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Automated Team Capsule for 2020-21 Merrimack 9-9 (0.500) | Northeast

All-Play Percentage: 0.230 (275^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.270 (336^th)	Record Quality: -0.168 (264^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 270.53 (278^th)
Pace: 67.07 (308^th)	Momentum: -0.75 (209^th)	Off. Momentum: 0.02 (202^nd)	Def. Momentum: -0.77 (194^th)
Consistency: -8.87 (135^th)	Res. Consistency: -12.93 (214^th)	Away From Home: 1.35 (67^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -1.54 (230^th)

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

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

89.68

21.62

64.75

78.41

41.56

33.49

31.38

14.91

38.73

30.01

54.33

14.78

10.75

4.32

42.71

19.02

38.28

2.04

RANK:

323^rd

300^th

328^th

312^th

268^th

89^th

290^th

352^nd

150^th

83^rd

291^st

29^th

276^th

234^th

50^th

348^th

51^st

201^st

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

100.13

26.98

80.94

44.21

26.69

34.52

25.31

39.69

28.94

57.09

12.42

14.39

5.17

32.97

31.27

35.76

1.97

RANK:

175^th

260^th

122^nd

192^nd

31^st

206^th

277^th

232^nd

209^th

113^th

263^rd

285^th

207^th

41^st

291^st

234^th

300^th

ANALYSIS:
Not one of the better ball-clubs in college basketball, Merrimack should be a fairly easy win for most capable opponents. They have a record of 9-9 and are ranked 275th overall (out of 357) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. Of the 10 schools in the NEC (average ranking 266.2), they're currently ranked as our #5 team in the conference. With a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.270 (which ranks 336th in the nation), Merrimack has faced some of the easiest opponents in all of college basketball.

If there is a strength for Merrimack this year, it's probably on the defensive end of the court. The team is rated 175th in defensive efficiency, allowing fewer than 101 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Merrimack does a pretty solid job providing themselves chances to score quickly off of steals. They're ranked 29th in potential points off of breakaway steals vs. AO with a rating of 14.78.

