I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Fertitta Center · December 22, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -34.5 Home covered
O/U 125.5 Over
Money HOU -20000 / MCN +3300
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +39 127 Won
Massey HOU -39.1 (-0.1) — —
Massey Totals — 119.1 (+7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 100% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -32.8 (+6.2) 127.3 (-0.3) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -27.3 (+11.7) 124.6 (+2.4) 91% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -25.6 (+13.4) 130.4 (-3.4) 91% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -33.9 (+5.1) 127.0 (+0.0) 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 MCN
Overall 33-4 11-23
Conference 17-1 6-12
Home 16-2 6-8
Away 11-0 3-14
Neutral 6-2 2-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 67.9
Avg Pts Against 57.5 76.1
Massey 22.7 (#2) -11.6 (#341)
Bradley-Terry 3.52 (#6) -2.45 (#338)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.71 (#4) -4.08 (#354)
RPI 0.646 (#9) 0.438 (#284)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU MCN
FG% 46.5% 39.5%
3PT% 33.3% 32.2%
REB / G 40.0 34.3
OREB / G 13.4 11.9
AST / TO 1.34 0.54
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 46.3%
TOV% 16.4% 25.5%
ORB% 38.3% 31.9%
FT Rate 17.7% 15.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 37.9% 56.6%
Opp TOV% 24.6% 19.1%
DRB% 71.4% 67.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 22.7%

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