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Houston Cougars
77 – 64
FINAL Conference
Baylor Bears
Big 12 Conference · Fertitta Center · March 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -12.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money HOU -1200 / BAY +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +13 141 Won
Massey HOU -13.3 (-0.3) — —
Massey Totals — 146.6 (-5.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -12.2 (+0.8) 145.6 (-4.6) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -12.9 (+0.1) 144.2 (-3.2) 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -14.7 (-1.7) 146.2 (-5.2) 88% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -12.9 (+0.1) 145.8 (-4.8) 88% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 10, 2026 HOU 77 – 55 BAY
Mar 9, 2025 HOU 65 – 61 BAY
Feb 11, 2025 HOU 76 – 65 BAY
Feb 24, 2024 HOU 82 – 76 BAY
Apr 3, 2021 BAY 78 – 59 HOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU BAY
Overall 30-7 17-17
Conference 14-4 6-12
Home 15-1 11-6
Away 6-3 3-7
Neutral 9-3 3-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.9 80.4
Avg Pts Against 62.3 76.9
Massey 22.5 (#7) 12.2 (#45)
Bradley-Terry 3.73 (#7) 1.74 (#57)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.72 (#7) 2.26 (#59)
RPI 0.632 (#12) 0.542 (#88)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU BAY
FG% 44.9% 46.8%
3PT% 34.1% 34.8%
REB / G 36.8 36.6
OREB / G 13.0 12.7
AST / TO 1.82 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 53.7%
TOV% 12.7% 16.4%
ORB% 36.3% 37.0%
FT Rate 20.9% 26.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 21.4% 15.7%
DRB% 69.5% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 27.1% 22.8%

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