Blood in the streets in the town of New Haven "Peace Frog" - The Doors
(1) Houston Cougars
81 – 64
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) Auburn Tigers
Legacy Arena at BJCC (Neutral) · March 18, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -5.0 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money HOU -250 / AUB +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +17 145 Won
Massey HOU -8.2 (+8.8) — —
Massey Totals — 126.2 (+18.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -7.3 (+9.7) 129.8 (+15.2) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -7.0 (+10.0) 127.0 (+18.0) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -7.8 (+9.2) 129.7 (+15.3) 78% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -7.6 (+9.4) 129.4 (+15.6) 78% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 16, 2025 HOU 73 – 72 AUB
Nov 10, 2024 AUB 74 – 69 HOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU AUB
Overall 33-4 21-13
Conference 17-1 10-8
Home 16-2 14-2
Away 11-0 4-8
Neutral 6-2 3-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 72.8
Avg Pts Against 57.5 67.7
Massey 20.6 (#2) 12.4 (#28)
Bradley-Terry 3.49 (#2) 1.98 (#36)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.39 (#1) 2.48 (#35)
RPI 0.639 (#3) 0.587 (#29)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU AUB
FG% 46.2% 44.1%
3PT% 34.3% 31.5%
REB / G 38.9 36.3
OREB / G 12.7 11.6
AST / TO 1.46 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 49.7%
TOV% 15.7% 17.7%
ORB% 37.2% 32.9%
FT Rate 20.4% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.1% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 19.2%
DRB% 72.3% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 27.2%

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