So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Fertitta Center · December 22, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -27.5 Home covered
O/U 127.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +35 109 Won
Massey HOU -27.7 (+7.3) — —
Massey Totals — 116.2 (-7.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -24.1 (+10.9) 125.6 (-16.6) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -23.6 (+11.4) 127.3 (-18.3) 91% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -26.5 (+8.5) 124.9 (-15.9) 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -27.2 (+7.8) 125.7 (-16.7) 91% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 23, 2021 HOU 80 – 47 TXST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU TXST
Overall 32-5 17-18
Conference 15-3 7-11
Home 17-0 9-4
Away 7-3 5-11
Neutral 8-2 3-3
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.5 67.5
Avg Pts Against 57.6 70.5
Massey 22.7 (#3) -0.6 (#182)
Bradley-Terry 4.44 (#1) 0.19 (#165)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.16 (#1) 0.40 (#159)
RPI 0.669 (#5) 0.522 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TXST
FG% 43.5% 42.0%
3PT% 35.4% 28.0%
REB / G 41.5 37.1
OREB / G 16.1 12.7
AST / TO 1.55 0.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 45.6%
TOV% 14.4% 20.5%
ORB% 42.0% 34.5%
FT Rate 21.9% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.2% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 26.9% 18.5%
DRB% 72.1% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 31.0%

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