Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
(1) Houston Cougars
63 – 52
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(16) Northern Kentucky Norse
Legacy Arena at BJCC (Neutral) · March 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -19.5 Away covered
O/U 122.5 Under
Money HOU -10000 / NKU +1600
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +11 115 Won
Massey HOU -21.0 (-10.0) — —
Massey Totals — 115.8 (-0.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -16.2 (-5.2) 123.6 (-8.6) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -16.4 (-5.4) 122.3 (-7.3) 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -15.5 (-4.5) 126.0 (-11.0) 88% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -16.5 (-5.5) 124.1 (-9.1) 89% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU NKU
Overall 33-4 22-13
Conference 17-1 14-6
Home 16-2 14-3
Away 11-0 6-6
Neutral 6-2 2-4
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 66.7
Avg Pts Against 57.5 64.7
Massey 20.9 (#2) -0.0 (#168)
Bradley-Terry 3.47 (#2) 0.22 (#152)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.37 (#1) 0.34 (#146)
RPI 0.637 (#3) 0.537 (#97)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU NKU
FG% 46.2% 42.6%
3PT% 34.5% 35.2%
REB / G 38.8 31.9
OREB / G 12.8 10.8
AST / TO 1.49 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 49.8%
TOV% 15.3% 17.5%
ORB% 37.1% 31.3%
FT Rate 20.5% 19.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.5% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 22.0% 23.2%
DRB% 72.6% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 21.7%

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