Let fury have the hour / Anger can be power. "Clampdown" - The Clash
Temple Owls
65 – 81
FINAL Conference
Houston Cougars
American Conference · Liacouras Center · February 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -10.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money TEM +400 / HOU -600
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual HOU +16 146 Lost
Massey HOU -14.3 (-1.7) — —
Massey Totals — 127.5 (+18.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 12% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -10.8 (-5.2) 132.2 (+13.8) 16% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -13.8 (-2.2) 132.2 (+13.8) 13% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -11.4 (-4.6) 132.0 (+14.0) 16% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -11.4 (-4.6) 131.0 (+15.0) 17% ✓

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 22, 2023 TEM 56 – 55 HOU
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 TEM HOU
Overall 16-16 33-4
Conference 10-8 17-1
Home 9-7 16-2
Away 5-6 11-0
Neutral 2-3 6-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.6 74.9
Avg Pts Against 70.2 57.5
Massey 3.5 (#115) 21.3 (#1)
Bradley-Terry 0.72 (#110) 3.36 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.75 (#118) 4.57 (#2)
RPI 0.552 (#87) 0.630 (#10)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM HOU
FG% 42.1% 47.0%
3PT% 31.5% 35.7%
REB / G 35.9 38.9
OREB / G 9.7 13.0
AST / TO 0.96 1.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 53.4%
TOV% 20.1% 15.1%
ORB% 28.4% 37.9%
FT Rate 27.8% 18.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 41.4%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 22.7%
DRB% 69.8% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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