I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Houston Cougars
72 – 64
FINAL Conference
Memphis Tigers
American Conference · Fertitta Center · February 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -15.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money HOU -1600 / MEM +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +8 136 Won
Massey HOU -14.9 (-6.9) — —
Massey Totals — 141.0 (-5.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -13.0 (-5.0) 145.1 (-9.1) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -12.8 (-4.8) 142.1 (-6.1) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -13.2 (-5.2) 145.6 (-9.6) 87% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -12.0 (-4.0) 146.3 (-10.3) 87% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2023 MEM 75 – 65 HOU
Mar 5, 2023 HOU 67 – 65 MEM
Mar 13, 2022 HOU 71 – 53 MEM
Mar 6, 2022 MEM 75 – 61 HOU
Feb 12, 2022 MEM 69 – 59 HOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU MEM
Overall 33-4 26-9
Conference 17-1 13-5
Home 16-2 13-2
Away 11-0 7-5
Neutral 6-2 6-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 79.4
Avg Pts Against 57.5 71.8
Massey 21.6 (#2) 10.3 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 3.49 (#1) 2.04 (#36)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.69 (#1) 2.76 (#25)
RPI 0.639 (#4) 0.599 (#25)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU MEM
FG% 47.3% 48.4%
3PT% 35.9% 33.5%
REB / G 38.9 36.2
OREB / G 12.8 10.5
AST / TO 1.56 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 53.0%
TOV% 15.0% 18.4%
ORB% 37.6% 31.2%
FT Rate 18.6% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.6% 47.1%
Opp TOV% 22.2% 21.1%
DRB% 72.0% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 27.1%

Game Analysis

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