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Houston Cougars
71 65
FINAL Conference
UCF Knights
American Conference · Fertitta Center · December 31, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -15.5 Away covered
O/U 121.5 Over
Money HOU -1600 / UCF +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +6 136 Won
Massey HOU -19.7 (-13.7)
Massey Totals 112.8 (+23.2)
Bradley-Terry 94%
Weighted B-T 95%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -16.4 (-10.4) 125.7 (+10.3) 88%
Model 4 ML HOU -14.7 (-8.7) 125.8 (+10.2) 86%
Model 3 ML HOU -15.1 (-9.1) 126.6 (+9.4) 88%
Baseline ML HOU -16.4 (-10.4) 127.7 (+8.3) 88%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 5, 2026 HOU 7955 UCF
Jan 18, 2025 HOU 6968 UCF
Mar 7, 2024 HOU 6759 UCF
Jan 20, 2024 HOU 5742 UCF
Jan 26, 2023 HOU 8271 UCF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU UCF
Overall 33-4 19-15
Conference 17-1 8-10
Home 16-2 11-6
Away 11-0 5-7
Neutral 6-2 3-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 71.5
Avg Pts Against 57.5 65.5
Massey 23.7 (#1) 8.7 (#64)
Bradley-Terry 3.63 (#6) 1.81 (#47)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.78 (#6) 2.90 (#32)
RPI 0.629 (#17) 0.592 (#47)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU UCF
FG% 47.8% 43.3%
3PT% 34.4% 36.7%
REB / G 39.9 37.1
OREB / G 13.1 12.6
AST / TO 1.43 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 50.5%
TOV% 16.2% 20.9%
ORB% 38.5% 37.0%
FT Rate 16.9% 19.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 38.3% 45.1%
Opp TOV% 24.6% 22.6%
DRB% 71.9% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 18.8%

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