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Ben Sheppard
Last: @ Miami Heat · Tipped off 8:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning
Points by game
The Edge
Role and usageLatest snapshot 2026-10-30.
Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.
Our pick
No picks recorded on Ben Sheppard yet.
Points against the line
Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 3.5
2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-21
Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 3.5
away and in wins splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.
This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.
Where he scores
33% of his shots come from the restricted area, where he makes 0%, 66.2 percentage points below the league rate there (1 attempt so far).
- Restricted area0%▼ 66.2 vs league33% of attempts · 1 FGA · small sample
- Three-pointers50%▲ 15.7 vs league67% of attempts · 2 FGA · small sample
- Mid-rangeNo shotsNo mid-range attempts yet
- Share of attempts
- FG% above league
- below
- under 20 attempts
Where he shoots from, against the league
- Restricted area33% / 29%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 66% for the league
- Paint (non-restricted)0% / 19%No attempts · league 44% FG
- Mid-range0% / 10%No attempts · league 40% FG
- Left corner 30% / 6%No attempts · league 34% FG
- Right corner 333% / 5%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
- Above-the-break 333% / 31%1 of 1 · 100% FG against 34% for the league
Distance buckets and the period split are not available: this player's shots for this season are not in our shot chart yet.
Matchup: @ Miami Heat
Miami Heat defense
Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to guards.
Who guards him
Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Klay Thompson has guarded him most: 17.5 partial possessions, 5 points on 2 of 4.
2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.
Team defense
Miami Heat: the 25th-best defense at an average pace; generous against guards on points.
Allowed-to-guards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 344 guard-games against MIA · team ratings over 5 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.
2 meetings on record: 4.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists per game (last on Mar 29). The vs MIA window above shows each game.
MIA injury report · Oct 30
- Simone Fontecchio · Day-to-day
Lineup context
Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.
On and off
The team is 9.0 points per 100 possessions worse with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).
- Net rating
Offensive and defensive rating
- Offensive rating
- Defensive rating (lower is better)
Points per 100 possessions · 1 game · as of Oct 26.
With and without teammates
Fewer than 5 games with IND this season, so last season (2025-26) is used.
- Andrew NembhardDay-To-Day
Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.
Game log & career
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