I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Houston Cougars
79 51
FINAL Big 12-Big East Battle
Butler Bulldogs
Fertitta Center · December 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -17.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money HOU -2200 / BUT +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +28 130 Won
Massey HOU -14.0 (+14.0)
Massey Totals 135.1 (-5.1)
Bradley-Terry 42%
Weighted B-T 17%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -13.0 (+15.0) 133.1 (-3.1) 85%
Baseline ML HOU -12.0 (+16.0) 134.4 (-4.4) 84%
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -12.6 (+15.4) 134.3 (-4.3) 82%
Efficiency Plus ML HOU -11.1 (+16.9) 133.0 (-3.0) 85%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 22, 2021 HOU 7052 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU BUT
Overall 35-5 15-20
Conference 19-1 6-14
Home 16-1 9-8
Away 10-0 2-9
Neutral 9-4 4-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 74.7
Avg Pts Against 58.6 74.9
Massey 19.6 (#8) 10.3 (#55)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#90) 2.24 (#43)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.24 (#72) 4.80 (#16)
RPI 0.527 (#131) 0.609 (#41)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU BUT
FG% 44.6% 47.8%
3PT% 42.5% 41.8%
REB / G 38.3 39.6
OREB / G 13.6 9.5
AST / TO 1.60 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.6% 56.6%
TOV% 13.2% 21.2%
ORB% 36.3% 33.3%
FT Rate 21.7% 39.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.5% 40.3%
Opp TOV% 22.9% 12.0%
DRB% 70.9% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 17.6%

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