I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Houston Cougars
83 – 48
FINAL Cougar Classic
Texas Southern Tigers
Fertitta Center · November 17, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -31.5 Home covered
O/U 131.5 Under
Money HOU -8000 / TXSO +3300
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +35 131 Won
Massey HOU -39.7 (-4.7) — —
Massey Totals — 135.2 (-4.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 100% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -36.3 (-1.3) 138.0 (-7.0) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -27.2 (+7.8) 131.0 (-0.0) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -25.8 (+9.2) 135.9 (-4.9) 91% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -35.4 (-0.4) 135.4 (-4.4) 91% ✓

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 TXSO
Overall 33-4 14-21
Conference 17-1 7-11
Home 16-2 7-6
Away 11-0 3-13
Neutral 6-2 4-2
Last 5 3-0 1-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 67.7
Avg Pts Against 57.5 73.2
Massey 21.7 (#2) -9.0 (#328)
Bradley-Terry 1.92 (#30) -1.37 (#312)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.92 (#26) -2.45 (#324)
RPI 0.759 (#22) 0.517 (#153)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TXSO
FG% 48.7% 37.2%
3PT% 30.6% 26.7%
REB / G 45.3 39.5
OREB / G 15.3 13.8
AST / TO 1.34 0.63
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 40.9%
TOV% 14.3% 17.7%
ORB% 41.4% 29.4%
FT Rate 17.9% 15.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 31.6% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 25.4% 18.6%
DRB% 71.4% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 24.5% 22.3%

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