Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Buffalo20-12 (0.625) | Mid-American
All-Play Percentage: 0.577 (150th)
Schedule Strength: 0.495 (169th)
Record Quality: 0.127 (110th)
Avg. Season Rank: 164.09 (164th)
Pace: 75.27 (4th)
Momentum: -2.22 (285th)
Off. Momentum: 0.97 (154th)
Def. Momentum: -3.19 (315th)
Consistency: -7.63 (26th)
Res. Consistency: -11.17 (132nd)
Away From Home: 2.44 (4th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.70 (63rd)
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-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:
99.27
75.41
24.01
68.74
85.55
36.37
42.51
32.69
10.04
30.71
16.31
5.71
35.00
36.55
20.62
56.41
13.83
20.46
8.59
38.21
19.07
42.72
1.95
RANK:
170th
4th
226th
245th
30th
119th
213th
107th
188th
308th
335th
331st
266th
2nd
17th
254th
41st
2nd
3rd
156th
341st
9th
61st
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:
99.00
75.13
25.34
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82.23
35.89
43.65
27.08
8.63
31.85
22.10
7.74
35.03
33.05
19.53
59.08
10.93
15.75
7.06
32.94
26.87
40.19
1.93
RANK:
161st
350th
175th
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189th
193rd
178th
40th
35th
91st
162nd
118th
87th
332nd
313th
172nd
160th
327th
337th
38th
159th
334th
331st
ANALYSIS: As an average to slightly above-average foe, Buffalo should probably not be discounted by opponents this year. Haslametrics has them ranked 150th overall (out of 353) in All-Play Percentage, and the team holds a record of 20-12. Of the 12 schools in the MAC (average ranking 168.3), they're currently ranked as our #5 team in the conference.
With one of the game's most blistering paces (the fourth-fastest in D1), Buffalo will likely call on their defense to win a majority of their games. The team is ranked 161st in defensive efficiency and allows fewer than 99 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Buffalo does a pretty solid job providing themselves chances to score quickly off of steals. They're ranked 41st in potential points off of breakaway steals vs. AO with a rating of 13.83. If Buffalo does exhibit a noticeable weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's issues trying to stop opponents from obtaining and converting second-chance opportunities via offensive rebounds. The squad has a defensive second-chance conversion percentage of 7.1% vs. AO, which ranks 17th-worst in the nation.
Buffalo plays at about the same level on offense as they do on defense. The team ranks 170th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 99 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Buffalo appears to be one of the top-notch offensive rebounding teams you will find this year. Against AO, the squad has a rating of 20.46 in potential points scored off of second chances (ranked second in the NCAA), and they convert 8.6% of their second-chance opportunities (ranked third) as well. Buffalo will also routinely look to penetrate, pound the ball inside, and score from as short a distance as possible. The ball-club is ninth in the NCAA in ratio of near-proximity attempts to total field goal attempts. Curiously enough, though they shoot a fair amount of field goals from the inside, they don't really make a whole bunch of them, converting only 56.4% of their near-proximity attempts vs. AO. If Buffalo does have a weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's ability (or lack thereof) to sink threes. The squad converts just 30.7% of their three-point attempts vs. AO, which ranks 46th-worst in the nation.
Buffalo is one of the more consistent teams in Division I (presently ranked 26th in consistency), so forecasting the outcomes of their future contests tends to be easier than the norm. When playing on the road, Buffalo has played their best basketball this season. The team is currently ranked fourth in the country in the away-from-home metric our site tracks.
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:
Buffalo is typically better vs. teams that convert well from outside the arc. Against foes that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 33.97%, Buffalo performs above their norm 80% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 38% of the time.
When facing teams that convert well from the charity stripe, Buffalo often performs better than normal. Buffalo is more efficient than usual 65% of the time when facing teams that have an adjusted free throw percentage vs. AO greater than 0.69%. In their other contests, Buffalo performs better than the norm 27% of the time.
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