We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Houston Cougars
102 62
FINAL Conference
Colorado Buffaloes
Big 12 Conference · Fertitta Center · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -20.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money HOU -8000 / COLO +2200
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +40 164 Won
Massey HOU -16.3 (+23.7)
Massey Totals 144.8 (+19.2)
Bradley-Terry 94%
Weighted B-T 96%
Efficiency Plus ML HOU -15.0 (+25.0) 137.9 (+26.1) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -12.4 (+27.6) 137.9 (+26.1) 87%
Baseline ML HOU -13.0 (+27.0) 139.6 (+24.4) 88%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -13.9 (+26.1) 138.9 (+25.1) 87%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 13, 2025 HOU 7768 COLO
Feb 8, 2025 HOU 6959 COLO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU COLO
Overall 30-7 17-16
Conference 14-4 7-11
Home 15-1 13-5
Away 6-3 2-8
Neutral 9-3 2-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 76.9 80.2
Avg Pts Against 62.3 79.8
Massey 21.8 (#9) 8.4 (#75)
Bradley-Terry 3.77 (#8) 1.58 (#60)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.77 (#9) 2.19 (#60)
RPI 0.635 (#12) 0.540 (#88)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU COLO
FG% 44.4% 46.8%
3PT% 33.6% 35.3%
REB / G 36.9 35.1
OREB / G 13.1 10.3
AST / TO 1.79 1.52
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 53.0%
TOV% 12.8% 14.6%
ORB% 36.4% 29.7%
FT Rate 20.3% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 21.4% 15.9%
DRB% 69.1% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 27.1% 25.1%

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