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Houston Cougars
55 – 56
FINAL Conference
Temple Owls
American Conference · Fertitta Center · January 22, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -19.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Under
Money HOU -4000 / TEM +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual TEM +1 111 Lost
Massey HOU -25.1 (-26.1) — —
Massey Totals — 125.6 (-14.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✗
Baseline Plus ML HOU -19.9 (-20.9) 133.8 (-22.8) 89% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -17.6 (-18.6) 130.1 (-19.1) 89% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -17.8 (-18.8) 134.5 (-23.5) 90% ✗
Baseline ML HOU -20.2 (-21.2) 135.1 (-24.1) 90% ✗

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, 2023 HOU 81 – 65 TEM
Mar 4, 2022 HOU 84 – 46 TEM
Jan 2, 2022 HOU 66 – 61 TEM
Jan 23, 2021 HOU 68 – 51 TEM
Dec 23, 2020 HOU 76 – 50 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU TEM
Overall 33-4 16-16
Conference 17-1 10-8
Home 16-2 9-7
Away 11-0 5-6
Neutral 6-2 2-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.9 69.6
Avg Pts Against 57.5 70.2
Massey 23.4 (#1) 1.9 (#138)
Bradley-Terry 4.05 (#1) 0.32 (#145)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.05 (#2) 0.49 (#142)
RPI 0.650 (#4) 0.525 (#131)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TEM
FG% 47.1% 42.2%
3PT% 35.7% 31.2%
REB / G 39.5 35.8
OREB / G 13.5 9.9
AST / TO 1.45 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 49.0%
TOV% 15.6% 19.8%
ORB% 38.7% 28.9%
FT Rate 17.8% 27.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 40.1% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 23.9% 17.1%
DRB% 71.3% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 20.9%

Game Analysis

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