The offense for Merrimack, on the other hand, isn't nearly as efficient as the defense is. The team is ranked 323rd in offensive efficiency, scoring about 90 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Merrimack is not one of the better teams when it comes to sinking foul shots. Converting just 64.8% of their attempts, the squad is ranked #328 overall in free throw percentage. Merrimack is also one of the more inferior teams in the college game when it comes to maximizing opportunities to score on offense. The team is nationally ranked 312th in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of only 78.41 vs. AO.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Thu 1/7/2021	vs Sacred Heart₃₁₂	W 66.20 - 60.89	W 97-90 (OT)	1-0	100.11	111.95	▲ 11.84	95.15	116.22	▼ 21.07	▼ 9.23
Fri 1/8/2021	vs Sacred Heart₃₁₂	W 66.20 - 60.89	L 62-68	1-1	100.11	93.25	▼ 6.86	95.15	105.17	▼ 10.02	▼ 16.88
Thu 1/14/2021	@ Mt. St. Mary's₂₂₆	L 53.51 - 58.87	L 57-77	1-2	89.09	79.19	▼ 9.90	94.03	105.93	▼ 11.90	▼ 21.80
Fri 1/15/2021	@ Mt. St. Mary's₂₂₆	L 53.51 - 58.87	L 52-63	1-3	89.09	85.67	▼ 3.42	94.03	94.31	▼ 0.28	▼ 3.70
Thu 1/21/2021	vs Fair. Dickinson₂₈₆	W 70.68 - 66.96	W 62-51	2-3	99.25	99.50	▲ 0.25	98.70	82.14	▲ 16.56	▲ 16.81
Fri 1/22/2021	vs Fair. Dickinson₂₈₆	W 70.68 - 66.96	W 76-71	3-3	99.25	100.57	▲ 1.32	98.70	102.14	▼ 3.44	▼ 2.12
Wed 1/27/2021	@ Long Island₂₆₂	L 63.06 - 66.86	W 68-63	4-3	90.61	98.59	▲ 7.98	92.09	86.28	▲ 5.81	▲ 13.79
Thu 1/28/2021	@ Long Island₂₆₂	L 63.06 - 66.86	L 68-78	4-4	90.61	73.11	▼ 17.50	92.09	112.15	▼ 20.06	▼ 37.56
Thu 2/4/2021	vs St. Francis (PA)₃₀₅	W 65.84 - 60.65	W 68-62	5-4	95.14	105.55	▲ 10.41	91.82	84.54	▲ 7.28	▲ 17.69
Fri 2/5/2021	vs St. Francis (PA)₃₀₅	W 65.84 - 60.65	W 59-54	6-4	95.14	90.05	▼ 5.09	91.82	85.21	▲ 6.61	▲ 1.52
Thu 2/11/2021	@ Cent. Conn. St.₃₃₃	W 67.49 - 64.39	W 62-46	7-4	98.05	92.14	▼ 5.91	89.74	53.51	▲ 36.23	▲ 30.32
Fri 2/12/2021	@ Cent. Conn. St.₃₃₃	W 67.49 - 64.39	W 72-52	8-4	98.05	110.88	▲ 12.83	89.74	77.39	▲ 12.35	▲ 25.18
Sat 2/20/2021	@ Bryant₁₇₇	L 65.02 - 74.63	L 58-60	8-5	90.96	90.02	▼ 0.94	99.65	85.74	▲ 13.91	▲ 12.97
Sun 2/21/2021	vs Bryant₁₇₇	L 67.93 - 71.50	L 60-76	8-6	90.96	87.66	▼ 3.30	99.65	114.84	▼ 15.19	▼ 18.49
Thu 2/25/2021	vs St. Francis (BKN)₂₈₂	W 71.61 - 68.21	L 71-84	8-7	99.19	93.38	▼ 5.81	97.98	119.78	▼ 21.80	▼ 27.61
Fri 2/26/2021	vs St. Francis (BKN)₂₈₂	W 71.61 - 68.21	W 75-67	9-7	99.19	93.92	▼ 5.27	97.98	85.25	▲ 12.73	▲ 7.46
Tue 3/2/2021	@ Wagner₂₀₄	L 59.10 - 66.54	L 67-74	9-8	92.56	106.83	▲ 14.27	100.12	115.32	▼ 15.20	▼ 0.93
Wed 3/3/2021	@ Wagner₂₀₄	L 59.10 - 66.54	L 59-64	9-9	92.56	88.90	▼ 3.66	100.12	91.98	▲ 8.14	▲ 4.48
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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:

	Merrimack does worse vs. clubs that tend to get off more shots. When playing squads that have an offensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO greater than 80.83, Merrimack performs above average 30% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 75% of the time.
	Merrimack performs better 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 46.26%, Merrimack is more efficient than normal 75% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 30% of the time.
	When playing teams that convert well from outside the arc, Merrimack usually performs worse than average. Merrimack is more efficient than normal 30% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 32.88%. In all other contests, Merrimack performs better than average 75% of the time.

LATEST NEWS ITEMS:

	Elisias scores 20 to lead Bryant over Merrimack 76-60 (2/21/2021 7:01:11 PM) NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Hall Elisias had a career-high 20 points plus 10 rebounds as Bryant topped Merrimack 76-60 on Sunday.
	Minor leads Merrimack over Central Connecticut 62-46 (2/11/2021 10:41:15 PM) Jordan Minor had 15 points as Merrimack beat Central Connecticut 62-46 on Thursday night.
	Minor scores 20 to carry Merrimack over LIU-Brooklyn 68-63 (1/27/2021 6:41:01 PM) NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Minor tied his career high with 20 points plus 12 rebounds as Merrimack narrowly beat Long Island-Brooklyn 68-63 on Wednesday.
	Minor carries Merrimack past Fairleigh Dickinson 62-51 (1/21/2021 9:59:36 PM) NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Mykel Derring scored a career-high 19 points and Jordan Minor tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds to lift Merrimack to a 62-51 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Thursday night.
	Thomas lifts Mount St. Mary's past Merrimack 63-52 (1/15/2021 6:41:38 PM) EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) -- Deandre Thomas had 18 points off the bench to lead Mount St. Mary's to a 63-52 win over Merrimack on Friday.

