Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
American Conference · Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum · February 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -21.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money ECU +1600 / HOU -10000
Model Predictions
Spread Total ECU win
Actual HOU +19 133 Lost
Massey HOU -20.4 (+1.4) — —
Massey Totals — 127.2 (+5.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 4% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 2% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -18.3 (-0.7) 132.6 (+0.4) 12% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -14.8 (-4.2) 133.8 (-0.8) 12% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -15.4 (-3.6) 133.6 (-0.6) 13% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -17.7 (-1.3) 135.0 (-2.0) 12% ✓

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 10, 2023 HOU 60 – 46 ECU
Jan 22, 2022 HOU 79 – 36 ECU
Feb 3, 2021 ECU 82 – 73 HOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ECU HOU
Overall 16-17 33-4
Conference 6-12 17-1
Home 10-6 16-2
Away 2-9 11-0
Neutral 4-2 6-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.8 74.9
Avg Pts Against 70.5 57.5
Massey -2.3 (#216) 21.6 (#1)
Bradley-Terry -0.23 (#197) 3.52 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.20 (#182) 4.65 (#1)
RPI 0.468 (#244) 0.643 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors ECU HOU
FG% 41.1% 47.2%
3PT% 31.5% 35.2%
REB / G 37.0 38.9
OREB / G 12.3 12.9
AST / TO 1.01 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.8% 53.9%
TOV% 19.5% 15.1%
ORB% 33.7% 37.8%
FT Rate 25.3% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 42.0%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 22.5%
DRB% 71.4% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 23.4%

Game Analysis

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