The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Coleman Coliseum · December 12, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread ALA -3.0 Away covered
O/U 146.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total ALA win
Actual ALA +1 165 Won
Massey ALA -1.6 (-0.6)
Massey Totals 145.7 (+19.3)
Bradley-Terry 81%
Weighted B-T 80%
Baseline Plus ML ALA -3.5 (-2.5) 145.2 (+19.8) 69%
Baseline ML ALA -4.4 (-3.4) 146.2 (+18.8) 70%
Baseline Tuned ML ALA -3.8 (-2.8) 145.9 (+19.1) 62%
Efficiency Plus ML ALA -2.5 (-1.5) 144.7 (+20.3) 67%

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 27, 2024 ALA 8580 HOU
Dec 10, 2022 ALA 7165 HOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ALA HOU
Overall 19-14 32-6
Conference 9-9 15-3
Home 13-3 16-1
Away 3-7 7-3
Neutral 3-4 9-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 79.5 74.8
Avg Pts Against 76.5 58.8
Massey 18.0 (#9) 21.3 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 2.94 (#16) 2.34 (#35)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.18 (#18) 3.76 (#24)
RPI 0.739 (#1) 0.589 (#56)
Shooting & Four Factors ALA HOU
FG% 47.7% 49.6%
3PT% 34.7% 38.4%
REB / G 43.2 38.9
OREB / G 13.2 12.4
AST / TO 1.09 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 57.2%
TOV% 18.2% 15.9%
ORB% 35.3% 36.2%
FT Rate 19.4% 18.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 42.4%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 25.9%
DRB% 73.8% 75.6%
Opp FT Rate 19.4% 19.8%

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