Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Houston Cougars
83 – 45
FINAL Cougar Classic
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Fertitta Center · November 15, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -20.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money HOU -2500 / ORU +1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +38 128 Won
Massey HOU -21.5 (+16.5) — —
Massey Totals — 142.4 (-14.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -22.8 (+15.2) 138.7 (-10.7) 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -23.2 (+14.8) 140.9 (-12.9) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -17.5 (+20.5) 140.4 (-12.4) 88% ✓

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 HOU ORU
Overall 33-4 30-5
Conference 17-1 18-0
Home 16-2 16-0
Away 11-0 11-4
Neutral 6-2 3-1
Last 5 2-0 0-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 81.5
Avg Pts Against 57.5 70.1
Massey 15.7 (#4) 4.8 (#75)
Bradley-Terry 1.29 (#53) -0.32 (#200)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.89 (#50) -0.38 (#197)
RPI 0.938 (#11) 0.625 (#88)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU ORU
FG% 47.4% 39.7%
3PT% 29.1% 40.0%
REB / G 42.0 37.0
OREB / G 15.5 8.0
AST / TO 1.94 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 50.0%
TOV% 12.6% 17.1%
ORB% 39.2% 20.5%
FT Rate 13.1% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 33.3% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 30.1% 7.2%
DRB% 69.7% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 31.2% 32.3%

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