1. Overview
The Matchup Dashboard focuses on teams rather than individual players. It is designed to answer questions like:
- How does this team defend different positions and stat types?
- Is this matchup expected to be fast-paced or slow?
- Which teams tend to boost or suppress certain stats for opponents?
Understanding matchups is critical when evaluating NBA player props, and this dashboard is built to surface those team-level patterns.
2. Selecting Teams and Matchups
On the Matchup Dashboard you can typically:
- Select a specific team to view how they defend each position
- Compare two teams facing each other in an upcoming game
- Filter by stat type (points, rebounds, assists, etc.)
Once a team or matchup is selected, the dashboard updates with defensive profiles, pace information, and relevant historical splits.
3. Defensive Profiles
The defensive profile section highlights how a team tends to affect opponent production, such as:
- Allowing or limiting points for guards, wings, and bigs
- Rebounding environment (easy or difficult boards for certain positions)
- Assist landscapes (teams that funnel ball-handling or reduce assist opportunities)
These patterns give a quick sense of whether a matchup might amplify or dampen a player’s usual stats.
4. Pace and Game Environment
The Matchup Dashboard also provides insight into:
- Team pace (how many possessions their games typically have)
- Projected pace when two specific teams meet
- Whether the game environment is likely to be up-tempo or slower
Faster environments often create more opportunities for volume stats, while slower environments can make it harder for players
to reach high counting numbers.
Example: A high-usage guard facing a fast-paced opponent that struggles to contain guard scoring is very different
from the same guard facing a slow-paced, elite defensive team.
5. Using Matchup Data with Player Analysis
The Matchup Dashboard pairs naturally with the Player Dashboard.
Common flows include:
- Start with a player, then check the team they are facing for matchup difficulty
- Start with a team matchup and identify which positions or stat types are most impacted
By combining player trends with team defensive and pace profiles, you get a more complete view of the upcoming spot.
6. Limitations
The Matchup Dashboard is built from historical data and cannot:
- Instantly reflect new schemes or major rotation changes
- Predict exact game scripts or in-game adjustments
- Eliminate randomness from single-game outcomes
It is best used as a way to understand the general tendencies and environment created by each team, not as an oracle for exact results.