HASLAMETRICS ALL-PLAY PERCENTAGE RANKING BY DAY: Select data to plot:

HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:

SUMMARY	Rk	AP%	Rec (WinPct)		RQ	Conference	Pace	Con	SOS	PTF	AFH	ASR
2024-25	198	0.457	18-15 (0.545)	0.545	-0.060	MAAC	64.03	-9.25	0.314	-0.86	1.00	199.21
2023-24	236	0.346	21-12 (0.636)	0.636	-0.028	NEC	68.00	-8.23	0.246	-0.12	-0.16	229.87
2022-23	273	0.249	18-16 (0.529)	0.529	-0.114	NEC	67.20	-8.12	0.271	-5.06	0.00	314.50
2021-22	303	0.154	14-16 (0.467)	0.467	-0.182	NEC	63.62	-11.54	0.280	-0.86	1.78	293.60
2020-21	275	0.230	9-9 (0.500)	0.500	-0.168	NEC	67.07	-8.87	0.270	-1.54	1.35	270.53
2019-20	237	0.327	20-11 (0.645)	0.645	0.011	NEC	65.49	-9.77	0.342	-0.38	-0.25	268.31

OFFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox
2024-25	101.50	21.33	71.71	89.35	41.15	38.92	32.55	21.15	35.32	29.28	56.81	19.06	8.85	2.70	43.56	23.67	32.77	2.11
2023-24	94.66	23.60	73.22	80.45	41.47	34.13	31.20	16.36	38.14	29.97	54.98	18.11	9.01	3.20	42.42	20.33	37.25	2.05
2022-23	90.73	24.76	68.87	78.29	40.06	33.30	32.88	13.10	27.37	31.89	52.77	17.60	8.53	2.71	42.54	16.73	40.74	2.02
2021-22	92.18	21.35	66.57	82.48	40.67	33.70	32.28	17.27	33.39	31.50	53.63	14.70	11.96	3.70	40.86	20.94	38.20	2.03
2020-21	89.68	21.62	64.75	78.41	41.56	33.49	31.38	14.91	38.73	30.01	54.33	14.78	10.75	4.32	42.71	19.02	38.28	2.04
2019-20	89.86	20.96	65.73	79.04	40.69	34.60	33.99	14.25	32.95	30.19	52.04	16.46	9.91	3.43	43.78	18.03	38.19	2.06

DEFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox
2024-25	104.36	27.69	--	86.40	43.18	30.37	32.44	22.92	36.68	33.11	57.53	8.76	19.06	6.69	35.15	26.53	38.32	1.97
2023-24	100.61	26.63	--	82.88	44.25	25.73	33.11	22.77	39.18	34.37	55.95	10.92	16.81	7.43	31.04	27.48	41.48	1.90
2022-23	100.17	24.01	--	83.19	44.25	26.39	34.43	24.67	37.02	32.13	57.86	12.67	15.97	6.36	31.73	29.65	38.62	1.93
2021-22	105.43	27.95	--	83.41	45.49	27.29	35.08	25.82	38.91	30.30	60.48	11.41	16.88	7.83	32.72	30.95	36.32	1.96
2020-21	100.13	26.98	--	80.94	44.21	26.69	34.52	25.31	39.69	28.94	57.09	12.42	14.39	5.17	32.97	31.27	35.76	1.97
2019-20	97.24	29.24	--	77.75	44.60	23.34	31.61	24.28	40.30	30.13	58.14	10.62	17.47	8.94	30.01	31.23	38.75	1.91

SUMMARY	Rk		AP%		Rec (WinPct)		RQ		Conference		Pace		Con		SOS		PTF		AFH		ASR
2024-25	198^th	198	198^th	198	155^th	155	211^th	211	MAAC	MAAC	330^th	330	154^th	154	307^th	307	168^th	168	41^st	41	196^th	196
2023-24	236^th	236	236^th	236	84^th	84	195^th	195	NEC	NEC	154^th	154	57^th	57	351^st	351	105^th	105	197^th	197	230^th	230
2022-23	273^rd	273	273^rd	273	176^th	176	238^th	238	NEC	NEC	213^th	213	42^nd	42	337^th	337	356^th	356	108^th	108	322^nd	322
2021-22	303^rd	303	303^rd	303	214^th	214	266^th	266	NEC	NEC	352^nd	352	349^th	349	329^th	329	183^rd	183	34^th	34	303^rd	303
2020-21	275^th	275	274^th	274	179^th	179	264^th	264	NEC	NEC	308^th	308	135^th	135	336^th	336	230^th	230	67^th	67	278^th	278
2019-20	237^th	237	237^th	237	80^th	80	173^rd	173	NEC	NEC	342^nd	342	264^th	264	309^th	309	136^th	136	171^st	171	271^st	271

OFFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox
2024-25	278^th	278	351^st	351	208^th	208	83^rd	83	308^th	308	50^th	50	262^nd	262	196^th	196	258^th	258	280^th	280	241^st	241	3^rd	3	362^nd	362	364^th	364	65^th	65	213^th	213	304^th	304	326^th	326
2023-24	331^st	331	290^th	290	133^rd	133	350^th	350	294^th	294	97^th	97	317^th	317	337^th	337	221^st	221	220^th	220	260^th	260	4^th	4	354^th	354	351^st	351	44^th	44	336^th	336	135^th	135	266^th	266
2022-23	350^th	350	200^th	200	290^th	290	359^th	359	335^th	335	102^nd	102	245^th	245	362^nd	362	363^rd	363	81^st	81	339^th	339	1^st	1	360^th	360	361^st	361	37^th	37	360^th	360	21^st	21	176^th	176
2021-22	320^th	320	307^th	307	326^th	326	269^th	269	305^th	305	88^th	88	224^th	224	343^rd	343	336^th	336	72^nd	72	317^th	317	23^rd	23	245^th	245	303^rd	303	68^th	68	343^rd	343	58^th	58	194^th	194
2020-21	323^rd	323	300^th	300	328^th	328	312^th	312	268^th	268	89^th	89	290^th	290	352^nd	352	150^th	150	83^rd	83	291^st	291	29^th	29	276^th	276	234^th	234	50^th	50	348^th	348	51^st	51	201^st	201
2019-20	323^rd	323	324^th	324	319^th	319	296^th	296	297^th	297	63^rd	63	129^th	129	348^th	348	322^nd	322	100^th	100	332^nd	332	3^rd	3	314^th	314	328^th	328	41^st	41	346^th	346	72^nd	72	233^rd	233

DEFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox
2024-25	99^th	99	196^th	196	--	--	148^th	148	125^th	125	47^th	47	80^th	80	245^th	245	140^th	140	235^th	235	123^rd	123	11^th	11	362^nd	362	262^nd	262	57^th	57	262^nd	262	251^st	251	302^nd	302
2023-24	86^th	86	202^nd	202	--	--	62^nd	62	182^nd	182	8^th	8	118^th	118	187^th	187	196^th	196	321^st	321	106^th	106	143^rd	143	349^th	349	351^st	351	16^th	16	220^th	220	337^th	337	353^rd	353
2022-23	115^th	115	126^th	126	--	--	110^th	110	192^nd	192	19^th	19	211^th	211	219^th	219	138^th	138	296^th	296	142^nd	142	318^th	318	310^th	310	306^th	306	30^th	30	245^th	245	318^th	318	343^rd	343
2021-22	258^th	258	299^th	299	--	--	129^th	129	266^th	266	47^th	47	262^nd	262	253^rd	253	232^nd	232	247^th	247	222^nd	222	235^th	235	351^st	351	356^th	356	54^th	54	272^nd	272	263^rd	263	298^th	298
2020-21	175^th	175	260^th	260	--	--	122^nd	122	192^nd	192	31^st	31	206^th	206	277^th	277	232^nd	232	209^th	209	113^th	113	263^rd	263	285^th	285	207^th	207	41^st	41	291^st	291	234^th	234	300^th	300
2019-20	123^rd	123	299^th	299	--	--	33^rd	33	242^nd	242	2^nd	2	83^rd	83	249^th	249	294^th	294	257^th	257	141^st	141	138^th	138	347^th	347	353^rd	353	9^th	9	302^nd	302	313^th	313	339^th	339