199thPatriot League85th95th295th201st97th232nd
2014-15244th243rd227th261stPatriot League169th209th251st38th25th241st
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25319th266th322nd267th315th89th261st215th35th321st354th325th325th340th74th201st305th322nd
2023-24290th258th105th213th321st99th237th331st359th83rd308th250th292nd352nd88th330th78th184th
2022-23290th232nd121st156th338th91st249th253rd240th181st358th242nd128th278th95th260th201st250th
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2020-21207th305th61st212th199th79th160th214th232nd274th130th351st223rd232nd73rd210th267th294th
2019-20177th304th334th67th102nd182nd232nd298th242nd7th150th317th147th47th214th313th13th43rd
2018-19160th312th278th150th54th259th154th127th20th114th102nd200th268th236th257th136th121st92nd
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2015-16218th228th149th322nd167th88th88th312th189th246th206th283rd298th242nd57th294th174th272nd
2014-15153rd30th244th339th142nd35th115th339th38th302nd202nd242nd273rd182nd15th328th248th334th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25267th253rd--80th306th80th324th221st351st156th196th164th62nd199th106th241st198th232nd
2023-24236th303rd--92nd226th234th324th116th308th147th95th133rd72nd54th259th128th173rd135th
2022-23194th316th--122nd170th193rd147th216th305th91st158th203rd145th170th217th240th100th116th
2021-22312th219th--255th320th74th242nd325th355th183rd199th348th79th277th59th319th144th249th
2020-21225th258th--207th246th101st140th170th280th297th178th297th67th73rd76th169th293rd302nd
2019-20160th69th--284th200th61st192nd94th106th351st88th292nd173rd274th33rd62nd351st346th
2018-19270th207th--110th315th154th154th103rd339th202nd309th251st46th199th178th115th231st206th
2017-18253rd125th--255th234th217th180th181st329th220th172nd310th261st244th168th154th195th186th
2016-17133rd228th--119th127th223rd246th297th226th23rd115th277th250th187th245th312th31st43rd
2015-16242nd148th--275th250th199th109th169th301st276th231st289th208th246th154th134th249th241st
2014-15322nd128th--284th257th333rd310th198th300th79th263rd225th292nd238th323rd158th42nd29th