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Houston Cougars
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FINAL Conference
Texas Longhorns
Big 12 Conference · Fertitta Center · February 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -10.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money HOU -700 / TEX +450
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +21 143 Won
Massey HOU -13.6 (+7.4)
Massey Totals 130.1 (+12.9)
Bradley-Terry 90%
Weighted B-T 94%
Efficiency Plus ML HOU -12.4 (+8.6) 130.6 (+12.4) 86%
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -11.6 (+9.4) 135.1 (+7.9) 87%
Baseline ML HOU -12.5 (+8.5) 134.5 (+8.5) 88%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -12.7 (+8.3) 134.4 (+8.6) 87%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 30, 2024 HOU 7672 TEX

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU TEX
Overall 32-5 21-13
Conference 15-3 9-9
Home 17-0 14-4
Away 7-3 4-6
Neutral 8-2 3-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.5 75.4
Avg Pts Against 57.6 68.9
Massey 23.3 (#1) 13.1 (#29)
Bradley-Terry 3.39 (#3) 1.79 (#50)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.26 (#3) 2.24 (#48)
RPI 0.657 (#2) 0.572 (#61)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TEX
FG% 43.3% 48.0%
3PT% 34.6% 37.9%
REB / G 39.6 35.2
OREB / G 14.8 10.3
AST / TO 1.50 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.4% 54.6%
TOV% 13.5% 17.4%
ORB% 39.1% 31.4%
FT Rate 20.0% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.2% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 25.0% 19.0%
DRB% 72.0% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 26.4% 21.9%

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