Everybody know I'm a motherfucking monster. "Monster" - Kanye West
Houston Cougars
89 – 59
FINAL Conference
Tulane Green Wave
American Conference · Fertitta Center · February 23, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -15.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money HOU -1600 / TULN +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +30 148 Won
Massey HOU -18.0 (+12.0) — —
Massey Totals — 145.1 (+2.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -17.1 (+12.9) 146.2 (+1.8) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -17.3 (+12.7) 144.4 (+3.6) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -16.0 (+14.0) 147.7 (+0.3) 88% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -16.3 (+13.7) 147.4 (+0.6) 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

Jan 18, 2023 HOU 80 – 60 TULN
Mar 12, 2022 HOU 86 – 66 TULN
Feb 24, 2022 HOU 81 – 67 TULN
Feb 3, 2022 HOU 73 – 62 TULN
Mar 13, 2021 HOU 77 – 52 TULN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU TULN
Overall 33-4 20-11
Conference 17-1 12-6
Home 16-2 12-3
Away 11-0 5-4
Neutral 6-2 3-4
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 79.9
Avg Pts Against 57.5 77.2
Massey 21.3 (#2) 6.9 (#82)
Bradley-Terry 3.54 (#1) 1.23 (#75)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.75 (#1) 1.50 (#78)
RPI 0.643 (#4) 0.548 (#94)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TULN
FG% 47.2% 47.0%
3PT% 35.4% 33.5%
REB / G 38.6 33.3
OREB / G 12.7 6.4
AST / TO 1.53 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 53.3%
TOV% 15.0% 14.4%
ORB% 37.3% 18.5%
FT Rate 19.4% 28.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.9% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 22.4% 20.3%
DRB% 71.7% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 18.9%

Game Analysis

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