Hmm, you're so pretty, not to talk to you would be a crime. "Baby, Baby" - The Vibrators
Fertitta Center · December 31, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -26.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +39 123 Won
Massey HOU -27.8 (+11.2) — —
Massey Totals — 132.9 (-9.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 100% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -22.7 (+16.3) 131.1 (-8.1) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -22.8 (+16.2) 132.5 (-9.5) 91% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -26.6 (+12.4) 131.6 (-8.6) 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -26.8 (+12.2) 132.6 (-9.6) 90% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU PENN
Overall 32-5 11-18
Conference 15-3 3-11
Home 17-0 9-6
Away 7-3 2-10
Neutral 8-2 0-2
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.5 72.1
Avg Pts Against 57.6 75.7
Massey 23.3 (#3) 0.0 (#167)
Bradley-Terry 4.56 (#1) 0.00 (#178)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.30 (#1) 0.41 (#150)
RPI 0.663 (#7) 0.478 (#214)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU PENN
FG% 43.5% 45.4%
3PT% 34.4% 37.6%
REB / G 41.1 38.6
OREB / G 15.8 12.3
AST / TO 1.47 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 52.8%
TOV% 14.7% 18.1%
ORB% 41.2% 33.5%
FT Rate 22.3% 19.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 40.4% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 28.0% 15.0%
DRB% 71.6% 73.6%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 16.6%

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