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Houston Cougars
57 42
FINAL Conference
UCF Knights
Big 12 Conference · Fertitta Center · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -17.5 Away covered
O/U 127.5 Under
Money HOU -5000 / UCF +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +15 99 Won
Massey HOU -19.2 (-4.2)
Massey Totals 123.3 (-24.3)
Bradley-Terry 91%
Weighted B-T 97%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -15.7 (-0.7) 129.0 (-30.0) 88%
Model 4 ML HOU -15.1 (-0.1) 124.2 (-25.2) 87%
Model 3 ML HOU -15.1 (-0.1) 128.3 (-29.3) 89%
Baseline ML HOU -16.0 (-1.0) 126.4 (-27.4) 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

Feb 5, 2026 HOU 7955 UCF
Jan 18, 2025 HOU 6968 UCF
Mar 7, 2024 HOU 6759 UCF
Jan 26, 2023 HOU 8271 UCF
Dec 31, 2022 HOU 7165 UCF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU UCF
Overall 32-5 17-16
Conference 15-3 7-11
Home 17-0 11-8
Away 7-3 3-7
Neutral 8-2 3-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.5 71.7
Avg Pts Against 57.6 67.9
Massey 24.3 (#2) 8.9 (#63)
Bradley-Terry 3.11 (#6) 1.45 (#71)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.41 (#2) 1.76 (#79)
RPI 0.643 (#9) 0.563 (#84)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU UCF
FG% 44.6% 42.6%
3PT% 35.0% 31.6%
REB / G 40.2 39.8
OREB / G 15.1 13.6
AST / TO 1.50 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 48.4%
TOV% 14.3% 18.3%
ORB% 40.9% 35.3%
FT Rate 19.8% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.2% 46.7%
Opp TOV% 26.5% 22.7%
DRB% 71.2% 75.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 26.5%

Game Analysis

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