I got a baby's brain and an old man's heart "I'm Eighteen" - Alice Cooper
(1) Houston Cougars
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(4) Duke Blue Devils
American Airlines Center (Neutral) · March 30, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money HOU -200 / DUKE +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual DUKE +3 105 Lost
Massey HOU -4.9 (-7.9)
Massey Totals 132.3 (-27.3)
Bradley-Terry 76%
Weighted B-T 73%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -3.2 (-6.2) 130.9 (-25.9) 50%
Model 4 ML HOU -4.2 (-7.2) 126.4 (-21.4) 55%
Model 3 ML HOU -5.3 (-8.3) 128.7 (-23.7) 69%
Baseline ML HOU -5.8 (-8.8) 130.2 (-25.2) 59%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Apr 6, 2025 HOU 7067 DUKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU DUKE
Overall 32-5 27-9
Conference 15-3 15-5
Home 17-0 15-3
Away 7-3 7-4
Neutral 8-2 5-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.5 78.6
Avg Pts Against 57.6 66.3
Massey 23.5 (#1) 18.6 (#9)
Bradley-Terry 3.70 (#3) 2.57 (#13)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.33 (#3) 3.35 (#9)
RPI 0.647 (#2) 0.603 (#17)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU DUKE
FG% 44.0% 48.2%
3PT% 34.9% 38.1%
REB / G 37.3 36.6
OREB / G 13.5 10.5
AST / TO 1.48 1.61
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 55.3%
TOV% 13.7% 14.2%
ORB% 36.9% 32.1%
FT Rate 21.2% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.9% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 24.4% 17.2%
DRB% 69.1% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 26.9% 18.8%

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