- Lindenwood 0-1 · OVC 0-0, 3rd · L1
- Denver 0-1 · WCC 0-0, 9th · L1
Game day
Tip-offThe line
| Market | AZMango | |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | No line yet | LIN -6 |
| Total | n/a | 129.6 |
| Moneyline | n/a | LIN -231 DEN +231 fair |
No betting line posted yet. Sportsbooks post lines for many women's college games only on game day, and smaller-conference games often get none at all. We add it as soon as one posts.
5,000 simulated games
- Typical score
- DEN 72, LIN 78
- 8 in 10 games
- LIN by 22 to DEN by 10
Advantages Why Lindenwood can win
- Recent scoring margins: worth about 8.6 points to Lindenwood in our ratings.
- Net rating (points per 100 possessions): Lindenwood 67th (+12.2), Denver 305th (-14.6) of 363.
- Lindenwood's offense (105.8 points per 100 possessions, 25th in Division I) meets a Denver defense that ranks 290th.
- Efficiency (points per 100 possessions): worth about 3.2 points to Lindenwood in our ratings.
- Team matchup: where Lindenwood can take advantage. Their shooting efficiency (15th of 363) meets the Denver shooting defense (327th), so look for them to get clean looks against a defense that gives them up. And their ball pressure (143rd of 363) meets the Denver ball security (233rd): a chance to turn steals into easy points in transition.
- Star matchup: Best player against best player, Aleshia Jones (Lindenwood: 15.3 pts, 4.7 reb, 2.3 ast, Game Score 12.5) has the edge on Laia Monclova (Denver: 9.2 pts, 5.0 reb, 1.9 ast, Game Score 5.7).
- Simulation: Lindenwood win 3,490 of 5,000 simulated games.
Disadvantages Why Lindenwood may not
- Home court: Denver play at home, worth about 3.5 points in women's college basketball.
- Range of outcomes: in the worst 10% of simulations Lindenwood lose by 10 or more.
- Strength of schedule: Denver 152nd (+0.2), Lindenwood 263rd (-0.7) of 363.
- Weak spot: Lindenwood rank 298th of 363 in shooting allowed (opponent eFG%) (48.3%).
- Team matchup: Denver have no clear unit-against-unit edge, so their path runs through a hot shooting night or a cold one from the favorite.
- Star matchup: At forward, Brooke Murrell (Denver: 5.8 pts, 5.9 reb, 0.5 ast, Game Score 5.3) has the edge on Alyssa Nielsen (Lindenwood: 4.6 pts, 2.1 reb, 0.8 ast, Game Score 3.2).
- Upset odds: Denver win 1,510 of 5,000 simulations (30%). A 70% pick still loses about 3 times in 10.
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Who's out
LIN Lindenwood
- Nobody listed out or questionable.
DEN Denver
- Nobody listed out or questionable.
Regulars who sat out a team's last game count as likely out (box scores). Also checked: who played in recent games, ESPN team rosters, ESPN and CBS Sports news. Players out or doubtful are never counted as a strength.
Side by sideRankings
| LIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | Record | 0-1 |
| +12.2 67 | Net rating | -14.6 305 |
| 105.8 25 | Offensive rating | 82.7 297 |
| 93.6 227 | Defensive rating | 97.3 290 |
| -0.7 263 | Strength of schedule | +0.2 152 |
| 53.3% 15 | Effective FG% | 42.8% 273 |
| 48.3% 298 | Opponent eFG% | 49.6% 327 |
| 19.7 63 | Turnovers per 100 | 24.0 233 |
| 29.8% 235 | Offensive rebound % | 24.9% 330 |
| 37.5% 5 | 3-point % | 28.2% 281 |
| 67.3 323 | Pace | 70.1 235 |
Small numbers are ranks among 363 Division I teams (1 = best; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions; strength of schedule is the average rating of opponents faced (2025-26 season and this season so far).
Last 5 meetings
These teams have not met since 2009.
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