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Oklahoma Sooners
85 87
FINAL Conference
Houston Cougars
Big 12 Conference · Lloyd Noble Center · March 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 128.5 Over
Money OU +210 / HOU -275
Model Predictions
Spread Total OU win
Actual HOU +2 172 Lost
Massey HOU -7.6 (+5.6)
Massey Totals 128.2 (+43.8)
Bradley-Terry 25%
Weighted B-T 20%
Efficiency Plus ML HOU -5.5 (+3.5) 131.5 (+40.5) 17%
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -5.5 (+3.5) 131.7 (+40.3) 25%
Baseline ML HOU -4.9 (+2.9) 134.6 (+37.4) 23%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -4.6 (+2.6) 133.6 (+38.4) 21%

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 OU HOU
Overall 20-12 32-5
Conference 8-10 15-3
Home 14-4 17-0
Away 3-6 7-3
Neutral 3-2 8-2
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 75.4 73.5
Avg Pts Against 68.8 57.6
Massey 12.6 (#32) 23.4 (#1)
Bradley-Terry 1.95 (#44) 3.64 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.43 (#36) 4.47 (#2)
RPI 0.563 (#67) 0.657 (#2)
Shooting & Four Factors OU HOU
FG% 46.5% 43.4%
3PT% 33.7% 34.2%
REB / G 36.0 38.7
OREB / G 9.8 14.2
AST / TO 1.10 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 49.5%
TOV% 17.9% 13.4%
ORB% 30.1% 37.9%
FT Rate 27.2% 21.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.1% 43.9%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 25.1%
DRB% 73.9% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 25.8%

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