early look at Samford

Samford is #7 in all of Division I in three-point shooting percentage
at 39.32 percent.  Of course, that wouldn't matter if they shot a low
volume of treys.  Unfortunately, they are also #7 in all of Division I
in volume, attempting 852 threes.

Rock Chalk!

Greenfield Stats Comparison
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Offensive Stats      Sam     KU      Defensive Stats      Sam     KU
Points/Game         84.3    75.0     Opp Points/Game     74.4    69.1
Avg Score Margin   +10.0    +5.9     Opp Effective FG %  50.0    47.6
Assists/Game        17.0    18.5     Off Rebounds/Gm      8.3     7.2
Total Rebounds/Gm   35.4    35.6     Def Rebounds/Gm     23.4    25.4
Effective FG %      56.9    53.4     Blocks/Game          3.8     3.9
Off Rebound %       27.4    24.1     Steals/Game          9.5     7.2
FTA/FGA            0.364   0.328     Personal Fouls/Gm   19.0    14.7
Turnover %          16.0    14.7   

My Stats Comparison        KU             Sam
===================   =============   ============
performance           +0.96           +0.54    
inconsistency         12.80           12.06    
trend                 -0.35 ± 0.25    +0.08 ± 0.23
mental toughness      -0.21 ± 0.24    -0.56 ± 0.23         
average total pts      144.19         158.72

Common Opponents
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There are no common opponents.

Players to Watch
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most minutes       Rylan Jones (guard)
most points        Achor Achor (forward)
most rebounds      Achor Achor (forward)
most assists       Rylan Jones (guard)
most steals        A.J. Staton-McCray (guard)
most blocks        Achor Achor (forward)
most turnovers     Achor Achor (forward)
most fouls         Jermaine Marshall (forward)

                                                                             CUMU.
SITE   OPPONENT                         SCORE    PREDIC    ERROR    PROB.    PROB.
----   -----------------------------   -------   ------    -----    -----    -----
NEUT   # 81 Samford                     82  75    +6.88             0.742    0.742
NEUT   # 15 Gonzaga                     75  77    -1.68             0.437    0.324
NEUT   #  3 Purdue                      71  78    -6.74             0.262    0.085
NEUT   #  7 Tennessee                   69  74    -4.75             0.327    0.028
NEUT   #  2 Houston                     61  69    -8.06             0.223    0.006
NEUT   #  1 Connecticut                 67  75    -8.48             0.212    0.001

Here is Samford's season:

SITE   OPPONENT                         SCORE    PREDIC    ERROR    PROB.
----   -----------------------------   -------   ------    -----    -----
AWAY   #  3 Purdue                      45  98   -17.34   -35.66
AWAY   # 80 VCU                         65  75    -3.71    -6.29
Div2        Mississippi College         96  52
HOME   #301 South Carolina St.          89  72   +18.64    -1.64
HOME   #314 Alabama St.                 99  67   +19.64   +12.36
HOME   #215 Merrimack                   79  71   +13.38    -5.38
HOME   #346 North Carolina A&T         101  83   +24.49    -6.49
HOME   #152 Louisiana                   88  65    +9.56   +13.44
Div3        LaGrange                   128  82
HOME   #327 Alabama A&M                118  91   +22.30    +4.70
HOME   #113 Belmont                     99  93    +6.82    -0.82
AWAY   #298 Valparaiso                  79  61   +11.37    +6.63
AWAY   #277 Texas Southern              87  65    +9.55   +12.45
HOME   #140 Chattanooga                 89  74    +8.70    +6.30
AWAY   #258 The Citadel                 80  64    +8.21    +7.79
HOME   #148 UNC Greensboro              79  70    +9.09    -0.09
HOME   #354 VMI                        134  96   +28.59    +9.41
AWAY   #108 Western Carolina            75  71    -0.58    +4.58
HOME   #214 Mercer                      87  80   +13.20    -6.20
AWAY   #141 Furman                      68  78    +1.97   -11.97
AWAY   #175 East Tennessee St.          75  72    +4.20    -1.20
HOME   #193 Wofford                     81  79   +12.16   -10.16
AWAY   #140 Chattanooga                 78  56    +1.70   +20.30
AWAY   #148 UNC Greensboro              78  69    +2.09    +6.91
AWAY   #354 VMI                        102  63   +21.59   +17.41
HOME   #108 Western Carolina            88  62    +6.42   +19.58
AWAY   #214 Mercer                      84  88    +6.20   -10.20
HOME   #141 Furman                      74  72    +8.97    -6.97
HOME   #175 East Tennessee St.          87  71   +11.20    +4.80
AWAY   #193 Wofford                     69  91    +5.16   -27.16
HOME   #258 The Citadel                 92  80   +15.21    -3.21
NEUT   #214 Mercer                      70  57    +9.70    +3.30
NEUT   #141 Furman                      84  77    +5.47    +1.53
NEUT   #175 East Tennessee St.          76  69    +7.70    -0.70
NEUT   # 22 Kansas                      75  82    -6.88             0.258