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Donovan Atwell’s points vs a ranked opponent and vs an unranked opponent

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Against his share of what his opponents usually allowed guards, Donovan Atwell was 7.8 points over vs a ranked opponent and 1.6 points under vs an unranked opponent in 2026-27, 1 game against 2. The plain averages are 13.0 and 6.5, a difference of 6.5.

One game vs a ranked opponent is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

points a game over expected

The games

vs a ranked opponentvs an unranked opponent
Donovan Atwell’s games, 2026-27, each marked vs a ranked opponent or vs an unranked opponent
SideDateGameResultpointsExpected
Nov 2, 2026vsJackson StateW47.4
Nov 5, 2026vsBethune-CookmanW98.8
Nov 10, 2026vsIllinoisW135.2

Method

  • Expected is what the opponent allowed guards in its other 2026-27 games, plus 3.0 for the home team (half the league’s home edge for guards that season), nothing at a neutral site, scaled to his share of his team’s guards’ points in his games, 15%.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 93% of the difference the model predicts.