And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Houston Cougars
83 – 77
FINAL Conference
South Florida Bulls
American Conference · Fertitta Center · January 12, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -23.0 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +6 160 Won
Massey HOU -28.1 (-22.1) — —
Massey Totals — 124.1 (+35.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 100% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -23.8 (-17.8) 134.4 (+25.6) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -22.6 (-16.6) 130.2 (+29.8) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -20.5 (-14.5) 134.5 (+25.5) 91% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -23.7 (-17.7) 136.4 (+23.6) 91% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 19, 2022 HOU 74 – 55 USF
Jan 6, 2022 HOU 83 – 66 USF
Feb 28, 2021 HOU 98 – 52 USF
Feb 11, 2021 HOU 82 – 65 USF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU USF
Overall 33-4 14-18
Conference 17-1 7-11
Home 16-2 9-9
Away 11-0 4-7
Neutral 6-2 1-2
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.9 72.0
Avg Pts Against 57.5 72.0
Massey 23.3 (#1) -0.7 (#188)
Bradley-Terry 3.76 (#3) -0.96 (#270)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.74 (#3) -0.81 (#231)
RPI 0.639 (#12) 0.453 (#264)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU USF
FG% 46.9% 43.5%
3PT% 34.3% 31.8%
REB / G 40.4 37.2
OREB / G 13.8 12.8
AST / TO 1.46 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 49.0%
TOV% 15.6% 18.6%
ORB% 39.5% 34.1%
FT Rate 17.1% 17.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 38.7% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 23.9% 21.3%
DRB% 71.2% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 28.8%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.