I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Temple Owls
61 – 66
FINAL Conference
Houston Cougars
American Conference · Liacouras Center · January 2, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -12.0 Home covered
O/U 126.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual HOU +5 127 Lost
Massey HOU -16.3 (+11.3) — —
Massey Totals — 130.3 (-3.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 7% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -11.2 (+6.2) 135.2 (-8.2) 18% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -13.1 (+8.1) 132.2 (-5.2) 14% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -11.9 (+6.9) 134.8 (-7.8) 17% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -10.9 (+5.9) 133.7 (-6.7) 16% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 5, 2023 HOU 81 – 65 TEM
Jan 22, 2023 TEM 56 – 55 HOU
Mar 4, 2022 HOU 84 – 46 TEM
Jan 23, 2021 HOU 68 – 51 TEM
Dec 23, 2020 HOU 76 – 50 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM HOU
Overall 17-12 32-6
Conference 10-7 15-3
Home 11-3 16-1
Away 5-6 7-3
Neutral 1-3 9-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.8 74.8
Avg Pts Against 66.4 58.8
Massey 0.6 (#153) 21.3 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 0.66 (#123) 2.58 (#27)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.54 (#135) 3.93 (#22)
RPI 0.515 (#142) 0.622 (#25)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM HOU
FG% 40.2% 48.0%
3PT% 28.5% 37.3%
REB / G 39.5 39.3
OREB / G 12.4 13.7
AST / TO 1.03 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.4% 55.4%
TOV% 17.4% 16.3%
ORB% 33.1% 38.2%
FT Rate 26.1% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 43.7%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 25.7%
DRB% 70.5% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 22.3%

Game Analysis

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