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Iowa State Cyclones
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FINAL Conference
Houston Cougars
Big 12 Conference · Hilton Coliseum · January 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -2.0 Home covered
O/U 130.0 Under
Money ISU +118 / HOU -140
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +4 110 Won
Massey HOU -0.5 (+4.5)
Massey Totals 131.8 (-21.8)
Bradley-Terry 7%
Weighted B-T 2%
Efficiency Plus ML ISU -0.8 (+3.2) 127.0 (-17.0) 47%
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -0.2 (+4.2) 131.0 (-21.0) 41%
Baseline ML ISU -0.4 (+3.6) 132.5 (-22.5) 49%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -1.8 (+5.8) 132.3 (-22.3) 41%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 17, 2026 ISU 7067 HOU
Feb 22, 2025 HOU 6859 ISU
Mar 16, 2024 ISU 6941 HOU
Feb 20, 2024 HOU 7365 ISU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU HOU
Overall 29-8 32-5
Conference 13-5 15-3
Home 18-0 17-0
Away 5-5 7-3
Neutral 6-3 8-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.3 73.5
Avg Pts Against 61.5 57.6
Massey 19.7 (#6) 24.3 (#2)
Bradley-Terry 1.17 (#81) 4.60 (#1)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.61 (#82) 6.43 (#1)
RPI 0.532 (#121) 0.652 (#10)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU HOU
FG% 49.9% 44.6%
3PT% 36.7% 35.8%
REB / G 37.2 41.1
OREB / G 11.6 15.7
AST / TO 1.72 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 51.1%
TOV% 14.9% 14.0%
ORB% 33.9% 41.5%
FT Rate 28.3% 21.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 39.9%
Opp TOV% 26.6% 27.9%
DRB% 76.1% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 24.2%

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